Umoja (album)

Umoja is an album made by the Dutch band BLØF. It was made in 2006. It was produced with help of many foreign artists. It had already been sold 50.000 times before it was released. It was the number one album sold in the Netherlands in the month after the release date. Umoja is Swahili for 'be one'.

A documentary about the album was made in September 2007.

Tracklist

Personnel

The thirteen countries where BLØF recorded Umoja.

BLØF

• Paskal Jakobsen – vocals, guitar, mandolin
• Bas Kennis – keyboards, accordion, vocals
• Peter Slager – bass guitar
• Norman Bonink – drums, percussion, vocals

Additional musicians

Binnenstebuiten (Yele)

• Harry Kimani - vocals
• George Odero Achieng - orutu
• Ongeri "Magao" Magati - percussion
• Charles Obuya "Charlotti" Owino - percussion
• Wicyllffe Chagala "Kaboge" Idah - percussion
• Urvin Magarita - percussion

Lyrics translated by Harry Kimani

Mens

• Omar Faruk Tekbilek - zurna, bağlama, percussion

Aanzoek Zonder Ringen

• Kodo
  • Tsubasa Hori - oke gun
  • Eiichi Saito - oke daiko
  • Yoshie Sunahata - oke daiko
  • Tomohiro Mitome - chu daiko
  • Kazuki Imagai - chu daiko
  • Mitsuru Ishizuka - hirado

Hemingway

• Eliades Ochoa - vocals & guitar
• Alberto Rodriguez Pineda - tres
• Haruhiko Kono - quiro

• Gustav Klimt Kwartet
  • Arlia de Ruiter - first violin
  • Lorre Trytten - second violin
  • Mieke Honingh - viola
  • Bastiaan van der Werf - cello

Arrangement by Tom Bakker

Lyrics translated by Annet Jimènez Rodriguez and Peter Slager

Wennen Aan September

• Counting Crows
  • Adam Duritz - vocals
  • David Immerglück - electric guitar, mandolin

Dutch lyrics by Peter Slager, English lyrics by Adam Duritz

Geen Tango

• Carel Kraayenhof - bandoneón

• Orquesta Tipica Sans Souci
  • Leonardo Ferreya - violin
  • Fabian Bertero - violin
  • Guillermo Ferreyra - violin
  • Sophie Lussi - violin
  • Felipe Ricciardi - bandoneón
  • Raúl Salvetti - bandoneón
  • Afredo Gomez - bandoneón
  • Eleonora Ferreyra - bandoneón
  • Silvio Acosta - double bass
  • Leonardo Fabricio Fernández - piano

Arrangement by Carel Kraayenhof and Tom Bakker

Laag Bij De Grond

• Femi Kuti - vocals, saxophone
• Saidi Obara - percussion
• Adekunle Adeyemi - percussion
• Tiwalade Ogunlowo - trombone
• Emmanuel Abowoba - saxophone
• Olugbenga Laleye - trumpet
• Tayo Olajide - vocals, dancing
• Anthonia Bernards - vocals, dancing
• Yemi Oriyomi - vocals, dancing
• Comfort Adenike Michael - vocals, dancing
• Olayinka Anjorin - vocals, dancing

Herinnering Aan Later

• Cristina Branco - vocals
• Custódio Castelo - Portuguese guitar

Lyrics translation by Mila Vidal Paletti, Christina Branco and Peter Slager

Vreemde Wegen

• Terry Woods - bouzouki, concertina
• Paul Harrigan - uilleann pipes, tin whistle
• Shane Martin - bodhrán

Donker Hart

• Natalia Sergeeva - violin
• Liana Zingarenko - violin
• Olga Vikovisheva - viola
• Liubov Pavlova - cello
• Elena Abrosimova - double bass

Arrangement by Peter Bauwens

Een Manier Om Thuis Te Komen

• Jigme Drukpa - vocals, dranyen & lim
• Ugyen Tshewang - cymbals
• Dung Norbu - horn
• Tsagay - horn
• Tashi Wangchuk - drum

De Hemel Is De Aarde

• Mark Atkins - didgeridoo
• Mark Robinson - didgeridoo
• Bronson - vocals & clapsticks

Eén En Alleen

• Pravin Godkhindi - bansuri
• Rafiuddin Sabri - tabla
• L. Kishore Kumar - sitar
• Santosh Mishra - sarangi
• Dhroeh Nankoe - vocals