Umoja (album)


Umoja is the seventh studio album by the Dutch rock band BLØF, released on 3 March 2006. It was produced with the help of numerous international artists. 50,000 copies of the album were pre-sold before it was released, and it became the number-one album sold in the Netherlands in the month after its release date. The title of the album is Swahili for "unity".
A documentary about the album was made in September 2007.

Personnel

BLØF

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

''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''

Arrangement by Tom Bakker
Lyrics translated by Annet Jimènez Rodriguez and Peter Slager

''Wennen Aan September''

Dutch lyrics by Peter Slager, English lyrics by Adam Duritz

''Geen Tango''

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''

Lyrics translated by Mila Vidal Paletti, Cristina Branco, and Peter Slager

''Vreemde Wegen''

''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''

''De Hemel Is De Aarde''

''Eén En Alleen''