Amkeni
2013 studio album by Bukuru Celestin and Snarky Puppy
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Studio album by Bukuru Celestin and Snarky Puppy | ||||
Released | 2013 | |||
Recorded | February 2013 | |||
Studio | The Music Lab at Jefferson Center in Roanoke, Virginia | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion, World music | |||
Length | 33:11 | |||
Label | Ropeadope | |||
Producer | Michael League | |||
Bukuru Celestin and Snarky Puppy chronology | ||||
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Amkeni is an album by Burundian singer-songwriter Bukuru Celestin and the jazz fusion group Snarky Puppy that was released in 2013.[1] It is the first of two cooperative albums by Snarky Puppy and other performers that were recorded at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke, Virginia in 2013, with the second being Family Dinner – Volume 1.[2]
Track listing
All song lyrics by Bukuru Celestin and all arrangements by Michael League; all music composed as noted.[3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ndagukunda" (Bukuru Celestin) | 5:14 |
2. | "Shima" (Michael League) | 4:08 |
3. | "Nyabugingo" (Bukuru Celestin & Michael League) | 5:02 |
4. | "Amkeni" (Michael League & Bukuru Celestin) | 7:56 |
5. | "Ntumbero" (Michael League & Bukuru Celestin) | 4:16 |
6. | "Muzogezahe" (Michael League & Bukuru Celestin) | 6:35 |
Personnel
Source[3]
- Bukuru Celestin, vocals
- Ephrazie Niyonzima, vocals
- Elvanie Niyibigira, vocals
- Furaha Ndayishimiyi, vocals
- Roanoke International Choir, backing vocals on tracks 3, 4, 5
Snarky Puppy:
- Michael League – electric guitar, baritone guitar, 6 & 12 string acoustic guitars, electric bass guitar, Moog bass & keyboards
- Bob Lanzetti – electric guitar
- Cory Henry – Hammond B3 organ & Fender Rhodes
- Mike Maher – trumpet & flugelhorn
- Chris Bullock – tenor saxophone, flute & clarinet
- Nate Werth – percussion
- Jason "JT" Thomas – drums
- Bill Laurance – piano on track 6
References
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- The Only Constant (2006)
- The World Is Getting Smaller (2007)
- Bring Us the Bright (2008)
- Tell Your Friends (2010)
- groundUP (2012)
- Amkeni w/ Bukuru Celestin (2013)
- Family Dinner – Volume 1 (2013)
- We Like It Here (2014)
- Sylva w/ Metropole Orkest (2015)
- Family Dinner – Volume 2 (2016)
- Culcha Vulcha (2016)
- Immigrance (2019)
- Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2020)
- Empire Central (2022)
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