Olima Anditi - Where Else Would I Be? (2017) [Hi-Res]

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Title: Where Else Would I Be?
Year Of Release: 2017
Label: Mississippi Records
Genre: African folk
Quality: FLAC 24/44100; 16/44100; MP3 320
Total Time: 00:34:45
Total Size: 85; 149; 318 MB
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Olima Anditi is a blind guitarist and singer revered across Western Kenya for his haunting, traditional melodies passed down through generations. This intimate 2010 recording, captured in his rented room in Kisumu, is being released for the first time on vinyl and digital. Since some tracks surfaced online in 2012, questions about Anditi's true identity have circulated, with claims he assumed the legacy of a long-deceased artist. This release includes an essay that explores and clarifies the controversial origin stories surrounding Olima Anditi.



Tracklist:
1-1 Olima Anditi - Pauline Anyango [4:39]
1-2 Olima Anditi - Rosemary Akinyi [3:27]
1-3 Olima Anditi - Interlude [0:07]
1-4 Olima Anditi - Tanzanian Song [4:23]
1-5 Olima Anditi - Interlude 2 [0:07]
1-6 Olima Anditi - Police in Bondo [2:46]
1-7 Olima Anditi - Serafin Atieno [5:36]
1-8 Olima Anditi - Kidumu [4:20]
1-9 Olima Anditi - Irene Akoth [9:22]