Dr. Phoebe Abe the Musical doctor

Dr Abe a multitalented “Lamegu” brings in the international arena mixture of updated songs from her childhood as well as several of her own compositions, marrying African rhythms with the freedom of reggae and Jazz. An interesting brand reminiscent of what Paul Simon achieved with his Graceland” Dr Abe is an Acholi tribe and grew up in Gulu, she was raised within a powerful culture, rich with heartfelt songs and colourful energetic dance. Dr. Abe helps to bring all this in the age of technology and documented it well in her music.

Dr Abe fled Uganda in 1972 during the Idi Amin era. She has been a General Practitioner in the UK for the past 20 years. With a Masters Degree in Tropical diseases.

Dr Abe's husband Wilson Okwonga a respected Consultant surgeon, died in an unexplained helicopter crash in 1983. Due to the political unrest in Uganda a lot of the Acholi tribes cultural attributes have been suppressed. Dr. Abe help revive the tradition and culture.

In the last 10 years Dr Abe has worked in camps for internationally disposed people, among other charitable causes she counsels in the UK.

When she performed in Gulu at Alobo night club in 2003 “Lawirwodi came with most of his friends and colleagues and said this: 'KONO ONONGO ANGEYO NI GROUP ENI TYE MA ACITO KA WOT II WILOBO KONO AWOTO KI TEK WIC'. (If I had known that this group existed, I would be walking around the world with my chin up without shame )
He volunteered to be the PATRON of Acholi Heartbeat'

Dr Abe now join Geoffrey Oryema in an international arena musically with her latest CD album 'Acholi Renaissance 1’ ('Acholi Renaissance 2' is also coming out soon) which can be ordered online from:
STERNS MUSIC
74-75 WARREN STREET
LONDON

DR. ABE (1 release)

or/and

www.purple-lion.co.uk

Geoffrey Oryema (born April 16, 1953) is an internationally renowned Ugandan musician. At the age of 24, at the height of Idi Amin's power, left Uganda, following the death of his father, cabinet minister Erinayo Wilson Oryema, in 1977. Today his songs keep alive the languages of his youth - Acholi and he uses Swahili and other languages in some of his songs

Oryema learned to play the “nanga”, guitar, thumb piano, and flute as a teenager, he moved to Paris, drawing on traditional folklore and the theme of exile for his subject matter, and found a large East African (and a small Western) following. Oryema recorded his debut album with Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno and contributed a track to the Leonard Cohen tribute album and many others His first Album Beat the Border was a big success, Today, exiled in France, Oryema has emerged as one of the most respected songwriters internationally with many albums under his belt.