Hailing from Kenya, the duo of Sven Kacirek and Olith Ratego works with a spellbinding blend of avantgarde electronic rhythms and contemporary folk tradition of the Kenyan Luo people. The result is what singer and instrument builder Olith Ratego calls "dodo blues". New Album "Negore" (Altin Village & Mine, May 2024). On the last days of the Euroean tour, they will bring out the uncrowned queen of Luo music, Ogoya Nengo, who is over 80 years old, for some additional excitement. Ten years ago, Sven Kacirek co-produced two albums with the singer and her female choir, The Dodo Women’s Group.
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ODD OKODDO (Olith Ratego & Sven Kacirek)
With the newly released album "Negore" (out on Altin Village & Mine in May 2024), which was highly acclaimed by NPR, BBC Radio and featured on both Bandcamp Daily & Weekly, they broaden their contemplative universe with ten new compositions ranging from introspective to dynamic, but always sounding like ODD OKODDO: Their songs feel like the two musicians are floating in resonance. Sven Kacirek carefully amplifies Olith's lyrical compositions by creating a rich sonic world to dive into, while Olith's lyrics deal with subjects such as love, destiny, and perseverance. The expressiveness of his voice transports these messages in a way that you can grasp them just by listening to their music, even if you don't speak Luo. Additionally, "Negore" features two guest contributions by Kenyan diaspora artists KMRU and Angel Bat Dawid.
When ODD OKODDO perform live, they tend to reinterpret their compositions and follow to wherever they take them, therefore every concert can be a truly new experience of their songs. Having played Uganda's Nyege Nyege festival and the legendary Kilifi New Year Festival, they will now tour Europe in the summer of 2025.
Ogoya Nengo
Ever since her childhood the singer, baptized Anastasia Oluoch, in about 1940, would excite listeners around her village with her singing abilities. Very soon she had received her stage name "Ogoya Nengo" which in Dholuo (language) means: the most precious and expensive singer in the region of Siaya County, which is located in western Kenya near Lake Victoria. In her community, Ogoya performs her music predominantly during ceremonies such as weddings, funerals or wrestling competitions.
- ODD OKODDO - Bandcamp
- ODD OKODDO - Spotify
- ODD OKODDO - Ninuwan (video)
- ODD OKODDO - Ochuya (video)
- Sven Kacirek - Instagram
- Sven Kacirek - Facebook
- Ogoya Nengo - Bandcamp
- Ogoya Nengo - Spotify
- Ogoya Nengo & The Dodo Women's Group - Hamburg / Kampnagel - 25.11.14 (video)
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