Jinja is the long awaited follow-up to Aswan, the live recording from the Nile Project’s debut concert in 2013. Featuring artists from Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda, the album consists of ten original compositions born during the Nile Project’s 2nd annual musicians Gathering in Jinja, Uganda. Jinja captures cross-cultural musical collaborations among artists sharing diverse relationships to world’s longest river. Kindred harps and resonant lyres from the Nile’s sources in East Africa and Ethiopia to its deltas in Sudan and Egypt have reunited to learn new musical modes while buzzing timbres and ingenious polyrhythms support vocals in six languages. Inganji—feat. Sophie Nzayisenga* and Selamnesh Zemene Allah Baqy—feat. Dina El Wedidi and Sarah Abunama-Elgadi Ya Abai Wuha—feat. Selamnesh Zemene* Omwiga—feat. Micheal Bazibu Uruzi Nil—feat. Steven Sogo Dil Mahbuby—feat. Dina El Wedidi and Mohamed Abozekry* Tenseo—feat. Jorga Mesfin, Mohamed Abozekry and Selamnesh Zemene* Marigarita—feat. Sophie Nzayisenga*, Hany Bedair, and Selamnesh Zemene Biwelewele—feat. Steven Sogo Mulungi Munange—feat. Micheal Bazibu*, Sophie Nzayisenga and Steven Sogo *All songs composed by featured musicians except where noted All songs arranged by The Nile Project Inganji (music and lyrics by Sophie Nzayisenga) Ya Abai Wuha (traditional music, lyrics by Selamnesh Zemene and Dawit Seyoum) Dil Mahbuby (music by Mohamed Abozekry, lyrics by Mamdouh Fawzi) Tenseo (music by Jorga Mesfin and Mohamed Abozekry, traditional lyrics) Marigarita (music by Sophie Nzayisenga and Hany Bedair, lyrics by Sophie Nzayisenga) Mulungi Munange (music by Micheal Bazibu, lyrics by Micheal Bazibu and Steven Sogo) Nile Project Musicians: Dawit Seyoum / Ethiopia Dina El Wedidi / Egypt Hany Bedair / Egypt Jorga Mesfin / Ethiopia Kasiva Mutua / Kenya Meklit Hadero / Ethiopia Micheal Bazibu / Uganda Mohamed Abozekry / Egypt Nader Elshaer / Egypt Sarah Abunama-Elgadi / Sudan Selamnesh Zemene / Ethiopia Sophie Nzayisenga / Rwanda Steven Sogo / Burundi Produced by Mina Girgis, Andrew Reissiger, and Miles Jay Music Director: Miles Jay Recorded and Mixed by Andrew Reissiger additional doof recording by Mafdy Thabet Mastered by Walter Quintus Photography by Peter Stanley ℗ © 2016 Zambaleta dba The Nile Project www.nileproject.org