# Umoja (album)

Umoja is the seventh album by Dutch band BLØF, released on 3 March 2006. It was produced with the help of numerous international artists. 50,000 copies of the album were pre-sold before it was released, and it became the number-one album sold in the Netherlands in the month after its release date. The title of the album is Swahili for "unity".
A documentary about the album was made in September 2007.

## Track listing

| Track | Title | Made in | Recorded | Length |
| 01 | "Binnenstebuiten (Yele)" | Nairobi, Kenya | October 2003 | 6:03 |
| 02 | "Mens" | Antalya, Turkey | December 2003 | 3:56 |
| 03 | "Aanzoek Zonder Ringen" | Sado, Japan | September 2005 | 4:43 |
| 04 | "Hemingway" | Havana, Cuba | March 2004 | 3:41 |
| 05 | "Wennen Aan September" | New York City, United States | July 2004 | 4:19 |
| 06 | "Geen Tango" | Buenos Aires, Argentina | January 2005 | 4:37 |
| 07 | "Laag Bij De Grond" | Lagos, Nigeria | September 2004 | 4:21 |
| 08 | "Herinnering Aan Later" | Óbidos, Portugal | June 2004 | 3:19 |
| 09 | "Vreemde Wegen" | Celbridge, Ireland | October 2005 | 4:16 |
| 10 | "Donker Hart" | St. Petersburg, Russia | November 2005 | 4:07 |
| 11 | "Een Manier Om Thuis Te Komen" | Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan | May 2005 | 5:11 |
| 12 | "De Hemel Is De Aarde" | Adelaide River, Australia | September 2005 | 4:31 |
| 13 | "Eén En Alleen" | New Delhi, India | March 2005 | 7:01 |

## Personnel
### BLØF

* Paskal Jakobsen – vocals, guitar, mandolin
* Bas Kennis – keyboards, accordion, backing vocals
* Peter Slager – bass guitar
* Norman Bonink – drums, percussion, backing vocals

### Additional musicians
#### Binnenstebuiten (Yele)

* Harry Kimani – vocals
* George Odero Achieng – orutu
* Ongeri "Magao" Magati – percussion
* Charles Obuya "Charlotti" Owino – percussion
* Wicyllffe Chagala "Kaboge" Idah – percussion
* Urvin Magarita – percussion
Lyrics translated by Harry Kimani

#### Mens

* Omar Faruk Tekbilek – zurna, bağlama, percussion

#### Aanzoek Zonder Ringen

* Kodo
** Tsubasa Hori – oke gun
** Eiichi Saito – oke daiko
** Yoshie Sunahata – oke daiko
** Tomohiro Mitome – chu daiko
** Kazuki Imagai – chu daiko
** Mitsuru Ishizuka – hirado

#### Hemingway

* Eliades Ochoa – vocals, guitar
* Alberto Rodriguez Pineda – tres
* Haruhiko Kono – quiro
* Gustav Klimt Kwartet
** Arlia de Ruiter – first violin
** Lorre Trytten – second violin
** Mieke Honingh – viola
** Bastiaan van der Werf – cello
Arrangement by Tom Bakker Lyrics translated by Annet Jimènez Rodriguez and Peter Slager

#### Wennen Aan September

* Counting Crows
** Adam Duritz – vocals
** David Immerglück – electric guitar, mandolin
Dutch lyrics by Peter Slager, English lyrics by Adam Duritz

#### Geen Tango

* Carel Kraayenhof – bandoneón
* Orquesta Tipica Sans Souci
** Leonardo Ferreya – violin
** Fabian Bertero – violin
** Guillermo Ferreyra – violin
** Sophie Lussi – violin
** Felipe Ricciardi – bandoneón
** Raúl Salvetti – bandoneón
** Afredo Gomez – bandoneón
** Eleonora Ferreyra – bandoneón
** Silvio Acosta – double bass
** Leonardo Fabricio Fernández – piano
Arrangement by Carel Kraayenhof and Tom Bakker

#### Laag Bij De Grond

* Femi Kuti – vocals, saxophone
* Saidi Obara – percussion
* Adekunle Adeyemi – percussion
* Tiwalade Ogunlowo – trombone
* Emmanuel Abowoba – saxophone
* Olugbenga Laleye – trumpet
* Tayo Olajide – vocals, dancing
* Anthonia Bernards – vocals, dancing
* Yemi Oriyomi – vocals, dancing
* Comfort Adenike Michael – vocals, dancing
* Olayinka Anjorin – vocals, dancing

#### Herinnering Aan Later

* Cristina Branco – vocals
* Custódio Castelo – Portuguese guitar
Lyrics translated by Mila Vidal Paletti, Cristina Branco, and Peter Slager

#### Vreemde Wegen

* Terry Woods – bouzouki, concertina
* Paul Harrigan – uilleann pipes, tin whistle
* Shane Martin – bodhrán

#### Donker Hart

* Natalia Sergeeva – violin
* Liana Zingarenko – violin
* Olga Vikovisheva – viola
* Liubov Pavlova – cello
* Elena Abrosimova – double bass
Arrangement by Peter Bauwens

#### Een Manier Om Thuis Te Komen

* Jigme Drukpa – vocals, dranyen, lingm
* Ugyen Tshewang – cymbals
* Dung Norbu – French horn
* Tsagay – horn
* Tashi Wangchuk – drum

#### De Hemel Is De Aarde

* Mark Atkins – didgeridoo
* Mark Robinson – didgeridoo
* Bronson – vocals, clapsticks

#### Eén En Alleen

* Pravin Godkhindi – bansuri
* Rafiuddin Sabri – tabla
* L. Kishore Kumar – sitar
* Santosh Mishra – sarangi
* Dhroeh Nankoe – vocals