Amkeni
Studio album by
Bukuru Celestin and Snarky Puppy
Released2013
RecordedFebruary 2013
StudioThe Music Lab at Jefferson Center
in Roanoke, Virginia
GenreJazz fusion, World music
Length33:11
LabelRopeadope
ProducerMichael League
Bukuru Celestin and Snarky Puppy chronology
groundUP
(2012)
Amkeni
(2013)
Family Dinner – Volume 1
(2013)

Amkeni is an album by Burundian singer-songwriter Bukuru Celestin and the jazz fusion group Snarky Puppy that was released in 2013.[1] It is the first of two cooperative albums by Snarky Puppy and other performers that were recorded at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke, Virginia in 2013, with the second being Family Dinner – Volume 1.[2]

Track listing

All song lyrics by Bukuru Celestin and all arrangements by Michael League; all music composed as noted.[3]

No.TitleLength
1."Ndagukunda" (Bukuru Celestin)5:14
2."Shima" (Michael League)4:08
3."Nyabugingo" (Bukuru Celestin & Michael League)5:02
4."Amkeni" (Michael League & Bukuru Celestin)7:56
5."Ntumbero" (Michael League & Bukuru Celestin)4:16
6."Muzogezahe" (Michael League & Bukuru Celestin)6:35

Personnel

Source[3]

Snarky Puppy:

References

  1. ^ "Bukuru Celestin & Snarky Puppy – Amkeni". Discogs. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Lalah Hathaway, Snarky Puppy to record at Jeff Center". Roanoke Times. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Amkeni liner notes" (PDF). groundUP music. Retrieved 5 June 2019.