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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Owuor Arunga
| name = Owuor Arunga
| birth_place = [[Kisumu]], Kenya
| birth_place = [[Kisumu]], Kenya
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Hip Hop]]
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Hip Hop music|hip Hop]]
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| occupation = Trumpeter
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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| years_active = 2000–present
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| occupation = Trumpeter
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| years_active = 2000–present
| associated_acts = [[Macklemore]], [[The Physics (music group)|The Physics]], Black Stax
| associated_acts = [[Macklemore]], [[The Physics (music group)|The Physics]], Black Stax
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'''Owuor Arunga''' is a jazz trumpeter.
'''Owuor Arunga''' is a jazz trumpeter.


He was born in [[Kisumu]] in Kenya, and studied in New York in the [[The New School]]'s Jazz Program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=4092#.UgAEUKzpyIQ|title=Fall 2004 Series at New School University Jazz & Contemporary Music Program|date=30 August 2004|publisher=All About Jazz|accessdate=5 August 2013}}</ref> . In 2005 he recorded with [[Ahmed Abdullah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=17141#.UgABU6zpyIQ|title=Ahmed Abdullah's Dispersions of the Spirit of RA: Traveling the Spaceways (2005)|last=Butters|first=Rex|date=17 April 2005|publisher=All About Jazz|accessdate=5 August 2013}}</ref>
He was born in [[Kisumu]] in Kenya and moved to New York in the early 2000s, where he studied in [[The New School]]'s Jazz & Contemporary Music Program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=4092#.UgAEUKzpyIQ|title=Fall 2004 Series at New School University Jazz & Contemporary Music Program|date=30 August 2004|publisher=All About Jazz|accessdate=5 August 2013}}</ref> Some of the artist he's played amongst or apprenticed with include [[Charlie Persip]], [[Candido Camero]], [[Billy Bang]], The Cadillacs, [[Robert Glasper]], Louis Reyes Rivera, [[Olu Dara]], [[Jimmy Owens (musician)|Jimmy Owens]], and [[Chico Freeman]]. In 2005 he recorded with [[Ahmed Abdullah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=17141#.UgABU6zpyIQ|title=Ahmed Abdullah's Dispersions of the Spirit of RA: Traveling the Spaceways (2005)|last=Butters|first=Rex|date=17 April 2005|publisher=All About Jazz|accessdate=5 August 2013}}</ref> He was given the nickname of 'The Pied Piper' by his elder musicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dstv.com/News/Owuor-Arunga-The-Pied-Piper-of-Macklemore/14115?|title=Owuor Arunga: The Pied Piper of Macklemore (2013)|last=Walubengo|first=Laura|date=25 July 2013|publisher=DSTV|accessdate=6 August 2013}}</ref>


Arunga has also played with Seattle hip hop acts including [[Macklemore]] (The Heist), [[The Physics (music group)|The Physics]] and Black Stax.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3007983571.html|title=The Hiphop List That Made 206 Butthurt|last=Mudede|first=Charles|date=12 June 2013|work=The Stranger {{Subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}|accessdate=5 August 2013}}</ref>
Arunga has also played with Seattle hip hop acts including [[Macklemore]] (''[[The Heist (album)|The Heist]]''), [[The Physics (music group)|The Physics]], and Black Stax.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3007983571.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011162946/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3007983571.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 October 2013|title=The Hiphop List That Made 206 Butthurt|last=Mudede|first=Charles|date=12 June 2013|work=The Stranger |via=[[HighBeam Research]]|accessdate=5 August 2013}}</ref>


From his origin as a member of the Garfield High School Jazz Band, Owuor has since played around the United States and toured around the world, including Canada, Europe and South Africa.
From his origin as a member of the [[Garfield High School (Seattle)|Garfield High School]] Jazz Band, Owuor has since played around the United States and toured around the world, including Canada, Europe and South Africa.


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
* 2004: [[Ahmed Abdullah]] - ''[[Traveling the Spaceways]]''
* 2012: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - [[The Heist (album)|The Heist]]
* 2012: [[Macklemore & Ryan Lewis]] - ''[[The Heist (album)|The Heist]]''


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 12:39, 19 March 2024

Owuor Arunga
BornKisumu, Kenya
GenresJazz, hip Hop
Occupation(s)Trumpeter
Years active2000–present

Owuor Arunga is a jazz trumpeter.

He was born in Kisumu in Kenya and moved to New York in the early 2000s, where he studied in The New School's Jazz & Contemporary Music Program.[1] Some of the artist he's played amongst or apprenticed with include Charlie Persip, Candido Camero, Billy Bang, The Cadillacs, Robert Glasper, Louis Reyes Rivera, Olu Dara, Jimmy Owens, and Chico Freeman. In 2005 he recorded with Ahmed Abdullah.[2] He was given the nickname of 'The Pied Piper' by his elder musicians.[3]

Arunga has also played with Seattle hip hop acts including Macklemore (The Heist), The Physics, and Black Stax.[4]

From his origin as a member of the Garfield High School Jazz Band, Owuor has since played around the United States and toured around the world, including Canada, Europe and South Africa.

Discography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fall 2004 Series at New School University Jazz & Contemporary Music Program". All About Jazz. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. ^ Butters, Rex (17 April 2005). "Ahmed Abdullah's Dispersions of the Spirit of RA: Traveling the Spaceways (2005)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  3. ^ Walubengo, Laura (25 July 2013). "Owuor Arunga: The Pied Piper of Macklemore (2013)". DSTV. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. ^ Mudede, Charles (12 June 2013). "The Hiphop List That Made 206 Butthurt". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013 – via HighBeam Research.
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