Amkeni

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]

Amkeni
Studio album by Bukuru Celestin and Snarky Puppy
Released	2013
Recorded	February 2013
Studio	The Music Lab at Jefferson Center in Roanoke, Virginia
Genre	Jazz fusion, World music
Length	33:11
Label	Ropeadope
Producer	Michael League
Bukuru Celestin and Snarky Puppy chronology
groundUP (2012) Amkeni (2013) Family Dinner – Volume 1 (2013)

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
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]

• Bukuru Celestin, vocals
• Ephrazie Niyonzima, vocals
• Elvanie Niyibigira, vocals
• Furaha Ndayishimiyi, vocals
• Roanoke International Choir, backing vocals on tracks 3, 4, 5

Snarky Puppy:

• Michael League – electric guitar, baritone guitar, 6 & 12 string acoustic guitars, electric bass guitar, Moog bass & keyboards
• Bob Lanzetti – electric guitar
• Cory Henry – Hammond B3 organ & Fender Rhodes
• Mike Maher – trumper & flugelhorn
• Chris Bullock – tenor saxophone, flute & clarinet
• Nate Werth – percussion
• Jason "JT" Thomas – drums
• Bill Laurance – piano on track 6

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. "Amkeni liner notes" (PDF). groundUP music. Retrieved 5 June 2019.