New Music From Sierra Leone on Calabash Music

Emmerson

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:38:39 -0500

Emmerson has been compared to the Late, Great Bob Marley, Fela Kuti of Nigeria, Nelson Mandela of South Africa and Kwame Nkruma of Ghana, to name a few political activists. "Borbor Bele", released in

Chosan

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:38:39 -0500

Chosan is everyone's favorite UK/Sierra Leonian/Brooklyn/Bronx MC and has performed around the globe, most recently with Kanye West in his video "Diamonds"

Dry Yai

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Ansumana Bangura

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Sweet percussive songs from bitter life in Sierra Leone where civil war reigns. The album is a call for peace based on traditional drum rhythms.

Baka Beyond

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:38:39 -0500

Musicians from 6 countries in the Celtic fringes of Europe and the West coast of Africa join together to play the most originallive world fusion sound around. The spirit of the music lives in the rhythm.
All Baka Beyond's rhythms are played by human beings not machines!

Baranta

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a fusion of traditional African drumming and chants, Afrobeat, Highlife, Juju music, Afro-Brazilian rhythms and Jazz improvisation.

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

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Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars decry the insanity of war and call out for social justice while instantly compelling you to get on your feet and dance.

Kowkanda

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the vibrant new sounds of Afropop music

Kabudu

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Kabudu is a dynamic group of performers celebrating the diverse traditional & contemporary culture of West Afrika through music, dance and theatre.