Myuzik
DisawndfɔSalone
Frɔm Maroon gumbe to maringa, pamwayn ɛn milo jazz. Di rikɔdin dɛn na dɛn ona yon, so wi de sho usay fɔ lisin, wi nɔ de kip dɛn ya.
before 1787
Di rut dɛn
c. 1490–1530Aivri ɔn we dɛn blo na di say, frɔm Sapi kava dɛn (Tɛmnɛ ɔ Bulɔm) 
1790sHaap-lut wit antilop ed, wan kaynd we nɔbɔdi nɔ de ple igen na Wɛst Afrika 
1800sAivri ɔn, lɛk se na Mɛnde 
1800sDrɔm we dɛn mek wit wud, skin ɛn bid Dis foto sho Pɔro ɔ Sande (Bɔndo) sosayti sɛrimɔni, dansa ɔ tin. Sɔm tin we di sosayti dɛn de du na fɔ dɛn mɛmba nɔmɔ; wi sho am ya fɔ di istri, wit rɛspɛkt.
by 1931Shek-shek we dɛn mek wit kalbas ɛn sid, we uman dɛn de shek na Bundu pati
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c. 1000 BC →
Kondi
Di kɔndi na tɔmb piano: bɔks wit ayɛn tɔŋ dɛn we dɛn fiks pantap, di lɔng wan na di midul, we dɛn de ol na di chɛst ɛn pik wit dɛn tɔmb, ɛn wan rakl de mek in yon sawnd.
Rid mɔ +2 myuzishianKɔba am −
Di Limba kɔl am kututen, di Loko kɔl am bundoma. I de pan wan famili we Gerhard Kubik, wan pɔsin we de stɔdi Afrikan myuzik, se bin fɔs de na Afrika in wɛst kost lɛk 3,000 ia bifo naw, wit tɔŋ we dɛn mek wit wud ɔ bambu; ayɛn tɔŋ kam leta. Nɔbɔdi nɔ rayt dɔn wetin tɛm di kɔndi rich usay Salone de naw. Sorie Kondi, we dɛn bɔn blaynd na Mangiloko vilej, lan insɛf fɔ ple am, kam Fritɔŋ di wɔ tɛm na 1996, ɛn tek di inschrumɛnt in nem. In “Without Money No Family” kɔmɔt na 2007, ɛn frɔm 2012 i rɛkɔd wit di prodyusa Chief Boima as Kondi Band; dɛn albɔm Salone kɔmɔt na 2017.
Yu mɛmba Kondi? Sheb wetin yu mɛmba → - № 02
c. 1200s →
Balangi
Di balangi na zailofon: wud ki dɛn pan wud frem, wit smɔl kalbas dɛn we de ɔŋ ɔnda fɔ mek di sawnd big, ɛn dɛn de ple am wit tu stik.
Rid mɔ +1 fɔ lisinKɔba am −
Na di Kuranko ɛn ɔda Mandi pipul dɛn na di nɔt de ple am pas ɔl, ɛn Timne ɛn Limba pleya dɛn bak. Na Salone in yon kayn Mandi balafon, we di ol stori dɛn se bin de frɔm we di Mali Ɛmpaya bigin; dɛn se di Sosso Bala we de na Gini na di fɔs wan, we dɛn mek pas 800 ia bifo naw. Di trɛvla Ibn Battuta yɛri balafon na di Mali kiŋ in kɔt na 1352, ɛn Yurop pipul dɛn na di kost bin de rayt bɔt am na di 1600 dɛn. Na 1914–15 di antropolojist Northcote Thomas rɛkɔd balang pleya dɛn na di Nɔt na waks silinda.
Yu mɛmba Balangi? Sheb wetin yu mɛmba → - № 03
c. 1500s →
Bubu
Timne prɔsɛshɔn myuzik fɔ te to twɛnti pleya, we ɛni wan de blo bambu trɔmpɛt (ɔ, tide, pis ayɛn payp, bɔku tɛm ol mɔto pat) we de mek wan nɔt nɔmɔ, ɔntap drɔm, shaka ɛn kaubɛl; di nɔt dɛn de jɔyn to wan tɔyn.
Rid mɔ +1 myuzishianKɔba am −
Di stori, lɛk aw Janka Nabay tɛl am, se bubu bigin lɛk 500 ia bifo naw na Mange Bureh vilej, we wan smɔl “bubu bɔy” tek di myuzik frɔm wich dɛn ɛn gi am to ɔlman, ɛn i day fɔ dat. Fɔs, dɛn bin de ple am na di ol rilijɔn sɛrimɔni dɛn fɔ kɔl di ol pipul dɛn we dɔn day. Afta Fula ticha dɛn frɔm Futa Jallon briŋ Islam kam to di Timne, i tɔn di myuzik fɔ 36-awa prɔsɛshɔn di Ramadan tɛm. Janka Nabay mek di fɔs bubu rɛkɔd di wɔ tɛm, wit ilɛktrik inschrumɛnt, ɛn na 2010 i put di fɔs bubu rɛkɔd na Nyu Yɔk.
- Janka NabayDi “Bubu Kiŋ” (1964–2018)Lisin ↗
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1600s →
Sande songs and the segbureh
Di Sande (Bondo) sosayti fɔ uman dɛn de tich gyal pikin dɛn na bush, ɛn briŋ dɛn bak na tɔŋ wit siŋ ɛn dans.
Rid mɔ +1 fɔ lisinKɔba am −
Di bush skul tɛm, dɛn de siŋ ɛn dans ɛvri nɛt, ɛn di siŋ dɛn de ɛnd wit di sosayti in lɔ dɛn fɔ gud biev. We di wan dɛn we dɔn pas kam bak os, dres na wayt, dɛn de siŋ ɛn dans fɔ di wan kɔmyuniti. Di uman dɛn de kip di bit wit di segbureh, kalbas we dɛn rap wit rop nɛt we gɛt shɛl ɔ sid pan am. Di fɔs Yurop pipul rayt-ɔp bɔt di sosayti, we kɔl am “Sandy”, na Olfert Dapper put am na 1668, frɔm wan stori we de frɔm lɛk 1628. Northcote Thomas rɛkɔd Bundu sosayti siŋ dɛn na waks silinda na 1914–15.
Yu mɛmba Sande songs and the segbureh? Sheb wetin yu mɛmba →Lisin to am
1787–1950s
Kɔlɔni ɛn Protɛktɔret
1930–31Wan Mɛnde drɔma 
1934Di drɔma we de kip tɛm fɔ di rays fam wok, Panguma 
1935Wan man de ple myuzik nia Panguma 
1936Myuzishian dɛn, Panguma
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1790s
Di haap-lut
Wan pan di tin dɛn we Adam Afzelius, wan botanist frɔm Swidɛn, kɛr go os frɔm Salone, usay i bin de wok fɔ di Siera Lion Kɔmpini bitwin 1792 ɛn 1796, na wan haap-lut: string dɛn oba wan wud bɔdi, wit antilop ed we dɛn kav pan am.
Rid mɔ +Kɔba am −
I de na di Museum of Ethnography na Stɔkhɔm naw. Di myuzium se Afzelius in kɔlɛkshɔn na di mɔs impɔtant tin dɛn frɔm Salone we Yurop bin gɛt bifo 1800, ɛn se nɔbɔdi nɔ de yuz dis kaynd inschrumɛnt igen na Wɛst Afrika. Udat bin de ple am, ɛn fɔ wetin, di rɛkɔd nɔ se; if yu no wan inschrumɛnt we tan lɛk am, tɛl wi.
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1800 →
Gumbe
Afta di Sɛkɔn Maroon Wɔ na Jamayka (1795–96), dɛn sɛn lɛk 550 Maroon kam Fritɔŋ, ɛn dɛn rich na 1800 wit di gumbe: skwɛ drɔm we big nuf fɔ sidɔm pan, we dɛn de ple we dɛn sidɔm pan am ɔ ol am bitwin dɛn ni.
Rid mɔ +1 myuzishian · 1 fɔ lisinKɔba am −
Dɛn bin de ple am fɔ go na trans ɛn rich di ol pipul dɛn we dɔn day. Na Fritɔŋ dɛn de ple am wit di marakash (bɔtul ɛn tin we dɛn de nak togɛda) ɛn kapinta sɔ, wit kɔl-ɛn-ansa. Di drɔm ɛp fɔ jɔyn ɔl di Krio kɔmyuniti dɛn na Fritɔŋ to wan. Frɔm 1900 di stayl rich ɔlsay na di kost, to Mali as gube, Kɔt Divwa as goumbe ɛn Gana as gome, ɛn na di rut fɔ asiko, maringa ɛn milo jazz.
- Usifu JallohStori pɔsin ɛn drɔma frɔm Kamakwie, “di Kawfut Prins”; in profayl se na hayflayf ɛn kumbe i de pleLisin ↗
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late 1800s →
Asiko
Afta Ingland ban di slev tred na 1807, dɛn bin de briŋ Afrikan dɛn we dɛn fri frɔm slev ship kam dɔŋ na Fritɔŋ.
Rid mɔ +Kɔba am −
Dɛn pikin dɛn we kɔmɔt frɔm Yoruba, di Aku, mek asiko na di las pat fɔ di 1800 dɛn: dans myuzik wit frem drɔm ɛn sɔ, ɛn leta gita ɛn akɔdiɔn. I tɔn wan pan di fɔs pɔpula myuzik we pipul dɛn bin de sheb ɔlsay na Wɛst Afrika, ɛn i gro frɔm gumbe.
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1914–15
The first recordings
Di ol ol sawnd rɛkɔd we wi no dɛn mek na Salone, na Northcote Thomas, wan antropolojist fɔ di Brɛtish gɔvmɛnt we bin de travul na di Nɔt, mek dɛn na waks silinda na 1914–15.
Rid mɔ +3 fɔ lisinKɔba am −
Di bɔku pan dɛn na myuzik: Timne makama siŋ, Bundu sosayti siŋ, di kondene (ɔntin ap wit tɛn string), di balang zailofon, ɛn drɔm dɛn we dɛn kɔl saŋbori ɛn saŋgba. Na 21 Ɔktoba 1914 i rɛkɔd wan Kuranko flut pleya na Mabonto, na Tonkolili Distrikt tide. Di silinda dɛn de na di Brɛtish Laybri, ɛn na 2019 di [Re:]Entanglements prɔjɛkt kɛr kɔpi go bak na di tɔŋ dɛn usay dɛn mek dɛn, ɛn rɛkɔd di myuzishian dɛn we de de tide.
Yu mɛmba The first recordings? Sheb wetin yu mɛmba →Lisin to am
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1920s →
Palm-wine
Kru sayla dɛn frɔm di kost na Laybiria ɛn Salone, we bin de wok na Yurop ship, lan gita frɔm di ɔda sayla dɛn ɛn mek wan stayl fɔ pik wit tu finga.
Rid mɔ +1 myuzishianKɔba am −
Frɔm di Fɔs Wɔl Wɔ i rich di Kru tɔŋ dɛn na di pɔt siti dɛn, wit Fritɔŋ, ɛn dɛn bin de ple am na di ples usay pipul de drink pamwayn. S. E. Rogie, we dɛn bɔn na Fonikoh na Pujehun Distrikt na 1926, bigin ple fɔ mɔni na di 1940 dɛn ɛn siŋ na Inglish, Krio, Mɛndi ɛn Timne; in siŋ dɛn na “My Lovely Elizabeth” ɛn “Please Go Easy with Me” (1960). I go Amɛrika na 1973 ɛn Ingland na 1988, ɛn rɛkɔd in las albɔm de na 1994.
- S. E. RogiePamwayn gita man ɛn siŋa (1926–1994)Lisin ↗
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1934
Drɔm na di rays fam
Fam wok bin gɛt in yon myuzik.
Rid mɔ +Kɔba am −
Na di fɔs pat fɔ 1934, Sjoerd Hofstra, wan antropolojist frɔm Ɔlan, tek foto fɔ man dɛn we de tɔn di grɔn fɔ di rays fam na Panguma, na di Mɛnde kɔntri na di ist, wit wan drɔma we de ple nia dɛn, ɛn i rayt ɔnda wan foto “di drɔma we de ple fɔ di wok na di rays fam”. Na in foto dɛn ya na di ol ol wan dɛn we wi dɔn fɛn fɔ myuzik na wok na Salone. If yu dɔn fam wit drɔm, ɔ yu no di siŋ dɛn, sheb wetin yu mɛmba.
Yu mɛmba Drɔm na di rays fam? Sheb wetin yu mɛmba → - № 11
1940s →
Maringa
Pamwayn gita we dɛn jɔyn to gumbe bit, wit siŋ na Krio bɔt di siti layf.
Rid mɔ +1 myuzishian · 1 fɔ lisinKɔba am −
Ebenezer Calendar, we dɛn bɔn na Fritɔŋ na 1912 to Karibian papa ɛn Krio mama, lan kapinta ɛn kɔfin wok, ɛn fɔs rɛkɔd maringa na di 1940 dɛn wit gita, trɔmpɛt, mandolin ɛn kɔnɛt. Wit in Maringa Band i put lɛk 300 siŋ na di 1950 dɛn. Na di 1960 dɛn, Afro National ɛn ɔda band dɛn mek maringa ilɛktrik.
- Ebenezer CalendarMaringa ɛn pamwayn band lida (1912–1985)Lisin ↗
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1950s–1960s
Krio calypso
Trinidad kalipso, we dɛn siŋ na Krio, na bin di sawnd fɔ Fritɔŋ bifo indipɛndɛns.
Rid mɔ +1 myuzishianKɔba am −
Ebenezer Calendar ɛn Francis McFoy (“Famous Scrubbs”) tu put kalipso na dɛn myuzik. Ali Ganda, we dɛn bɔn na Serabu na 1927, siŋ wit di Carnival Star Orchestra ɛn rɛkɔd di indipɛndɛns kalipso “Freedom, Freedom, Sierra Leone”.
- Ali GandaKalipso siŋa (1927–1964)Lisin ↗
1960s–1980s
Indipɛndɛns
1967Di myuzishian dɛn fɔ wan dans skul nia Fritɔŋ 
1982Klɔt we dɛn pent: tu uman de bit drɔm, wan de dans
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1960s–1980s
Bands of the 1960s to 80s
Ilɛktrik gita, hɔn ɛn sol.
Rid mɔ +7 myuzishianKɔba am −
Geraldo Pino, we dɛn bɔn na Fritɔŋ na 1934, mek di Heartbeats wit ɔda pipul na di 1960 dɛn. Na di 1970 dɛn, Afro National, Orchestra Muyei (“wi kɔntri”), Sabanoh 75 ɛn Super Combo miks hailayf, fɔnk, sol ɛn Kɔngo rumba wit siŋ dɛn frɔm os; Muyei travul go Amɛrika kɔlɛj dɛn na 1975–76. Bunny Mack in “Let Me Love You” bin na disko siŋ na 1981, rich di Brɛtish chat ɛn win gold disk. King Masco in “Take Me For What I Am” (1988) bin de ple na pati ɛn klɔb ɔlsay na di kɔntri.
- Geraldo PinoSiŋa ɛn band lida fɔ di Heartbeats (1934–2008)Lisin ↗
- Afro NationalBand we Sulay Abu Bakarr, Patricia Bakarr ɛn Ayo Roy Macauley mek na Fritɔŋ na 1972Lisin ↗
- Orchestra MuyeiDans band na di 1970 dɛn (dɛn pul na 1979)Lisin ↗
- Sabanoh 75Afro-fɔnk band na di 1970 dɛn ɛn bigin 80 dɛn, “Konko”Lisin ↗
- Super Combo KingsAfropɔp band na di bigin 1970 dɛn, “Memuna”Lisin ↗
- Bunny MackSiŋa, “Let Me Love You” (1945–2015)Lisin ↗
- King MascoSiŋa, “Take Me For What I Am” (1988)Lisin ↗
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late 1960s →
Milo jazz
Wan kwik rod kayn gumbe.
Rid mɔ +1 myuzishianKɔba am −
Israel Cole, we dɛn bɔn na 1944 na Leicester vilej nia Fritɔŋ, tek di nem Dr. Oloh na di las pat fɔ di 1960 dɛn ɛn kɔl in sawnd milo jazz, frɔm di ɛmti Milo tin dɛn we in band bin de fil wit ston fɔ shek; bɔtul, trayaŋgul, big drɔm ɛn mɔt ɔgan kɔmplit di band. In siŋ dɛn bin pɔpula ɔlsay na Salone frɔm di 1970 dɛn te to di bigin fɔ di 1990 dɛn, i travul go Ingland, ɛn na 1989 di gɔvmɛnt gi am di Ɔda fɔ di Rokel.
- Dr. OlohMilo jazz band lida (1944–2007)Lisin ↗
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1961
High We Exalt Thee
Di nashɔnal antɛm, we dɛn adɔpt na indipɛndɛns na 1961: di myuzik na John Akar, di wɔd dɛn na Clifford Nelson Fyle.
Rid mɔ +1 fɔ lisinKɔba am −
Akar, we bin de ple ɛn rayt ɛn leta bi ambasada na Amɛrika, mek di Nashɔnal Dans Trup tu ia afta.
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1963 →
National Dance Troupe
John Akar mek am na 1963, wit Praym Minista Sa Milton Margai in sɔpɔt, fɔ ɛnkɔrej Salone pipul dɛn fɔ gladi fɔ dɛn yon siŋ, drɔm ɛn dans.
Rid mɔ +1 myuzishianKɔba am −
Na 1964 di trup ple na di Nyu Yɔk Wɔl Fɛa, ɛn dɛn gi am plak fɔ di bɛst pefɔmans na di fɛa; leta da ia dɛn ple na wan at fɛstival na Lɔndɔn.
- John AkarDi wan we mek am ɛn fɔs dayrɛktɔ (1927–1975)Lisin ↗
- Usay wi fɛn am
- Wikipedia: John Akar ↗
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by 1964
Di tabulay, di drɔm we de kɔl
Di tabulay (ɔ thabule) na big drɔm we tan lɛk bol, wit wan skin we dɛn tay wit rop, ɛn tu pipul de bit am wan afta di ɔda wit rop we gɛt lɛda bag ful wit ston na di ɛnd.
Rid mɔ +Kɔba am −
Dɛn kin yuz am fɔ kɔl pipul kam na mitin ɔ fɔ pre. Di wan na di Siera Lion Nashɔnal Myuzium, dɛn kɔt am frɔm mangro tik na 1964 na King Tom na Fritɔŋ; di myuzium in rɛkɔd tay am to Teli Kolle Bangura. Wan foto frɔm 2025 na Salone sho wan Fula drɔm we dɛn kɔl tabaldeh; wi nɔ dɔn chɛk yet if na di sem drɔm wit ɔda nem.
Yu mɛmba Di tabulay, di drɔm we de kɔl? Sheb wetin yu mɛmba → - № 18
1970s →
Reggae and dancehall
Rɛge tek in nem na Jamayka na 1968, frɔm Toots and the Maytals in “Do the Reggay”, ɛn in rɛkɔd dɛn rich Fritɔŋ na di 1970 dɛn; Jimmy Cliff fɔs kam Salone na da tɛm de.
Rid mɔ +2 myuzishianKɔba am −
Dans-ɔl kam afta, ɛn atis dɛn na ya bigin fɔ siŋ ɛn tost oba di rid'm dɛn na Krio. Jah Man and the Sierra Wailers, we dɛn mek na di fɔs ia dɛn fɔ di wɔ, ple big kɔnsat na Victoria Park na Fritɔŋ na 11 Me 1993. Na Disɛmba 1998, di fo uman dɛn na Ladies Day Out, we de rɛkɔd fɔ Stress Inc, put di album Focus on Africa; wan pan dɛn, Linda Samai, go in yon wan na 2003 as Star Zee. Khady Black (Khadyja Fofana) siŋ rɛge na Inglish, Krio ɛn Mandingo frɔm 2002. Pipul kin yɛri Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (dɔŋ ya) lɛk rɛge band, bɔt dɛn myuzik tinap pan baskeda, wan bit frɔm os.
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1976 →
Gospel
Chɔch kwaya dɛn bin de siŋ im na Fritɔŋ lɔŋ tɛm bifo, bɔt Desmond During frɔm di Youth for Christ studio se gɔspɛl as pɔpula myuzik bigin fɔ go ɔp na 1976, we dɛn mek di Gospel Youth Singers ɛn di Jesus Generation Youth Singers.
Rid mɔ +3 myuzishianKɔba am −
Grup dɛn lɛk Shield of Faith, di Melodians ɛn Salt of the Earth fala, de siŋ na Inglish ɛn Krio oba stayl dɛn frɔm rɛge to sukus, zuk ɛn hailayf. Vicky Fornah, we bigin na wan chɔch kwaya na Fritɔŋ, bigin fɔ pɔpula na 1999, ɛn Abdulai Bayoh in “Jesus So Nice” kɔmɔt na 2004.
- Gospel Youth SingersGrup we dɛn mek na 1976Lisin ↗
- Vicky FornahGɔspɛl siŋa frɔm FritɔŋLisin ↗
- Abdulai BayohSiŋa, “Jesus So Nice” (2004)Lisin ↗
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1980s →
Songs in Mende
Bitɛn di band dɛn we de siŋ na Krio ɛn Inglish, siŋa dɛn kɛr myuzik na di os langwej dɛn go na kasɛt ɛn rɛdio.
Rid mɔ +1 myuzishianKɔba am −
Amie Kallon, we dɛn bɔn ɛn mɛn na Kɛnɛma, de siŋ na Mɛndɛ wit band we gɛt et to tɛn pleya ɛn dansa, ɛn in siŋ dɛn de kɛr parebul ɛn Mɛndɛ stori. I bin de pan di smɔl atis dɛn we kɔntinyu fɔ rɛkɔd ɔltɛm di wɔ (1991–2002) ɛn tɔk opin agens di rɛbɛl dɛn.
- Amie KallonMɛndɛ siŋa frɔm KɛnɛmaLisin ↗
1990s →
Di wɔ ɛn afta
2008Usifu Jalloh, Fula drɔma ɛn stori pɔsin frɔm Kamakwie, na Lɔndɔn 
2025Tabaldeh, di Fula drɔm
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1990s →
Salone hip-hop
Ip-ɔp rich Salone na di 1980 dɛn wit pipul we kam bak frɔm ɔdasay, ɛn di wɔ tɛm (1991–2002) yɔŋ pipul dɛn lan Amɛrikan rap na dɛn at.
Rid mɔ +3 myuzishianKɔba am −
Planet Sound in kɔmpilayshɔn na 1999 gɛt YOK 7, ɛn afta di wɔ Paradise Studio put di “Paradise Family” rɛkɔd dɛn: Daddy Saj in “Corruption”, Matu in “Me Padi” ɛn YOK 7 in “A-Bo”, we dɛn rap bɔku na Krio bɔt fɔ mek pis, bɔt kɔrɔpshɔn ɛn bɔt lɔv. Kao Denero in fɔs albɔm, Black Leo for Life, kɔmɔt lɛk 2003, ɛn King of Freetown fala na 2005. Ɔda rapa dɛn we kam afta na LAJ, Drizilik, Krack Twist ɛn Empress P.
- Daddy SajRapa, “Corruption”Lisin ↗
- Kao DeneroRapa, Black Leo for Life (lɛk 2003)Lisin ↗
- DrizilikRapa ɛn siŋaLisin ↗
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2000s →
Salone pop
Afta di wɔ dɔn na 2002, nyu studio, inschrumɛnt ɛn rɛdio stayshɔn kɛr siŋ na Krio ɔlsay na di kɔntri, we miks Afropop, R&B ɛn ip-ɔp.
Rid mɔ +1 myuzishianKɔba am −
Emmerson Bockarie in “Borbor Bele” (2004) put di vɛks we pipul dɛn bin vɛks wit lida dɛn we de it mɔni insay wan siŋ we bɔku pipul bin de siŋ bifo di 2007 ilɛkshɔn; afta dat i put albɔm dɛn lɛk 2 Fut Arata (2007), Yesterday Betteh Pass Tiday (2010) ɛn Survivor (2016).
- EmmersonSiŋa ɛn siŋ raytɔ (bɔn na 1980)Lisin ↗
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Baskeda and the refugee years
Myuzishian dɛn we di wɔ drɛb mit dɛnsɛf na Kalia rɛfyuji kamp na Gini, dɔn na Sembakounya kamp we de fa pas, ɛn mek band wit Reuben Koroma, Grace Koroma ɛn Francis “Franco” Langba.
Rid mɔ +1 myuzishianKɔba am −
Bɔku pipul kin yɛri dɛn myuzik lɛk rɛge, bɔt dɛn bil am pan baskeda, wan bit frɔm os. Koroma in papa bin de ple am: “A bin de nia am bad wɛn dɛn de bit drɔm, siŋ ɛn dans.” Koroma se baskeda “na bɔt an drɔm”: wan big bas drɔm, smɔl an drɔm ɛn shek-shek, ɛn pipul we de siŋ. Na Gini i yɛri di sem bit wit ɔda nem, “boom boomb tah”, ɛn i se na os i de “lɛf smɔl smɔl… i de day”. I se i gɛt “Afrika fil we nɔ de na Jamayka rɛge”; wan kritik na Nyu Yɔk yɛri insay am “di baskeda drɔm sawnd we de mɛmba pɔsin di nyabinghi drɔma dɛn na Jamayka”. Di tɛm dɛn sheb dɛn ivin we di sawnd nia: rɛge tek in nem na Jamayka na 1968 ɛn rich Fritɔŋ na di 1970 dɛn, bɔt baskeda bin dɔn de ple na Salone na Koroma in papa in tɛm. Wi nɔ fɛn ɛni buk we se di tɛm we i bigin mɔ. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars kam bak na Fritɔŋ na 2004, dɛn mek dɔkyumɛntri bɔt dɛn na 2005, ɛn dɛn put Living Like a Refugee (2006), Rise & Shine (2010), Radio Salone (2012) ɛn Libation (2014).
- Sierra Leone's Refugee All StarsBand we dɛn mek na di kamp dɛn na 2002Lisin ↗
- Usay wi fɛn am
- Wikipedia: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars ↗
- The Daily Texan: Q&A with Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (Olivia Lewman, 2015) ↗
- Village Voice: Old Souls (Richard Gehr, 2013) ↗
- World Music Central: Sierra Leone All Stars in the ascendancy (Tony Hillier, 2013) ↗
- Wikipedia: Do the Reggay (1968) ↗
Di siŋ dɛn de na Mɛnde, Tɛmnɛ, Krio ɛn mɔ. Fɛn di wɔd dɛn → Yɛri dɛn tɛl am →
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