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Sierra Leonean music in LA Times

Sierra Leonean music in LA Times

on January 3, 2010

It’s exciting and inspiring for us to see Sierra Leonean sounds featured in a prominent paper such as the LA Times. We read a piece today talking about music and its political role in Sierra Leone, a country where the divide between the educated elite and the masses leaves little room for effective criticism. Singers [...]

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From Freetown to your ears

From Freetown to your ears

on April 7, 2008

I had a chat with Lloyd today, half of Sierra Leonian duo Eden Roots lIberation. We chat about music and how he became a musician. Here are some of his words: “From the very begining, I loved music, in particular reggae music. I was also living with musicians. When I was looking at them playing, [...]

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