General Sfano appears on National TV Today

Popular afro-pop composer, singer and dancer, Sylvester Francis Aaron Njawa –Sesay aka General Sfano is going to feature on the popular ‘We Yus’ Program of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC). Sfano is establishing the Sfano Michael Jackson Children’s Development fund and is sharing his views on national television. Speaking to Sierra Express Media  in [...]

K-One: “Big Fish is not a musician but a conman”

One of Sierra Leone’s leading musicians, K-One revealed to Sierra Express Media’s Entertainment desk in an exclusive interview, how he came to become a music icon in Sierra Leone’s musical scene and how he also helped to create several stars in the industry through his personal support. Read on. How did you come into music? [...]

Miss Julie speaks out

Miss Julie is one of a crop of young Sierra Leonean musicians who has played a prominent role in making Sierra Leone artists known in the Diaspora, especially in the USA where she has been residing.  Recently, Sierra Express Media caught up with the diva and this is what she had to say on her [...]

Sierra Leone: stars remember Whitney Houston

Six times Grammy award winning artist Whitney Houston has been laid to rest on February 18th in her home state of Newark, New Jersey, USA. Whitney was found dead in her hotel room on the eve of the Grammy Awards at Beverly Hills, California. Celebrities and well wishers troupe in at the New Hope Baptist [...]

Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars: New Album in April

The globally acclaimed Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars return with their third studio album, Radio Salone, out April 24, 2012, on CD and limited-edition 2LP vinyl via Cumbancha. Produced by roots reggae, soul and Afrobeat guru Victor Axelrod, aka Ticklah and recorded in Brooklyn’s Dunham Studios, Radio Salone marks the band’s most musically sophisticated collection [...]

Giileh’s Christmas in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leonean gospel singer Giileh, set the pace for gospel musicians on Friday December 23rd, 2011 amidst, the festive celebrations of weddings, office parties, and nightclubs in Sierra Leone, where she performed live at the prestigious Taia Resort, a five star hotel located at the Lumley beach. The upper achelora of society gathered together to [...]

Famous to release ‘No to All Man Go Lek U’ February 4th

‘Sebe’ star, Fredrick Peters, aka Famous, is set to release his 4th consecutive album on February 4th 2012.  (Photo: Famous on stage) The 12-track album, which is tentatively titled: ‘No to All Man Go Lek U’, was recorded in the UK, USA and Sierra Leone. The famous artist told Salonejamboree that ‘No to All Man [...]

Dyce Lamtek’s “Chain Swang” video is the new anthem

Just days after the release of the most anticipated “Chain Swang” video in Winnipeg, Canada, Dyce Lamtek’s hit is being making headlines in Winnipeg and beyond, and in some quarters the video/song has been labelled as the new anthem in the city.  (Photo: Dyce Lamtek) “Chain Swang” is a clean cut rap song featuring R&B [...]

Giileh sings at a banquet honoring President Koroma as musicians’ assoc garners momentum in UK

Sierra Leone Association of Artists and Musicians’ (SLAAM) founder, Giileh Scholz was recently in the UK meeting with fellow Sierra Leonean artists to foster collaboration amongst themselves and their counterparts in the USA and Sierra Leone.  SLAAM is a platform for Sierra Leonean artists and musicians to leverage their efforts to advance the recognition of [...]

ALL OUT set for Sierra Leone tour in December

Sierra Leone’s finest music group ALL OUT, based in the United States, are coming to town this December, 2011.  The group that sings Swagga Like Us, Facebook Lover, Make Salone, etc., are the crown holder of the 2011 SLMTV Best New Group Award. Their hit single ‘Make Salone’ has become a hit in the United [...]

Sierra Leone’s gospel singer Abdulai Bayoh releases 5th album “Revive Us”

Abdulai Bayoh, a native of  Sierra Leone and now residing in the USA has proudly released his latest album “Revive Us.” Abdulai, although musically talented from a young age, received his calling into the Christian ministry, with his focus on Christian music at the age of 18. After his Christian education and recording his first [...]

Afrobeats – Festival Salone December 2011

With the success of London’s Afrobeat festival, Phoenix Media Partners have teamed up with Esquire ENT SL to take the Afrobeats Festival brand on a world tour with the African inaugural show in Freetown, Sierra Leone.  With a sell-out crowd of over 6,000 people for London’s Afrobeats Festival in August 2011; the Salone show is [...]

Anticipation mounts for Giileh’s ‘Bringing the News’ album

Singer, actress and multimedia artist Giileh Scholz is back in the USA, after completing a successful visit to her home country of Sierra Leone, where she was enthusiastically embraced by the general populace, the media and other leading players in the entertainment industry. The singer arrived in Sierra Leone just a few days before legislators [...]

The Ngoma Africa band takes Europe by storm with their extraordinary rhythm

The Ngoma Africa Band, a Tanzanian band based in Germany, led and founded in the year 1993 by Tanzanian born brand fire musician and afro-pop star Ebrahim Makunja aka Ras Ebby Makunja has taken Europe by a storm with its vibrant sound. The Ngoma Africa band have been named several times as the best and most [...]

Salone to appear in ECOWAS court for $30,000

The government of Sierra Leone under the guise of the 50th Independence Anniversary Committee will in two/three weeks from now appear in the Ecowas court for failing to honour the balance of  50% payment of $ 30, 000 to Flavor and J. Martins guest Artists from Nigeria during the 50th independence anniversary celebration. A disclosure [...]

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