Souferior dreams

He dreams to create his own style, walk his own path and become one of the greatest Sierra Leonean artists ever. Inspired by a determination to succeed, Soufian Kamara aka Souferior is working hard to release his debut album in December 2010. “My expectation of this album is nothing less than a classic. Expect hard [...]

La grand diva Nene Soumano live in New York and Philadelphia

AMAFEP ( Association Malienne des Femmes de philadelphie ) ET Association des Hommes in collabaration with the Centre Culturel Malien (UMACA) and partnering with Dravela Bolibana Production will be presenting Mali’s Nene Soumano in concert – playing in New York City on 31st July, 2010 and in Philadelphia on 8th August.  An event not to [...]

Get ready for 11th Annual ‘Festival Bana Ya’Afrique’ Toronto, Canada

Africa New Music presents ‘Festival Bana Ya’Afrique.‘ Festival Bana Ya’Afrique is a free outdoor celebration of African music and culture for the whole family to enjoy. This year, the 11th annual African festival will be held on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th July, 2010  at Metro Hall Square (by John Street and King Street West). [...]

Emmerson was right – Freetown residents confess

Random interviews conducted by this medium with residents in the east and central part of the city have revealed that Emmerson Bockarie’s  musical album ‘Yesterday beteh pass tiday’ was indeed true. According to a petty trader, Subah Kamara, the Freetown City Council and the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources have proven the musical legend [...]

Innocent to release ‘Nar Wae Ar Miss’

For many Sierra Leoneans he’s largely responsible for the defeat of the Sierra Leone People’s Party in the last general elections through his hit song ‘Ejectment Notice’. Almost three years on Prince George aka Innocent, in a rare interview with salonemjamboree’s Lamrana Bah, reveals the motive behind the song and his recent response to Emmerson’s [...]

Sugar Minott dies aged 54

Jamaican singer and producer Sugar Minott has died at the age of 54. His wife said he died at University Hospital, Kingston, but did not say how he died. He cancelled gigs in Canada in May because of chest pains. The singer, real name Lincoln Barrington Minott, launched his career in the late 1960s as [...]

LAJ bitter after failing to land hip-hop title

July 5th was LAJ’s birthday, the young Sierra Leonean rapper who came to the spotlight for his hit single ‘Money Nar Bank’ Remix which features Kao Denero, Diamond Saj, Pupa Baja and others. But strangely, LAJ doesn’t seem to be in a happy mood when salonejamboree.com, during a chat on popular social networking website facebook.com, [...]

SLMTV honors P-Square

Sensational Nigeria duo, P-Square (Peter and Paul Okoye) continue to attract laurels outside home as they were recognized at this year’s SLMTV awards ceremony in Maryland as Best African artists. This is the first time SLMTV has honored non-Sierra Leonean musicians. P-Square are probably the most popular African artists in Sierra Leone. They have toured [...]

And the winner is… Kao Denero

After long running battles as to who is Sierra Leone’s best hip-hop act, controversial artist Kao Denero may have finally got the nod as the King of Salone Hip-Hop after SLMTV crowned him for the second consecutive time as Best Rapper. (Photo: Kao Denero, King of Salone Hip-Hop) Kao, incidentally, was not present at the [...]

Michael Jackson: One year later

Jackson was due to play 50 UK dates Michael Jackson died from an overdose of sedatives on 25 June, 2009 at the age of 50. The death of the music superstar prompted an outpouring of grief from fans around the world and resulted in the singer’s doctor, Conrad Murray, being charged with involuntary manslaughter. We [...]

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