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Living Like A Refugee
''Living Like a Refugee'' is the debut album from Sierra Leonian band Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, released in the Europe on 25 September 2006 and in the United States on 26 September 2006. Background Sierra Leone and Freetown in particular has a rich musical history with a vibrant live scene still active start of the 1990s before the start of the Sierra Leone Civil War. Reuben Koroma, the main writer on the album, was a professional musician in Sierra Leone, his band ''The Emperors'' regularly played around Freetown. In 1997 the violence of the Civil War forced Koroma to flee to neighboring Guinea where he lived in a UN refugee camps. Recording and production The tracks on the album were recorded over a number of years with the help of the crew of the documentary Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (film), Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. The earliest tracks, ''Living Like A Refugee'' and ''Ma Fo Ya'', were recorded live in refugee camps in Guinea by Banker White and Zach Nile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (also called Refugee All Stars) is a band from Sierra Leone which was formed by a group of refugees displaced to Guinea during the Sierra Leone Civil War. Since their return to Freetown in 2004, the band has toured extensively to raise awareness for humanitarian causes. Their story is documented in the 2005 documentary film '' Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars''. Their debut album, ''Living Like a Refugee'', was released on the label Anti in Europe on September 25, 2006 and in the US on September, 26 2006. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars' second studio album, '' Rise & Shine'', was released March 23, 2010 by Cumbancha, and earned 2010 Album of the Year on the World Music Charts Europe. The album was produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos, recorded at Piety Street Studio in New Orleans and features local guest musicians Trombone Shorty, Washboard Chaz, and Bonerama. The band's third studio album, '' Radio Salone'', was released on April 24, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |