This is a list of musicians and musical groups from Liberia. Only
notable
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individuals appear here.
Musical groups
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Soulful Dynamics
Soulful Dynamics are a band that was formed in Liberia in 1965, and arrived in Hamburg in 1969. They are best known for their 1970 hit song "Mademoiselle Ninette". Their other hits include: "Annabelle", "Birdie", "Saah-Saah-Kumba-Kumba" and "Coc ...
– German-based band
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Soul Fresh
Soul Fresh is a Liberian hip hop duo. The Hipco group consists of JB and Shining Man.
History
The group collaborated with F.A. on the track "Ebola is Real", which became popular in 2014 on Liberian radio, Sky FM. The track is done in the HipC ...
– Hipco musical duo
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Zack & Geebah – 1980s musical duo
Musicians
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2C – U.S-based singer
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Agnes Nebo von Ballmoos – composer and music professor
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MC Caro – rapper and singer
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Benji Cavalli – U.S-based singer
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Christoph the Change – rapper and songwriter
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Cralorboi CIC –
Hipco singer
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Sundaygar Dearboy
Michael Davies, popularly known by his stage name Sundaygar Dearboy, is a Liberian singer, songwriter and record producer from Grand Bassa County. He sings primarily in Bassa language, Bassa and Liberian English and has released several studio a ...
– Hipco and gospel singer
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– singer-songwriter
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Eric Geso – singer-songwriter
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Miatta Fahnbulleh – singer and social activist
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George Fraska
George Fraska (Hosni) (born August 3, 1975) is a songwriter and producer, who was born in Monrovia, Liberia, Africa. He is known for his role as lead vocalist, guitarist, and drummer for several underground bands such as Startled Calf, The Smil ...
– vocalist and guitarist
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Wesseh Freeman
Wesseh Freeman (or Weesay, 1976–2018) was a musician from Monrovia, Liberia. He became blind as a child and turned to playing the guitar to support himself and his family. He was self-taught, and built his guitars out of oil cans.
A video of h ...
– singer and guitarist
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Faithvonic – singer-songwriter
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Fatu Gayflor
Fatu Gayflor (born 1966) is a Liberian singer. Dubbed "Princess Fatu Gayflor, the golden voice of Liberia", she has performed at major music venues and festivals throughout the world and has made a number of recordings.
Born in the village of Ka ...
– singer-songwriter
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Eddie Johns – singer-songwriter
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Kobazzie – singer-songwriter
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Kpanto – singer-songwriter
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Billema Kwillia – composer and music teacher
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Knero Lapaé – Hip-hop and Afrobeats singer
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Irene Logan
Irene Logan (born February 16, 1984) is a Liberian-born Ghanaian singer, songwriter, philanthropist and entrepreneur. She was just a child in the early 1990s when her family moved to Ghana in search of refuge from the Liberian civil war. Irene bro ...
– Liberian-Ghanaian singer
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Olmstead Luca
Olmstead Luca (18261869) was a Liberian pianist and composer. He composed the music for the Liberian national anthem, "All Hail, Liberia, Hail!". He came from a mixed-race family that had immigrated to Liberia from the southern United States
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– pianist and composer
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Nasseman – reggae singer-songwriter
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Dawn Padmore – classical singer
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Bucky Raw
Karwoudou Cole (born April 30), better known by his stage name Bucky Raw, is a Liberian rapper and songwriter from Monrovia. He rose to fame after appearing in a cypher at the 2016 Liberian Entertainment Awards. Raw has released two mixtapes: 2 ...
– rapper and songwriter
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Tecumsay Roberts
Tecumsay Roberts ( 19511990) was a Liberian singer and dancer.His name is also sometimes spelled as "Tecumseh".
Early life
Tecumsay Roberts was born around 1951. Roberts had six siblings, including fellow musician Sandy Roberts. Tecumsay got h ...
– singer and dancer
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– rapper and songwriter
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Takun J
Jonathan Koffa (born May 14, 1981), known professionally as Takun J (often stylized as Takun-J), is a Liberian rapper, songwriter and activist. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of hipco, a politically-charged music genre. The Liberian Gende ...
– rapper and activist
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Tokay Tomah – singer and activist
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Joe Woyee – singer and drummer
References
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