Over the years, Sierra Leone’s reputation has been dictated by the sad events of its past: First civil war, then Ebola. Earlier this year, that changed with the organization of the first Freetown ...

(Cumbancha, CD, digital download) Full disclosure: I'm in a foul mood when I first pop on Libation, the latest record from Sierra Leone's Refugee All... Full disclosure: I’m in a foul mood when I ...

Nestled in a grove of tall trees behind one of Freetown’s busiest intersections, the house feels like a sanctuary. Young men and women dot the yard carrying cameras, notebooks or guitars, and inside, ...

Emmerson Bockarie, Sierra Leonean musician, laughs a lot for someone who receives personal insults from the president and anonymous death threats with the release of every new single. A thorn in the ...

Reporting from Freetown, Sierra Leone — Everywhere he went in Freetown’s ghettos, a dreadlocked young vocalist named Innocent heard the plea. People were fed up with lies, theft and corruption. This ...

I stood there trying to absorb the shock and conceal my excitement at what I was hearing and seeing. It wasn't anything negative at all. It was just that I was stunned because it wasn't there when I ...

Freetown — Alkali Kamara aka Watafrico formerly of 'no question' group Tuesday expressed determination to make difference in Sierra Leone's music industry. The model for 'Amid boutique' said the music ...

Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown has an old tradition of Christmas street carnivals organised in various neighbourhoods across the city. Residents gather on the streets enjoying food and music for a ...

FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE — As Sierra Leone gets into election mode, an organization in Freetown is using the power of music to ensure that young people turn out to vote on November 17 in presidential ...

Over the years, Sierra Leone’s reputation has been dictated by the sad events of its past: First civil war, then Ebola. Earlier this year, that changed with the organization of the first Freetown ...

on 2 April 2014 the Refugee All Stars, a group formed by refugees from Sierra Leone, were at the United Nations Headquarters to take part in the United Nations Academic Impact's conversation series, ...