Renowned Armenian-American pianist Kariné Poghosyan has released a new album titled “Folk Themes” (Navona/Parma Recordings, 2023). The piano master selected a set of piano music…
Armenian Pianist Kariné Poghosyan Presents “Folk Themes”
Tag: Sierra Leonean music
Dynamic Mix of Sierra Leonean Kondi and Afro-Electronics
Kondi Band – We Famous (Strut Records, 2021) “We Famous” is the superb new album from Kondi Band, a collaboration between Los Angeles-based producer Chief…
King B-Fine and Afrikaya Band Win World Music Category in 2021 Unsigned Only Music Competition
King B-Fine and Afrikaya Band (Freetown, Sierra Leone) is the first place winner in the 2021 Unsigned Only Music Competition with the song “E don…
Ancient Bubu Rhythms Renewed
Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang – Build Music (Luaka Bop, 2017) Janka Nabay introduces the renovated sounds of a Sierra Leonean genre known as…
Artist Profiles: Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
All the members of Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars lived in or near Sierra Leone’s capital city before fleeing Freetown during the country’s decade-long civil…
Artist Profiles: Abdul Tee-Jay
Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Abdul Tee-Jay, an abbreviation for the Fula name Tejan-Jalloh from the Fouta Jalloh region in Guinea where his family originally…
A Rebirth of the Kondi
Sorie Kondi – Thogolobea (Dutty Artz, 2013) Thogolobea is the new album by Sorie Kondi, a remarkable musician from Sierra Leone. Sorie Kondi combines the…