Mega Super Star Akon Thrilling His Sierra Leone Fans At The National Stadium In Freetown

Senegalese born musical super star, Abdulai Thaim commonly known in the entertainment sphere as Akon on Wednesday afternoon performs at the Sierra Leone’s National stadium in Freetown in commemoration of the country’s 49th independence anniversary. This is Akon first ever visit to Sierra Leone

Internationally Acclaimed Musician Akon Recently In Liberia

It was an initiative borne out of patriotism by three Sierra Leoneans, which has now blossomed into a concept that is to be implemented not only by the three individuals but by national organizations and dedicated individuals whose intention is to see Sierra Leone grows bigger, bigger and bigger.

Mariatu Cole....Representing The Green,White and Blue

The organizers of the Miss Africa USA 2010 have confirmed Mariatu Cole as one of the finalists at the year’s beauty pageant which is scheduled to take place on July 24^th, 2010 in Washington, DC. Ms. Cole will be one of the three Sierra Leoneans amongst 40 contestants vying for this prestigious crown.

Sierra Leone singer Prince Kuti-George, better known as Innocent

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 government had to go, they said, and they begged Innocent to speak out.

King Masco....Use Music and Talents to Support the Concert

On 20 October 2009, at the prestigious Fridge Club in Brixton London, ‘ Salone Concert Live 09 ’ was staged in front of a cheering audience beamed to an international media coverage from BEN TV and broadcast live on UN radio, as reported by Claudia Anthony, and listened by  thousands of people in Sierra Leone and in the Diaspora

SALNAM Dancers.....Representing The Motherland Sierra Leone In Canada

Over the weekend, the Sierra Leone Nationals Association of Manitoba (SALNAM) dancers presented an astounding performance in front of hundreds of people at the African pavilion during the opening ceremony of the Folkorama Multicultural Festival in Winnipeg, Canada

Leone Stars of California....donating shoes and clothing items to the Amputees

It’s that time again April 27 when Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad come together to celebrate and reflect 48 years of independence from British colonial rule. For the Leone Stars of Southern California this year’s celebration is all about giving back to their fellow Sierra Leoneans. 

Vintage Musician Sorie Kondi...A Prominent Sierra Leoenean

Sierra Leone’s indigenous music is embedded in a cocoon of mystic obscurity, deserving scholars’ unquenchable thirst for fresh anthropological inquisition. Probably, a novelty to the west today: where its exposure is craving for a fighting chance. The African continent constitutes 53 independent nations, with each distinct geographic boundary, culture and diversified ethnic groups. Curiosity lured the American producer of Earth CD, Luke Wassermann to visit this exotic, but tiny West African country - Sierra Leone

Ramatu Wurie, a Sierra Leonean beauty queen, models her first photo shoot in downtown Freetown August 9, 2008

Women carrying corn on their heads and children selling peanuts stop to stare as a leggy model in a tiny, blue dress strikes a pose outside a steel-doored clothes shop in Sierra Leone's capital.Adama Kai, a fashion designer trained in New York and Paris, organized the photo-shoot to promote her new store and company, Aschobi Designs. The 25-year-old has eschewed job prospects in the developed world to come home and follow her dream

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Shabaka Cole...Simply the best

Shabaka's new CD  " The Black Loyalist "  is making waves  across American college radio stations  as his music  continues to capture the hearts and imagination of  college students and reggae   fans across the country and charting on numerous radio stations. Now Shabaka is getting ready to penetrate  Africa where the continent awaits his music and his message. The Black  Loyalist CD tells many stories. The first song  ' African  Spirit " is a song of  inspiration for  the children of Africa  who are living in the villages  and the ghettos around the world.In  " Mr. Jackson "  he chronicles the journey of an African-American who visits Africa, attempting to reconnect with his past in order to understand his future  " see dem a Come"  is about the use of child soldiers in African wars, the rape of  their  innocence and the theft of their future  " Who is the Enemy " is a commentary on our corrupt leaders ---- African Mafia,  and the title  track  " The Black loyalist "  tells the story of Thomas Peters, who was captured in Nigeria in 1760 and sold  into slavery in America. During the American Revolutionary War ,  he joined other blacks to fight on the  side of the British, who offered freedom in exchange for military

 service. At the end of the war, these men and their families were settled in Nova Scotia , Canada, where they were known as  the Black Loyalists

An anti-breast cancer non-governmental organization, Thinking Pink Breast Cancer Foundation (TPBCF) has Tuesday 1st April 2008 staged a play titled Beyond the Taboo at the British Council Auditorium Tower Hill Freetown.The drama which portrayed the menace of breast cancer, started with a drum beat followed by a Krio song