Jamaican reggae legend and film actor; Jimmy Cliff has disclosed that Sierra Leone is his mother land considering the fact that his ancestors came from Africa where they were taken by slave masters and were later resettled in Caribbean after the abolition of slave trade. Jimmy Cliff came to Sierra Leone as a guest of[...]

The classical sounds of typical Sierra Leonean music are no longer to be heard in the country’s once rich entertainment industry while Western style of music has completely crushed that beautiful sound we used to hear from people like the great Salia Koroma of blessed memory. Our music industry is no longer catering for the[...]

Awoko’s Entertainment Desk has been reliably informed that one of Jamaica’s highly celebrated Reggae Band and arguably the best in the world, Morgan Heritage is set to visit Sierra Leone in December where they will stage a two-day reggae concert. The Freetown City Council has disclosed that they are bringing the reggae legends to the[...]

As Sierra Leone prepares to host the forth coming ECOWAS Peace pageant on the 13th November, 2010 in Freetown, the two contestants that will be representing the country; Stella Bangura and Margret Murray have expressed their determination to make Sierra Leone proud as the duo is set to exhibit their talents and magnificent beauty in[...]

The Ballanta Academy of Music on Wednesday 20th October, 2010 staged a spectacular Afrik Musik Event which showcased the beauty of Sierra Leone’s traditional music. The concert was sponsored by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany and it featured musical performances that were complemented with background information about instruments, tribes and dance common[...]

One of Sierra Leone’s contemporary female musical icons; Linda Samai aka Star Zero is set to hit the entertainment world with one of the hottest albums ever in the history of Sierra Leone Music. Speaking to Awoko Entertainment Desk the attractively mesmerizing and multitalented female dance hall star with a sparkling beauty disclosed she is[...]

Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars are back with a second album, Rise & Shine. It’s a collection of traditional west African music and reggae, recorded together with New Orleans musicians. The band extends its interests beyond music with a new project, “We Own TV”, training young Sierra Leoneans in documentary making. Four years after the[...]