Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars started playing music together in West Afr… Read Full Bio ↴Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars started playing music together in West African refugee camps while their homeland was being racked by years of bloody warfare. Since then, audiences around the world have embraced the band and their utterly extraordinary story. On their forthcoming album, Rise & Shine, the All Stars’ sound, as well as their biography, evolves further; the music finds them “establishing an identity based as much on skill, imagination and charisma as on their undeniably touching story” (The Los Angeles Times). Cumbancha will release the album on March 23, 2010.
For the follow up to their acclaimed debut, Living Like a Refugee, the band began recording in their hometown of Freetown, Sierra Leone then traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana to work with the highly accomplished producer Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, Angélique Kidjo, Rickie Lee Jones, Michelle Shocked, Alec Ounsworth, Jackie Greene) at Piety Street Recording. The All Stars immediately felt at home in New Orleans, not only because the hot climate and spicy food reminded them of Africa, but also because the residents of the Crescent City have firsthand experience with the bitterness of exile and the redemptive power of music. The local musicians who contributed to the record—including favorites Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, Bonerama and Washboard Chaz—lend it an infectious spirit of celebration and optimism in the face of struggle.
Rise & Shine reflects how far the band has come in the past few years, after multiple international tours and recording experience with the likes of Aerosmith and Mavis Staples. With an expert producer at the helm, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have realized a unique and seamlessly coherent sound: a fusion of traditional West African music and roots reggae, inflected with New Orleans styles. The album’s 13 tracks embrace the wide array of musical influences the All Stars have encountered on their rise to international fame.
The band members are broadly diverse in age and character, although they possess a strong bond forged through common experiences and values: They all know war and have struggled to survive in one of the world’s poorest countries, and they share an unwavering belief in the transformative power of music. The current lineup of the band was cemented when Reuben M. Koroma, the sage songwriter and guiding light of the group, returned home from the refugee camps, joined by Black Nature, an orphaned teenaged rapper; Mohammed Bangura, who suffered amputation at the hands of rebels; and Francis John Langba. Back in Sierra Leone, they reunited with family, friends and former band mates Ashade Pearce, Jah Son Bull and Makengo Kamara—many of whom they believed not to have survived the violence.
The band’s journey—which culminated in the All Stars’ first recording in a studio—was documented in the multi-award winning documentary Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, by Zach Niles and Banker White. The resulting album, Living Like A Refugee, garnered the band international acclaim and high profile fans such as Keith Richards, Sir Paul McCartney, Aerosmith, Angelina Jolie and Ice Cube.
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars deliver electrifying and uplifting live performances and will tour the U.S. in Spring 2010. They have already appeared at some of the most prestigious music festivals worldwide including Bonnaroo, Montreal Jazz, Fuji Rock in Japan, Central Park SummerStage and Celebrate Brooklyn.
For the follow up to their acclaimed debut, Living Like a Refugee, the band began recording in their hometown of Freetown, Sierra Leone then traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana to work with the highly accomplished producer Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, Angélique Kidjo, Rickie Lee Jones, Michelle Shocked, Alec Ounsworth, Jackie Greene) at Piety Street Recording. The All Stars immediately felt at home in New Orleans, not only because the hot climate and spicy food reminded them of Africa, but also because the residents of the Crescent City have firsthand experience with the bitterness of exile and the redemptive power of music. The local musicians who contributed to the record—including favorites Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, Bonerama and Washboard Chaz—lend it an infectious spirit of celebration and optimism in the face of struggle.
Rise & Shine reflects how far the band has come in the past few years, after multiple international tours and recording experience with the likes of Aerosmith and Mavis Staples. With an expert producer at the helm, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have realized a unique and seamlessly coherent sound: a fusion of traditional West African music and roots reggae, inflected with New Orleans styles. The album’s 13 tracks embrace the wide array of musical influences the All Stars have encountered on their rise to international fame.
The band members are broadly diverse in age and character, although they possess a strong bond forged through common experiences and values: They all know war and have struggled to survive in one of the world’s poorest countries, and they share an unwavering belief in the transformative power of music. The current lineup of the band was cemented when Reuben M. Koroma, the sage songwriter and guiding light of the group, returned home from the refugee camps, joined by Black Nature, an orphaned teenaged rapper; Mohammed Bangura, who suffered amputation at the hands of rebels; and Francis John Langba. Back in Sierra Leone, they reunited with family, friends and former band mates Ashade Pearce, Jah Son Bull and Makengo Kamara—many of whom they believed not to have survived the violence.
The band’s journey—which culminated in the All Stars’ first recording in a studio—was documented in the multi-award winning documentary Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, by Zach Niles and Banker White. The resulting album, Living Like A Refugee, garnered the band international acclaim and high profile fans such as Keith Richards, Sir Paul McCartney, Aerosmith, Angelina Jolie and Ice Cube.
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars deliver electrifying and uplifting live performances and will tour the U.S. in Spring 2010. They have already appeared at some of the most prestigious music festivals worldwide including Bonnaroo, Montreal Jazz, Fuji Rock in Japan, Central Park SummerStage and Celebrate Brooklyn.
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Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Lyrics
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(5х11) The Human League All day Hiding from the sun Waiting for the golden one Wa…
andiroo Something's telling me I've gotta have you tonight I'm talki…
Autumn Seconds Once ignored - now cherished As they begin to tick…
Bloodjinn this time you won't forgive. somethings coming out of your…
C. Breezy I'll try my hardest regardless of your opinion This whole dr…
Clicks Two more minutes, just one second When you walk out my…
Coffin Problem Time isn't on your side As it goes you're on your…
Crumb Who would have thunk I did not think of it In…
Diana Miro I never felt like this before My solid shell it is…
Even When day breaks And the clouds split for the sun We're so…
Ex Norwegian You've got your birthday card Sitting up there looking tall …
Fat Freddy's Drop Make your move if you dare, Be sure to stay aware. Seconds…
Forgetters "- Give way to the honorable gentleman.- I'm extremely grate…
Ghost Loft Baby I love you, Baby oh, Baby I love you, Baby oh, Baby…
Gladys Knight & The Pips Seconds, I missed him just by seconds I missed him in…
Glis 15 seconds on the clock Bring it down 45 seconds on my…
Grant Lee Buffalo I need a second just to catch my breath I need…
Ithinkitsvexx Just give me a second to breathe Shaking all the way…
Iuno Just don’t say a word Come sit turn out the light I…
Jeudah Words, they don't count for much I wish I had enough To…
Josienne Clarke Seconds, turn to minutes All the time And nothing i say Will…
Kramer vs. Kramer I don't have no money I don't have get no fun but…
Le Tigre Pipe down baby, why so fake loud? You've lied now ten…
Little Dragon Ten times more than the sweetest sound Wouldn't want to chan…
Little Dragon - Ten times more than the sweetest sound Wouldn't want to cha…
Meyerman Was it worth what you won? Was it under the gun? Was…
Mic-L You see its hurting me, to think that you'll ever…
Nadine Lustre You're the one for me, I'm the only one for…
Nathan Walters I feel like a ticket that you′ve used. I feel like…
Neneh Cherry; Youssou N'Dour Boul ma sene, boul ma guiss madi re nga fokni…
Next Year's End Stay with me Im trying to find my own way back Time…
Protoculture I never felt like this before My solid shell it is…
Pulp She / she used to live with his brother Now…
Rival Tides If I could take a photograph of all the colors…
Sanctity Your life is ending seconds at a time You pay no…
Tailor Birds Don’t you lie please don’t lie, lie on this sand…
The Clicks Two more minutes, just one second When you walk out my…
The Dignity of Labour Young boy hiding in a locker room A pencil in his…
The Human League All day Hiding from the sun Waiting for the golden one Waiti…
The Human League(ÈËÀàÁªÃ˺ϳªÍÅ) All day Hiding from the sun Waiting for the golden one Wa…
U2 Takes a second to say goodbye Say goodbye, oh, oh, oh It…
Ween You servin' seconds, mama You know I'm hungry And beggars ca…
X-Ray Dog Shell cases in the streets the night before it done…
Youssou N'Dour featuring Neneh Cherry Boul ma sene, boul ma guiss madi re nga fokni…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars:
Living Like A Refugee Berhenti sejenak tuk toleh kebelakang Apa yang terjadi, dan …
Manjalagi Manjalagi nar so de people dem dae bage Manjalagi nar so…
Money No Do Wan tin dae na dis world Nobody nor dae Wae go say…
Rich But Poor Huuuu huuuu hey huuuu We living in it yet we neva know what…
Weapon Conflict A weapon conflict for the sake of power A weapon conflict…
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