Tag Archives: Sierra Leone
“With great sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved bandmate, Joseph Paye. Joseph was a fantastic musician and a wonderful friend. He will be missed by all who knew him. Joseph’s family and friends are raising money to cover the funeral costs and any donation would be greatly...
Even if summer and London are two words not working too well together, except perhaps as an oxymoron, there’s an event that, since 2014 brings the sun shining over the East End. Maybe that’s only figuratively, but Walthamstow Garden Party is one of the best ways to celebrate the sunny season...
Bristol, we are coming for you! Thanks to our friends, Area Boys, Rhythm Passport has the pleasure to co-promote an exciting free entry event. On the 14th of July, Sorie Kondi and Chief Boima, known together as Kondi Band, will bring their Afro-electro sound to No.1 Harbourside offering you the best...
These legends of the African music scene have now been touring extensively since their formation 15 years ago, spreading their socio-political message through a heady blend of roots reggae, fused with funky soukous. Having escaped their war-torn country, fleeing to neighbouring Guinea, Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars have gone from strength...
To be honest we’ve been missing them… It has been quite a while since we have enjoyed seeing Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars and we’ve been longing to reacquaint ourselves with their smiles, upbeat sound, and hopeful, forward-looking messages. Luckily they’re back, even if they had to change the location of...
It is no surprise that Sorie Kondi chose to name himself after the instrument he plays: the African thumb piano, kondi. He is at one with it and when he plays, he owns the stage. It is also no surprise that after hearing ‘Without Money No Family’, Brasil-based DJ Chief...
The Kondi Band is the result of the coming together of Sierra Leonian blind kondi (thumb piano) player and singer Sorie Kondi and Rio-based electronic producer Chief Boima, himself part Sierra Leonian. When Chief Boima stumbled upon Sorie’s ‘Without Money No Family’ video, he made a remix of it, which...
The Best from Africa series at Rich Mix resumes for 2016 this week with a double bill sure to dispel any lingering January blues. With Sierra Leone hip hop storytelling accompanying the soukous of Congo, Kasai Masai joins Alim Kamara this Saturday in a night demonstrating the musical prowess emanating...
