Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars at KUTX 4.24.14

Throughout the 1990s, the West African country of Sierra Leone was wracked with a bloody, horrifying war that forced millions to flee their homes. The musicians that would eventually form Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars are all originally from Freetown, and they were forced to leave the capital city at various times after violent rebel attacks. Most of those that left the country made their way into neighboring Guinea, some ending up in refugee camps and others struggling to fend for themselves in the capital city of Conakry. In the summer of 2013, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars began preparing their fourth studio album Libation. The production began with a month long residency at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont. The band reunited with producer Chris Velan and daily rehearsal session took place at which the compositions and arrangements were refined. The Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars are playing tonight at Flamingo Cantina and you can hear their session from our Studio 1A RIGHT HERE!

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