Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have risen like a phoenix out of the ashes of war and enflamed the passions of fans across the globe with their uplifting songs of hope, faith and joy. The band is a potent example of the redeeming power of music and the ability of the human spirit to persevere through unimaginable hardship and emerge with optimism intact. From their humble beginnings in West African refugee camps Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have performed on some of the world’s most prestigious stages and matured into one of Africa’s top touring and recording bands.
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We are proud to announce that Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars album Radio Salone has been named CBC Music's top world music album of 2012.
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The legendary Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars return to Europe this January for an 11-city tour. One of Africa’s top party bands will bring the warmth of the tropics to Ireland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Lithuania.
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Amazon.com is offering "Radio Salone," the latest album from Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, for just $5 the entire month of August. If you love the download, pick up the full album with its amazing artwork, or splurge on the limited edition 2LP vinyl.
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars and Playing for Change have teamed up to bring you this amazing new video of the song "Refugee Rolling." Check out the video at
http://www.playingforchange.com/episodes/64
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The World Food Program USA and Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars have joined forces to bring attention to the urgent issue of global hunger. The music video for Big Fat Dog was filmed in Freetown, Sierra Leone and addresses an issue that's all too familiar to Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars: the divide between those who have plenty and those who have little.
With the release of their acclaimed third studio album Radio Salone, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars are bringing their uplifting sounds on the road for an epic 43-city tour of North America between now and September (including 11 festivals). In July, the band will head overseas for the European leg of the Radio Salone World Tour.
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Radio Salone, the third album from Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, is available now online and at all major retailers in North America.
Cumbancha Official Store Purchase Link: http://store.cumbancha.com/album/radio-salone
Amazon.com CD Purchase Link: http://amzn.to/radiosalonecd
Amazon.com MP3 Purchase Link: http://amzn.to/radiosalonemp3
iTunes Purchase Link: http://bit.ly/radiosaloneitunes
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The globally acclaimed Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars return with their third studio album, Radio Salone, out April 24, 2012, on CD and limited-edition 2LP vinyl via Cumbancha. Produced by roots reggae, soul and Afrobeat guru Victor Axelrod, aka Ticklah, (Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Amy Winehouse, Easy Star All Stars, Antibalas) and recorded in Brooklyn’s Dunham Studios, Radio Salone marks the band’s most musically sophisticated collection of songs to date. The album is the follow-up to the band’s 2010 album Rise & Shine, which was the #1 album of the year on the World Music Charts Europe.
Produced by the legendary Victor Axelrod aka Ticklah (known for his work with Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Amy Winehouse, Easy Star All Stars, Antibalas), Radio Salone marks the Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars' most musically sophisticated collection of songs to date.
Formed in West African refugee camps, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars have risen like a phoenix from the ashes of destruction to create this infectious and celebratory sophmore record. Produced by Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, Angélique Kidjo, Michelle Shocked, Rickie Lee Jones and Ozomatli), Rise & Shine was recorded in Freetown, Sierra Leone and New Orleans, Louisiana. Much like the band, the residents of New Orleans know both the bitterness of exile and the redemptive power of music, and the spirit of the Crescent City permeates this uplifting album.
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