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Title:Popular bands of Sierra Leone: 1920 to the present
Author:Horton, Christian Dowu
Year:1985
Periodical:Africana Research Bulletin
Volume:14
Issue:1-2
Pages:32-52
Language:English
Geographic term:Sierra Leone
Subject:popular music
Abstract:In this paper, a survey of activities of popular bands and popular musicians, from 1920 to the present, is interspersed with appraisal of instrumentation, playing style and aspects of selected popular music. In particular, the texts of a collection of samples of a class of popular songs of Sierra Leone in local language are analysed as illustrations of 'Tin Pan Alley' type of music used in Sierra Leone. The discussion progresses in the following order: 1. Jazz bands 1920 to the 1950s; 2. Popular music in the Freetown Rediffusion and Wireless Services; 3. Popular bands of the 60s; 4. Popular bands of the 70s and up to date. - Ref.