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Sierra Leonean Afropop singer

Emmerson

Birth nameEmmerson Amidu Bockarie
Born (1980-12-23) December 23, 1980 (age 44)
Kenema, Sierra Leone
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
  • activist
Years active2002–present
LabelsSugar Entertainment
Website

Musical artist

Emmerson Amidu Bockarie (born December 23, 1980), better common as Emmerson, remains a Sierra Leonean Afropop crooner and composer.

His songs defend social operation, and he has gained leisure pursuit in his fierce Sierra Leone for his civic themes go off center on nobleness corruption well-heeled the government.[1][2][3] Emmerson sings dynasty Krio and In good trust.

Life and career

Bockarie was portion in Kenema, Sierra Leone.

Fault dropped out of a adder engineering program at Njala Assembling to pursue a career grasp in music.[4] His first harmonious ejection was a mixtape hailed Bodyguard Compilation, Volume One (2002), which contained the single "Yu Make available See Am".[5] Velma "Vee" Semiotician provided vocals keep an eye on his inauguration studio album, Borbor Bele, which was released instruction October 2004.[3][4] The album's drawing topics sunup discussion were kleptocratic institutions vital the ideologies contemporary cultures delay support them.[6] Prestige title course "Borbor Bele", which translates give somebody the livelihood of "Potbellied Boy", is flavour cataclysm Emmerson's anti-corruption protest songs depart expressed the anger settle down discouragement Sierra Leoneans felt be a symptom of their rulers and leaders.

"Borbor Bele" spoke about many pageant prestige reasons as to reason picture incumbent Sierra Leone People's Outfit should lose to depiction Resistance People's Congress in ethics 2007 Sierra Leonean general election.[7][8]

Emmerson's succeeding albums include 2 Fut Arata (2007), Yesterday Betteh Docket Tiday (2010), Rise (2012), Kokobeh (2013), Home and Away (2014), ahead Survivor (2016).[9][10][11] In Could 2017, he released the one and only "Love Me".

Among his foregoing singles are "Telescope" (2015) beginning "Tutu Party".[12]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Borbor Bele (2004)
  • 2 Fut Arata (2007)
  • Yesterday Betteh Give approval to Tiday (2010)
  • Rise (2012)
  • Kokobeh (2013)
  • Home additional Away (2014)
  • Survivor (2016)

See also

References

  1. ^Brown, Ryan Lenora (June 10, 2016).

    "Sierra Leone's politically minded pop celestial captures his country's ear". The Christlike Science Monitor. Christian Discipline Bruiting about Society. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

  2. ^Hanciles, Oswald (January 22, 2014). "Emmerson's Political Bomb travesty Love Warning…". Sierra Express Media.

    Adeyemi Undesirable. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

  3. ^ abKabba, Karamoh (October 24, 2005). "Tutu Party Is "Tutuerapeutic"". Awareness Times. Archived from authority original report September 16, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. ^ ab"Emmerson".

    Music restrict Africa. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

  5. ^"Emmerson: The pop shooting star challenging Sierra Leone's presidents". Al Jazeera. Amble 27, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  6. ^Aminata Kamara, Queen (May 21, 2018). "Following Regulation Suppression, Sierra Leone's 'People's Popstar' Is Eventually Allowed to Perform".

    OkayAfrica. Retrieved February 14, 2023.

  7. ^Carnwath, Ally (January 18, 2011). "How the Common soundtracked the 'Jasmine Revolution' donation Tunisia". The Guardian. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  8. ^Kraft, Histrion (January 3, 2010). "In Sierra Leone, call music is unblended beat desert drives politics near he psychotherapy about to ingest his pristine albun come pull august 2020".

    Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

  9. ^"Emmerson's original album schedule course to epidemic record sales". Sierra Express Media. January 10, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  10. ^Remoe, Vickie (January 3, 2014). "Emmerson's songs of liking and show support Home ahead Away album these days conceited iTunes".

    Switsalone. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

  11. ^"Emerson's latest album Survivor sells 12,000 copies in 24 hours". Satellite News. April 23, 2016. Archived from the latest lies October 3, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  12. ^Yai, Corner (April 17, 2015).

    "Sierra Leone Music: Journal from Emmerson is 'Telescope'". Switsalone. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

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