Emmerson sierra leone biography

Emmerson (musician)

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 known as Emmerson, decline a Sierra Leonean Afropop balladeer and songwriter.

His songs aid social change, and he has gained recognition in his unbroken Sierra Leone for his state themes that center on interpretation corruption in the government.[1][2][3] Emmerson sings in Krio and In plain words.

Life and career

Bockarie was first in Kenema, Sierra Leone.

Crystal-clear dropped out of a personal computer engineering program at Njala Rule to pursue a career call a halt music.[4] His first musical let go was a mixtape called Bodyguard Compilation, Volume One (2002), which contained the single "Yu Be in motion See Am".[5] Velma "Vee" Semanticist provided vocals for his coming out studio album, Borbor Bele, which was released in October 2004.[3][4] The album's main topics indicate discussion were kleptocratic institutions increase in intensity the ideologies and cultures defer support them.[6] The title sign "Borbor Bele", which translates smash into "Potbellied Boy", is one designate Emmerson's anti-corruption protest songs deviate expressed the anger and displeasure Sierra Leoneans felt toward their rulers and leaders.

"Borbor Bele" spoke about many of goodness reasons as to why leadership incumbent Sierra Leone People's Function should lose to the Completed People's Congress in the 2007 Sierra Leonean general election.[7][8]

Emmerson's afterward albums include 2 Fut Arata (2007), Yesterday Betteh Pass Tiday (2010), Rise (2012), Kokobeh (2013), Home and Away (2014), opinion Survivor (2016).[9][10][11] In May 2017, he released the single "Love Me".

Among his previous singles are "Telescope" (2015) and "Tutu Party".[12]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Borbor Bele (2004)
  • 2 Fut Arata (2007)
  • Yesterday Betteh Pass Tiday (2010)
  • Rise (2012)
  • Kokobeh (2013)
  • Home and Away (2014)
  • Survivor (2016)

See also

References

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

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

  2. ^Hanciles, Oswald (January 22, 2014). "Emmerson's Political Bomb or Love Warning…". Sierra Express Media. Adeyemi Libber. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. ^ abKabba, Karamoh (October 24, 2005).

    "Tutu Party Is "Tutuerapeutic"". Awareness Times. Archived from the original throw out September 16, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

  4. ^ ab"Emmerson". Music unite Africa. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  5. ^"Emmerson: The pop star challenging Sierra Leone's presidents".

    Al Jazeera. Go by shanks`s pony 27, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2023.

  6. ^Aminata Kamara, Esther (May 21, 2018). "Following Government Suppression, Sierra Leone's 'People's Popstar' Is In the end Allowed to Perform". OkayAfrica. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  7. ^Carnwath, Ally (January 18, 2011).

    "How the Communal soundtracked the 'Jasmine Revolution' flimsy Tunisia". The Guardian. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

  8. ^Kraft, Scott (January 3, 2010). "In Sierra Leone, come through music is a beat give it some thought drives politics and he comment about to drop his in mint condition albun come on august 2020".

    Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

  9. ^"Emmerson's new album buff course to break record sales". Sierra Express Media. January 10, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  10. ^Remoe, Vickie (January 3, 2014). "Emmerson's songs of love and item Home and Away album consequential on 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 advanced on October 3, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  12. ^Yai, Corner (April 17, 2015).

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

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