Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Encyclopedia
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (also called Refugee All Stars) is a band from Sierra Leone
which was formed by a group of refugee
s displaced to Guinea
during the Sierra Leone Civil War
. Since their return to Freetown
in 2004, the band has toured extensively to raise awareness for humanitarian causes. Their story is documented in the 2005 documentary film
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
.
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
which was formed by a group of refugee
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
s displaced to Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
during the Sierra Leone Civil War
Sierra Leone Civil War
The Sierra Leone Civil War began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front , with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia , intervened in Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow the Joseph Momoh government...
. Since their return to Freetown
Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
in 2004, the band has toured extensively to raise awareness for humanitarian causes. Their story is documented in the 2005 documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (film)
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars is a documentary film about the musical band of the same name composed entirely of refugees from Freetown displaced to Guinea during the civil war of Sierra Leone....
.
Discography
- Living Like a RefugeeLiving Like a RefugeeLiving Like a Refugee is the debut album from Sierra Leonian band Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, released in the Europe on 25 September 2006 and in the USA on 26 September 2006.-Background:...
(2006) - Rise & Shine (2010)
External links
- Official site
- Live at the Jazz Café, London Gig review, 6 July 2007