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Musician: Usifu Jalloh
Location: London
Instruments: percussion/voice
Music: Sierra Leonian / High Life / Kumbe
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HOW I CAME TO THIS MUSICÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýWHERE I PLAYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýA FAVOURITE SONG |
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ÌýÌýListen (45'21") to Usifu Jalloh perform live in the World on your Street tent at Womad 2002.
ÌýÌýListen (3'42) to Maambena Gedda performed by Usifu
ÌýÌýListen (1'47) to Usifu talk about his music
A favourite song:
By far my favourite song is Maambena Gedda, which is about unity. I give thanks to a particular colleague I worked with in Tabule Theatre called Adde, unfortunately he's passed away now. He devised the song and I've adapted it and it has influenced my life in a major way. It says "Make we gedda, make we gedda". In other words, let us all come together as one - and with the problems we've had in Sierre Leone with the horrific war, I couldn't think of a more appropriate song to perform anywhere. Adde called it Aambas Gedda, and I sing it all the time because it's so deep and meaningful.
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