Back with new Afrobeat album, veteran musician Bockarie asks for better Sierra Leone
3 Min Read FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leonean musician and activist Emmerson Bockarie is no stranger to controversy, having received death threats from all ends of the country’s political spectrum over two decades and three successive governments. Bockarie is back in his home country after a four-year stay in Nigeria with a new release amid heightened political friction over accusations of corruption, tribalism and partisanship between Sierra Leone’s two main political parties. The album “9 Lives”, released in August, tackled the same societal ills that have made him a target of both...
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