Emmerson (musician) explained

Emmerson
Birth Name:Emmerson Amidu Bockarie
Birth Date: December 23, 1980
Birth Place:Kenema, Sierra Leone
Years Active:2002–present
Label:Sugar Entertainment

Emmerson Amidu Bockarie (born December 23, 1980), better known as Emmerson, is a Sierra Leonean Afropop singer and songwriter. His songs advocate social change, and he has gained recognition in his native Sierra Leone for his political themes that center on the corruption in the government.[1] [2] [3] Emmerson sings in Krio and English.

Life and career

Bockarie was born in Kenema, Sierra Leone. He dropped out of a computer engineering program at Njala University to pursue a career in music.[4] His first musical release was a mixtape called Bodyguard Compilation, Volume One (2002), which contained the single "Yu Go See Am".[5] Velma "Vee" Richards provided vocals for his debut studio album, Borbor Bele, which was released in October 2004. The album's main topics of discussion were kleptocratic institutions and the ideologies and cultures that support them.[6] The title track "Borbor Bele", which translates to "Potbellied Boy", is one of Emmerson's anti-corruption protest songs that expressed the anger and disenchantment Sierra Leoneans felt toward their rulers and leaders. "Borbor Bele" spoke about many of the reasons as to why the incumbent Sierra Leone People's Party should lose to the All People's Congress in the 2007 Sierra Leonean general election.[7] [8]

Emmerson's later albums include 2 Fut Arata (2007), Yesterday Betteh Pass Tiday (2010), Rise (2012), Kokobeh (2013), Home and Away (2014), and 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

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brown. Ryan Lenora. June 10, 2016. Sierra Leone's politically minded pop star captures his country's ear. July 1, 2017. The Christian Science Monitor. Christian Science Publishing Society.
  2. Web site: Hanciles. Oswald. January 22, 2014. Emmerson's Political Bomb or Love Warning…. July 1, 2017. Sierra Express Media. Adeyemi Paul.
  3. Web site: Kabba. Karamoh. Karamoh Kabba. October 24, 2005. Tutu Party Is "Tutuerapeutic". https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20120916043620mp_/http://news.sl/drwebsite/exec/view.cgi?archive%3D1%26%3Bnum%3D13951%26%3Bprinter%3D1. dead. September 16, 2012. July 1, 2017. Awareness Times.
  4. Web site: Emmerson. July 1, 2017. Music in Africa.
  5. Web site: Emmerson: The pop star challenging Sierra Leone's presidents. Al Jazeera. March 27, 2018. February 14, 2023.
  6. Web site: Following Government Suppression, Sierra Leone's 'People's Popstar' Is Finally Allowed to Perform. Esther. Aminata Kamara. OkayAfrica. May 21, 2018. February 14, 2023.
  7. Web site: Carnwath. Ally. January 18, 2011. How the General soundtracked the 'Jasmine Revolution' in Tunisia. July 2, 2017. The Guardian.
  8. Web site: Kraft. Scott. January 3, 2010. In Sierra Leone, pop music is a beat that drives politics and he is about to drop his new albun come on august 2020. July 2, 2017. Los Angeles Times.
  9. Web site: . January 10, 2014. Emmerson's new album on course to break record sales. July 2, 2017. Sierra Express Media.
  10. Web site: Remoe. Vickie. January 3, 2014. Emmerson's songs of love and protest Home and Away album now on iTunes. July 2, 2017. Switsalone.
  11. Web site: . April 23, 2016. Emerson's latest album Survivor sells 12,000 copies in 24 hours. July 2, 2017. Satellite News. October 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003141624/http://www.satellitenewssl.com/index.php/leading-headlines/337-emerson-s-latest-album-survivor-sells-12-000-copies-in-24-hours. dead.
  12. Web site: Yai. Corner. April 17, 2015. Sierra Leone Music: Latest from Emmerson is 'Telescope'. July 2, 2017. Switsalone.

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