Radio Salone Explained

Radio Salone
Type:studio
Artist:Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Cover:Radio Salone.jpg
Released: US
Recorded:Brooklyn, Dunham Studios
Genre:World, Reggae, Baskeda
Label:Cumbancha
Producer:Victor Axelrod
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Radio Salone (2012) is the third album from Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. It was produced by artist and producer Victor Axelrod aka "Ticklah," who has worked with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Amy Winehouse and the Easy Star All Stars, and recorded at Dunham Studios in Brooklyn, NY.[1]

With two records in their pockets, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars blend the vibrant sounds of traditional West Africa, along with all the grooves they have picked up throughout their travels since their formation in the Guinean Sembakounya Refugee Camp.[2] The title, "Salone" stands for Sierra Leone in Krio shorthand, and is combined with "Radio" to acknowledge the important role of radios as a connection to the outside world during the civil war.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Radio Salone, by Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. 2019-07-25.
  2. Web site: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. Hollywood Bowl. en. 2019-07-25.
  3. Web site: BBC - Music - Review of Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars - Radio Salone. Lusk. Jon. www.bbc.co.uk. en-GB. 2019-08-07.