www.RefugeeAllStars-Audience.fm
MIM: Formed by a group of refugees displaced during the Sierra Leone civil war, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars is a reggae-influenced band with a humanitarian purpose.
This concert was as much about people-watching as band-watching!! The band was large and brought their family and friends with them. They also were popular with music lovers and had a great story of survival. The music was upbeat and loud and the audience couldn’t sit still. Dancers lined the back and several swayed in the aisles.
The reggae-influence was the most surprising to me – brought back to Africa at the end of the slave-trade from Jamaica and the Caribbean.
I respected their story and musical-talent, even if this wasn’t my favorite show. The loud drums and rhythms gave me a head-ache and I didn’t enjoy it as much as I should have.
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