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Weekend Music: Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew

Posted: September 5th, 2009 | Author: kamau | Filed under: music, photography, politics | 1 Comment »

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Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew performance in New York City © K. Mucoki

Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew are superstars in their native Sierra Leone. Although their sound traverses hip hop, reggae and dancehall and their shows are seriously festive; the former Sierra Leone war is not far away, tinging some of their music with a heightened sense of social awareness that comes from living with the effects that harrowing conflict.

Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew (in collaboration with DJ Gray) have released a FREE mixtape titled the “Kings of Salone,” ahead of their debut full length album slated for later this year/early next. Link to downloadable mixtape available from their site.

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Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew performance in New York City © K. Mucoki

One Comment on “Weekend Music: Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew”

  1. 1 lilikindsli said at 5:41 AM on October 1st, 2009:

    9JTrtH I want to say – thank you for this!