In 1991, a rebel army known as The Revolutionary United Front (aka the RUF) began terrorizing the eastern villages of Sierra Leone in an effort to gain control of the country's diamond mines. With ...

WJBF – Kineh N’Gaojia is a man of many talents, and after his service in the military, N’Gaojia is using his gifts to honor his family and his heritage. N’Gaojia sits down with WJBF to talk about his ...

Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- part I. The music/society nexus : some introductory reflections and observations -- 2. Introducing the city and its sounds -- 3. Music and society : a ...