Sierra Leone's, Janka Nabay has released the track, "Eh Congo" from his upcoming ep, bubu king, out march 9th on true panther. “Bubu music,” is a traditional music that has been practiced in Sierra Leone for hundreds of years. However, pre-Janka, bubu was played by only a handful of tribes in the country's north and could only be heard on the holy day of Ramadan. Janka was the first to popularize bubu music so that young people from Sierra Leone to Liberia were dancing to it clubs every weekend. During the decade of war in the 90's his music was appropriated by Sierra Leonean rebels and used as killing themes. From his bio it says, "They used his hits to rev themselves up, and also to lure innocent people out of hiding before murdering them. Janka fought back against the rebels with new songs...declaring that bubu music stands for peace, good governance and the empowerment of women." Nabay now lives as a humanitarian in Philidelphia and after years of not making music he says that he plans to return to his homeland to pick up where he left off. You can pre-order the 12" EP here.
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Janka Nabay:Eh Congo
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