Category: Press

BDEC featured in HuffPost

“Already national superstars in their native Sierra Leone, The Dry Eye Crew are one of the fastest rising acts on the international music scene today. They’ve released ten albums since 2000 in Sierra Leone, and their first full-length LP is due out in the fall with guest appearances from hip-hop luminaries Talib Kweli, Black Thought, [...]

The New Yorker: Singing in Tongues

“A Cobb salad of hip-hop, dancehall, various African genres, and several languages.” Features an extended interview with manager and Sierra Leone veteran Vanessa Wruble. By Sasha Frere-Jones. FULL ARTICLE

Jimmy Fallon shouts out Bajah’s upcoming panel at Lincoln Center, hosted by WSJ

Last night on the show, Jimmy Fallon and ?uestlove  bantered about the August 4th Planet Hip-Hop panel on which Bajah will be featured, alongside Public Enemy’s Chuck D, entrepreneur Steve Stoute, and ?uestlove himself. The evening will be moderated by Wall Street Journal’s culture editor Christopher John Farley, as they discuss why hip-hop has gone [...]

ABC News: Sierra Leone Invades Brooklyn

“The most captivating moment in this culturally rich afternoon was not a song at all, but rather Bajah’s spoken-word interlude about love and war. He depicted a scene of blood, bombs and bullets, dropping to the floor as the DJ played these sounds of war. This is not a group trying to win over an [...]