Rise & Shine by Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
3 Bonus Tracks with Full Album download!
Formed in West African refugee camps, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars have risen like a phoenix from the ashes of destruction to create this infectious and celebratory new record. Produced by Steve Berlin, renowned for his work with Los Lobos, Angélique Kidjo, Michelle Shocked, Rickie Lee Jones and Ozomatli, among others, Rise & Shine was recorded in Freetown, Sierra Leone and New Orleans, Louisiana. Much like the band members themselves, the residents of New Orleans know first hand both the bitterness of exile and the redemptive power of music, and the spirit of the Crescent City permeates this uplifting album.
Rise & Shine reflects how far the band has come in the past few years, after multiple international tours and recording experience with the likes of Aerosmith and Mavis Staples. With an expert producer at the helm, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars have realized a unique and seamlessly coherent sound: a fusion of traditional West African music and roots reggae, inflected with New Orleans styles. The album's 13 tracks embrace the wide array of musical influences the All Stars have encountered on their rise to international fame.
Tracklist
| 1. | Muloma (Let Us Be United) | 4:53 |
| 2. | Global Threat | 5:12 |
| 3. | Oruwiebie / Magazine Bobo Medley | 2:53 |
| 4. | FREE DOWNLOAD - Living Stone | 4:55 |
| 5. | Dununya (The World) | 3:16 |
| 6. | Jah Mercy | 4:02 |
| 7. | Tamagbondorsu (The Rich Mock The Poor) | 6:04 |
| 8. | Bute Vange | 2:23 |
| 9. | Jah Come Down | 5:21 |
| 10. | Bend Down The Corner | 4:55 |
| 11. | Goat Smoke Pipe | 2:49 |
| 12. | Gbrr Mani (Trouble) | 4:41 |
| 13. | Watching All Your Ways | 4:12 |
| 14. | BONUS: Jah Come Down (Unplugged) | 10:02 |
| 15. | BONUS: Watching All Your Ways (Unplugged) | 6:34 |
| 16. | BONUS: Goombay (Uncut) | 19:12 |
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Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have risen like a phoenix out of the ashes of war and enflamed the passions of fans across the globe with their uplifting songs of hope, faith and joy. The band is a potent example of the redeeming power of music and the ability of the human spirit to persevere through unimaginable hardship and emerge with optimism intact.