Photo by Drew Alt
In a recent interview collaboration with Straw vs Gold, we asked bubu music founder, Ahmed Janka Nabay, a few questions about bubu music-- a style he pioneered in Sierra Leone during the Sierra Leonean civil war. When Janka's bubu music was appropriated by rebels as their rally cry, Janka flipped the script and used his lyrics to further the cause for peace and human rights in Sierra Leone. Janka's bubu beat played an important roll in the cessation of the Sierra Leonian Civil War after nearly eleven years of fighting.
Janka performs officialy for the first time in the US with Radioclit on Saturday night at midnight at Supreme Trading in Brooklyn.
Janka introduces true music, bubu music:
Janka's goals as a humanitarian:
On crossing over:
The creation myth:
Download the full interview.
Stream the music.
Posted by Wills Glasspiegel
wills@greenowl.com
