My Analog Journal with yet another fantastic video featuring records from Sierra Leone. As said by the video’s host Nadeem Din-Gabisi: “The music of Sierra Leone has been with me since birth till and beyond now. One of the first records I played when I found my Dad’s old records and purchased a very battered belt drive hi-fi turntable was the Sabanoh song Konko.”

“Finding those old records was the beginning of my record collecting journey.  An uncle on my dad’s side, Akie Deen, who I unfortunately never met produced some of the records I played and produced probably the most famous song to come out of Sierra Leone, Bunny Mack’s, Let Me Love You Which I purposely didn’t play, so I could play some of Akie Deen’s lesser-known productions.”

“Most of the 45s I played were S.E. Rogie records which my cousin sourced for me after my trip to Sierra Leone in 2012. I’ve not consciously played an all vinyl Sierra-Leonean set before, this was fun and surprisingly challenging as a lot of my favorite records from Sierra Leone is not on vinyl. Guess I need to do some more digging… and next time I’ll wear a Sierra-Leonean Football Kit, shorts and socks and all.”