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Sierra leone Artist Talks About Unity In Africa |
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
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RAW, a Sierra Leonean artist residing in The Gambia, is also an under ground
musician who has lots of talents in music expressed his movements in RAW music
as free born and his main goal is to bring unity in Africa.
In an interview with The Point entertainment desk, the residing artist
explained that only African people can bring about change. This he said the way
to do it is by removing corruption and also to be free from abuses like
molestation and more segregation between ourselves in Africa as a whole. He
described music as educating and entertaining. “I started music almost about
fifteen years that was during my school days. My aspiration comes from Loveland
I had the belief that I could able to be a success in music,” he said.
According to him, his first album will be released before the end of 2008 and
it will comprise thirteen songs and his first song touches on peoples need to be
unified. He pointed out that before releasing the album, he would take it to
advance level. The Sierra Leonean artist further revealed that he has been in
The Gambia for seven years now. He went on to emphasise that, he completed his
high school education and later future his education where he obtained a diploma
in maintenance and software. He pointed out that; his main intention is to make
his aspiration, let it be known, let it be success belief that is my goal.
Turning on the types of songs that he sings RAW, according to him, does HIPOP
European and R and B. He also sings African songs and uses African drums. “After
producing my album, I promise to go all over Africa,” he told The Point
entertainment desk. He described music as so marketable and has to be versatile
meaning anybody can listen to it and like it.
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