Emerson sierra leone biography of william

Emerson Amidu Bockarie was born in Sierra Leone's third largest city of Kenema to parents from the Mende ethnic group.

Civil liberties under serious attack in Sierra Leone as fears abound over journalist suspected to have been kidnapped by the Police Chief · Sierra Leone.

In , he recorded his first album titled Borbor Bele. Shortly after his first single, he released his second album single titled 'Borbor Bele', depicting a corrupt civil servant or non-governmental organization employee who steals public resources. The song received unprecedented airplay. His third song titled 'Tutu Pati' was his most commercially successful song to date.

William Emerson Drake, Sr. was born in Traverse City, Michigan, the son of George and Evelyn (Emerson) Drake.

Emerson's album overall was highly successful at home and internationally. Emerson's regular attack on politicians did not stop after the release of his award winning single Borbor Bele; he went on to release a controversial song titled Tu Fut Arata, which in the opinion of many helped to oust the then ruling Sierra Leone People's Party and eventually ushered in the All People's Congress of Ernest Bai Koroma in True to his words, Emmerson released another song, 'Yesterday Betteh Pass Tiday', which apparently sent shock waves to the government of Ernest Koroma.

Emerson just recently released his debut music video reflecting most of the songs on the Borbor Bele album. The music videos themselves clearly depict vivid scenes of life in Sierra Leone. Read more about this topic: Emerson Sierra Leonean Musician. The necessity for a career forces every one to take sides. We live in the age of the overworked, and the under-educated; the age in which people are so industrious that they become absolutely stupid.

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