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Crossatlantic MusicRoko - Peace Makers (Police Orchestra)Folklore Liberian song about a lover who was a thief at night, brought all the loots and goodies to his girlfriend who calls him sweetheart but despises him in the day and call him a rogue.2023-09-1202 min
Crossatlantic MusicGeebah and Maudeline Swaray - Once MoreLiberian artists based in New Jersey, Gebah and Maudeline Swaray are also producers, owners of the Gabay Productions label which has produced Liberian artists based in the USA but also other African artists. Gebah Swaray is an arranger, composer and guitarist. The late Maudeline Swaray was a singer. A duo since the 1990s,2023-05-0407 min
Crossatlantic MusicSweet Liberia - Nimba BurrSweet Liberia - Nimba Burr by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2023-05-0305 min
Crossatlantic MusicNimba Burr - Color BoyJosephine Nimba Burr Wheeler, a legendary talented singer, song writer and a dancer is also a product of the National Cultural Center (Kendejah)Liberia.2023-05-0306 min
Crossatlantic MusicWaniboToe MemoriesMemories of Wani Botoe, one of Liberia's greatest soccer legends in the 60s2023-05-0304 min
Crossatlantic MusicAll Hail Liberia - Little White ChapelThe LWC rendition of ALL HAIL LIBERIA2023-05-0307 min
Crossatlantic MusicYAU DIA NE LEY MOI - PRINCESS FATU GAYFLORFatu Gayflor is the Princess of Liberian Forklore Music. A product of the National Cultural Troupe @ Kendeja2023-05-0305 min
Crossatlantic MusicYEA NU LA - PRINCESS FATU GAYFLORFatu Gayflor is the Princess of Liberian Forklore Music. A product of the National Cultural Troupe @ Kendeja2023-05-0304 min
Crossatlantic MusicWORK - Aaron Lewis & the MGsThis song is from the flip side of the album "We want peace" released in 1982. Lewis returned to Liberia and established the Medusa Group to include: Aaron-Guitars, Raymond Duncan - Bass, Clinton Dukuly - Drums, Moniru Toure - Keyboards, Eddie Graff - Saxophone, Chauncey Bernard - Percussions.2023-04-0905 min
Crossatlantic MusicOur Liberian Lone Star - Robert ToeOur Liberian Lone Star - Robert Toe by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-1609 min
Crossatlantic MusicLorma Dehwulay - Lofa ZoesLorma Dehwulay - Lofa Zoes by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-041h 19
Crossatlantic MusicTe Agrana - The Peacemakers and ABC Group (Liberia) 1970Te Agrana - The Peacemakers and ABC Group (Liberia) 1970 by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0405 min
Crossatlantic MusicWest Point Calypso - Melody “8” Dance BandWest Point Calypso - Melody “8” Dance Band by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0403 min
Crossatlantic MusicJiba - Harris SarkoHarris Sarko, hailed from Nimba County in eastern Liberia, who started his career with the Liberian Police Orchestra, he was one of the artists who created a gloriously rough style of dance music called 'Nimba Disco'2020-05-0404 min
Crossatlantic MusicI Love You Jesus - John P. W. Sheriff (Liberia)I Love You Jesus - John P. W. Sheriff (Liberia) by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0403 min
Crossatlantic MusicThe Liberian Palm Wine MedleyThe Liberian Palm Wine Medley by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0312 min
Crossatlantic MusicLiberian Ladies - James Coco CheaLiberian Ladies - James Coco Chea by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0303 min
Crossatlantic MusicOh LucyOh Lucy by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0304 min
Crossatlantic MusicFunky Lady - Na thing sweet soFunky Lady - Na thing sweet so by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0305 minCrossatlantic MusicDon't called me Roko - MoffortDon't called me Roko - Moffort by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0302 min
Crossatlantic MusicKru Medley - Saigon Singers (Liberia)Kru Medley - Saigon Singers (Liberia) by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0328 min
Crossatlantic MusicWeah Weah - E T Mensah and his Tempo BandWeah Weah - E T Mensah and his Tempo Band by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0302 min
Crossatlantic MusicOne Banana Tree (Kwee) - Aaron "Motuba" LewisOne Banana Tree (Kwee) - Aaron "Motuba" Lewis by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0308 min
Crossatlantic MusicNi Dyu - Sundaygar DearboyNi Dyu - Sundaygar Dearboy by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0305 min
Crossatlantic MusicGbezon Jugbe - Caesar GartorGbezon Jugbe - Caesar Gartor by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0305 min
Crossatlantic MusicKah Benie - Caesar GartorKah Benie - Caesar Gartor by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0305 min
Crossatlantic MusicAladio - Caesar GartorAladio - Caesar Gartor by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0305 min
Crossatlantic MusicHome is Home - Zack and GebahHome is Home - Zack and Gebah by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0305 minCrossatlantic MusicFor The Love of Money - Zack and GebahFor The Love of Money - Zack and Gebah by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0305 minCrossatlantic MusicTake It Easy - Zack and GebahTake It Easy - Zack and Gebah by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0304 min
Crossatlantic MusicMarried Woman - Morris Dorley and the Sunshine BoysMarried Woman - Morris Dorley and the Sunshine Boys by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2020-05-0304 min
Crossatlantic MusicHey Brother - Kapingbdi Band of LiberiaEbenezer Kojo Samuels was born in 1943 in Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa. He pursued a course in art & music. He received his degree in arts. He taught art & sculpture from 1973 until 1976. At the same time he was following his dream of becoming a professional musician. In 1976 he formed the band Kapingbdi in Monrovia, Liberia. Kapingbdi is a funky Liberian Afro-jazz ensemble. In 1978 they released this self-titled Afro-rock-jazz album. They toured extensively & released two more albums, 1980s Hey Brother & 1981s Don’t Escape. The group was a regular and the house band for a local spot in the suburb of Congo Town ca...2020-05-0304 min
Crossatlantic MusicKru Ensemble - By Tarloh Munah QuiwonkpaKru Ensemble - By Tarloh Munah Quiwonkpa by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2019-02-0708 min
Crossatlantic MusicPretty Girl - Morris Dorley and the Sun Set BoysMorris Dorley the Gola guitarist, started his career at 16 when he played the congoma. An American bought him a guitar and he learned to play palm-wine music. He went on to form his band (Morris Dorley & the Sunset Boys) which recorded at Mr. Shafi record shop in 1970 and the ABC studio in 1971.2019-01-2404 min
Crossatlantic MusicBeautiful Family - Hawa Daisy MooreBeautiful Family - Hawa Daisy Moore by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2019-01-2404 min
Crossatlantic MusicPres. Tubman - Ali Ganda and the Sierra Leone CrackersAli Ganda, A Sierra Leonean entertainer and singer born 1927 in Serabu, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone - died 1964. This song was made to honored William V. S. Tubman, (born Nov. 29, 1895, Harper, Liberia—died July 23, 1971, London, Eng.), statesman whose 27 years as Liberia’s 17th president constituted the longest tenure in that office in the history of Africa’s first republic (proclaimed in 1847). He was responsible for numerous reforms and social policies, including enactment of suffrage and property rights for all female residents of 21 or older; authorization of direct participation in government by all tribespeople, who comprise about 80 percent of the population; and the es...2019-01-2402 min
Crossatlantic MusicOh Happy Days - Adolphus Benedict (AB) TolbertA B Tolbert was the son of Liberia's 18th President Dr. William R. Tolbert, Jr. He was killed in the 1980 military coup in Liberia when his father was toppled, AB sought refuged on the compounds of the French Embassy in the diplomatic enclaved of Monrovia (Mamba Point)but was discovered and hauled out by renegade soldiers of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL)and murdered. He was a Pastor and a Singer. He made this song in the mid 70's.2019-01-2405 min
Crossatlantic MusicJibamu - Moffort Band Liberia 1963Jibamu (Jikpamu)- Local Liberian dialect (Kru) meaning Let's Go2019-01-2402 min
Crossatlantic MusicWanibo Toe - The Harlem Congo BandWanibo Toe ‘Great Football Wizard’ of Liberia. Born in Ghana to Liberian parents of Kru/Grebo descent, Toe was among the Liberian footballers in the West African Diaspora who returned reportedly around the 1960s; another was the “32” Jackson Weah. It is said that in Ghana Toe played for the Premier League side Real Republicans, though I do not know whether he was a member when the team won the 1962/63 title. In any case, Toe is clearly identified in the iconic photo of Lone Star believed to have been taken in 1964 during the epic game with Ghana Black Star. Though Lone Star los...2019-01-2403 min
Crossatlantic MusicKan Bo - The Peacemakers of LiberiaKan Bo - The Peacemakers of Liberia by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2019-01-1105 min
Crossatlantic MusicBilo Lolo - J. Geron (1975)By the mid-1960s Monrovia was demographically and musically changing, as thousands of rural migrants, growing weary of working on up-country rubber plantations, started to move to the capital. These migrants brought their musical traditions with them, and once settled in Monrovia, soon discovered new musical styles. Merengue-Highlife music, a style that was inspired by the coastal palm-wine music of the Kru, and the Merengue guitar grooves that were introduced to Monrovia by Congolese musicians. (There is a neighborhood of Monrovia called Congotown, and there were several Congolese groups who performed in Monrovia throughout the 1960s, including the famous trio...2019-01-1104 min
Crossatlantic MusicWesseh Oh - Miatta FahnbullehWesseh Oh - Miatta Fahnbulleh by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2019-01-1104 min
Crossatlantic MusicThe Message - Miatta FahnbullehThe Message - Miatta Fahnbulleh by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2019-01-1006 min
Crossatlantic MusicFine Fine Woman - Roberts ToeFine Fine Woman - Roberts Toe by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2019-01-1003 min
Crossatlantic MusicSweet Land Of Liberty - Tecumsay RobertsSweet Land Of Liberty - Tecumsay Roberts by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2019-01-1004 min
Crossatlantic MusicWe Want Peace - Aaron Lewis & The MGs (Medusa Group)We Want Peace - Aaron Lewis & The MGs (Medusa Group) by Samuel Quaywu Tokpa2019-01-1005 min
Crossatlantic MusicMama Musu - Morris DolleyMorris Dorley the Gola guitarist, started his career at 16 when he played the congoma. An American bought him a guitar and he learned to play palm-wine music. He went on to form his band (Morris Dorley & the Sunset Boys) which recorded at Mr. Shafi record shop in 1970 and the ABC studio in 1971.
This is a continuous mix of Liberian songs from four ABC Records from the 1970s. The ABC Records Monrovia vinyl records are...
"Bilo Lolo" (ABC 1), "Mena Mouna" (ABC 2), "Rally Time" (ABC 3), and "May Jee May Jee" (ABC 6). I am still missing "The Sound of Liberia" (ABC 3). Thanks to...2019-01-1005 min
Crossatlantic MusicSweet Red Rose - Harry EHarry Ekstrom popularly known as Harry E is an Intl Artist from Liberia, West Africa.2019-01-0504 min
Crossatlantic MusicKlani Yornaneh - James Coco CheaJames Coco Chea, A talented multi-instrumentalist from the West Coast of Africa, Liberia, Grand Bassa County.2019-01-0507 min
Crossatlantic MusicWhat's Your Tribe - Sound of Peace BandSound of Peace, local band from Monrovia, Liberia founded during ceasation in the Liberia crisis in 1991 on Ashmun Street.
Nehemiah Williams - Saxophone & Vocals
The late Maxwell Jacobs - Percussion & Vocals
Rueben Bonner - Vocals
Samuel Quaywu Tokpa - Band Leader, Drummer & Vocals
Kevin Beh - Bass
MacDonald Free - Keyboards
The late Eddie Solo Johnson - Guitars
Cornelia Forgbeh Swen - Vocals
Jackie Musu Kamara - Vocals
Christina Haney - Vocals
Alexander Blackie - Manager2019-01-0504 min