Artist Profile

Steady Bongo

Afrobeat

Lansana Sherriff was born in 1966 in Daru, Jawi Chiefdom, Kailahun district, in eastern Sierra Leone. While in school, he admired the songs of stars like Alpha Blondie, Big Fayia and many others. He produced his first recorded album, 'Ready Before You Married' at the MDC Recording Studio, and released it in 1991. Since then, several other albums have been produced to his credit, including the most popular album, 'Kormot Bien Me'. Steady Bongo composes his songs in Sierra Leone's official language (English) and other major local languages (Mende, Temne and Krio). During the years of the war (1991 - 2002), Steady also produced songs to promote peace and reconciliation. He has teamed up with NGOs and USAID for awareness campaigns regarding HIV/AIDS.

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