Hi Vickie, hope all is well on your end. I have been reading most of your entries about Sierra Leone and I would like to say thank you for always being so honest and for sharing your experiences. I am Sierra Leonean living in Canada; reading your blogs have def provided me loads of information about SL that I would otherwise never obtain on my own. Keep up the good work, you are so intelligent, knowledgeable and personalable….hope you stay optimistic. Best of luck with your studies and life.
Ps: sorry about your relationship outcome with your friend Adama
Sierra Leone is rising indeed, some lost hope a long time ago by certain individuals. For you to acknowledge your true friend, just wait until times are hard then they will show their true colours. In times past many Sierra Leonean thought this was the end until God smiled ones at Sierra Leone. ” IF GOD BE FOR US WHO CAN BE AGAINST US”.
You omitted the most significant one of all, Borbor Belleh By Emerson – it was the first revolutionary song to make a breakthrough and really put the authorities on red alert.
By the way, even the then speaker of parliament, Justice Edmond Cowan was so incensed by the song that he said the law should act against Emerson for songs like that.
Simply put, Borboh Belleh was the catalyst for what came to be known as revolutionary songs in Sierra Leone, it prompted many other musician such as Extra O, Jungle Leaders and others to sing more of revo songs
I had a very unfortunate experience here. The price was changed for my infant twins (from Le700k to Le900k). In all the previous meetings stating the age and development of my children, that increased price was not written or stated anywhere. What’s more, is that the price was not being increased for everyone, just my 10 month olds, while this website clearly states that the academy is for infants to pre-school. My husband and I are most disappointed. For those of you who know of my writing, I will continue my comments on the Expat blogs.
Sir Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
our unsung Hero
1875 – 1912
CENTENARY FESTIVAL
I attended the World premier of The opera Thelma, by Sir Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, which was performed by the Surrey Opera at the Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, on Thursday 9th February 2012. This work was for a long time believed to be lost or destroyed; it was miscatalogued in the British Library, and unearthed by Dr Catherine Carr, in the course of research for her PhD thesis.The Mayor, Councillor Graham Bass, and Lady Mayoress together with the Festival Patron , Sir John Tomlinson CBE attended. Also present in the audience was Mrs Florence Bangalie who is Head of Chancery at the Sierra Leone High Commission, and a few other Sierra Leoneans taking part in a year long Festival during this Centenary year of Celebration of the composer’s life, and work. HE Mr Edward M Turay is appointed a Vice President of the Festival.
The story of Thelma is presented as a Norse myth; good triumphs over evil and true love reigns (in the Romantic tradition).
Synopsis
Thelma is the daughter of King Olaf; she is in love with Earl Eric and he is in love with her. A bad man, Carl, also wants to marry Thelma. King Olaf wants her to marry Carl. Another lady, Gudrun, is in love with Carl.
King Olaf sets a challenge for Thelma’s two suitors: she will marry the man who recovers a golden goblet that he lost to the sea where it is held in a kingdom of fearsome but good-natured sea necks. But it is necessary to pass through a dangerous maelstrom to reach that kingdom.
Eric’s fairy godmother gives him an amulet to protect him on his journey. Carl steals it from him but Gudrun, knowing its story, returns it to Eric. Carl, assuming that Eric will be killed without the amulet’s protection, tells the King that Eric is dead and Carl’s wedding to Thelma is arranged.
Meanwhile, Eric gets the golden goblet and returns it to the King just in time before the marriage takes place. King Olaf arranges for Eric and Thelma to wed instead. Carl tries to kill Eric but Gudrun interposes herself and she is killed instead. Carl is carried off. Eric marries Thelma and everybody is happy.
about Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a Black man, was one of the foremost English composers of his generation.
His father was Dr Daniel Peter Hughes from Sierra Leone. He trained in England as a doctor and worked as a GP with a senior partner; when the senior partner died, he inevitably lost most of his patients and returned to Sierra Leone. Meanwhile, 18 year old Alice Martin gave birth to his son in August 1857, and with her father’s support raised S C-T including his training at the Royal College of Music in London.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was a founding organiser of the Pan African Congress in London in 1900. In Washington DC, the “Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Choral Society” was formed by around 200 Black singers to perform his work. They sponsored his first trip to the USA.
As well as being a prolific composer, he was for periods of his life the “chief conductor” of the Croydon Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Choral Society and he lectured at Trinity College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music.
He died of pneumonia at the age of 37.
His work was incredibly popular in the U.K. before the Second World War: the Royal Albert Hall held an annual costumed production of his Song of Hiawatha choral trilogy conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent. His work went out of fashion after 1945.
Educated in composition at the Royal College of Music under C. V. Stanford in the same year as Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams, his music is very much English music of that period. The Music scholar can hear, in Thelma, influences of Dvorak, Mahler, Wagner and Delius professionally delivered by the lead Lady Joanna Weeks and a stalwart cast of excellent voices. As an untrained thespian, and a pioneer of operatic performances of the Freetown Choral Society of yore, I enjoyed the production immensely and found that S C-T had his own distinctive style of composition; the choreography was impeccable, but I missed leaving with a memorable tune or song. The high standard of the production was due in no small measure to the Artist Director, Christopher Cowell, and the Conductor, Jonathan Butcher GRSM ARSM LRAM. How I yearned that we could boast such an orchestra in Sierra Leone, or even a much smaller group! I anticipate that the Ballanta Academy will recognise this great son of our land, and also celebrate his Centenary year in an appropriate manner. There is no doubt that we should all be especially proud of this famous countryman with family connections such as our most renowned ex-Mayor of Freetown 1948-54, Alderman Eustace Henry Taylor Cummings CBE, and I strongly believer that any posthumous National Honour would seem an obvious reward for his timely achievements setting Sierra Leone so firmly on the World stage those many decades ago.
Sqn Ldr Winston Forde RAF Ret’d
thanks for such a wonderful venture, may God crown all your effort with great success. please my production wants to attend this program, so tell us how to go about it.
I desperately need to amend my REview published above, as Samuel Coleridge Taylor did not live long enough to me made a Knight of the Realm! He probably would have become Sir Coleridge Taylor, deservedly, one day. So, please de.ete “Sir” from the title, and also from the first line! I hope you can.
There is of course a tremendous difference between what I just saw here, and what I experienced in Sierra Leone. Foreigners dominate every ounce of trade in the country, Freetown is overcrowded, filthy and confused. Poverty abounds in its extremity, law and order is non existent, why in God’s name would the government allow okada’s which to me is an accident waiting to happen to roam dangerously with absolutely no boundries within which to operate. What is the difference between an investor and a reap off exploiter? What in the world is going on in that country?
hey 2 birds (baja and mohamed), PLEASE NOTE THAT MUSIC IS A PROFESSION& NOT A CRITISING TOOL AS U HAVE BEEN USING IT FOR, i think this might learn u a lesson, music is for comforting the soul, most likley u guys lack good education and see that u can just bump into any profession, please i am advising as we all are young guys , u either sing sober music or u stop the critisism, to every action u must expect a reaction sso u choose,
This dovey fellow is giving salone and the current government a bad reputation. I do not ever recall the current government arresting an artist for criticizing them. Moreover, I do not ever remember Daramy or any member of the dry yai crew releasing any single against the ruling party. I do remember Bajah releasing a single against an MP for having sex with an underage girl, but that was under the kabbah regime. Daramy don fen ensef pan tight place so e dae look for way out of am. Make en uman file for am so dat e go get green card, IDIOT.
so how is this beneficial to us..Dnt think this should have made the news and the last bit of what he says about not going back for fare of persecution is his own business dont think you should come out and say you are in doubt of what he said..Not entirely sure how this has anything to do with anyone, is just bare hating and people are all getting excited about it..Typical Salone article
It is mind boggling to me that this guy would make such a ridiculous statement that has no basis in fact. It is a statement that is clearly a convenient afterthought, no doubt geared towards obtaining asylum, that he would now claim fear of prosecution should he return to Sierra Leone. As reported, he was in Sierra Leone last year. Had the government had any designs to arrest or prosecute him, it would have done so then; it would not have waited until now– when his ability to visit/stay in America is revoked — to do so. It is shameful, if not bothering on treason, that he would soil his mother land in a foreign country for his own benefit. As one commenter mentioned or implied, when has this government arrested any artist because such artist made a song critical of its policies? If more talented men like Emmerson can freely live in Sierra Leone, despite having made songs critical of this government, why would this clown not be able to do the same? Here is some free advise, Mr. Reggae man: If this ridiculous statement of yours was made on the advise of counsel, go back and get whatever money you gave him/her becuase his/her law degree, based on this advise, is not worth the paper that it is printed on. Here is another free advise, genius (not): You have a body of work out there. It is that body of work that would be looked at, juxtaposing it with similarly situated individuals (that is, other artists that have made similar or same songs critical of the government) that your petition will be judged by. By the way, don’t even think about seeking asylum in the United States now that you are in Australia because U.S. immigration laws clearly presume you to be safe in whatever country you are now in (Australia) outside of your home country. Your best bet is to seek asylum down under (Australia). I hear our abroginee (phonetic) brothers and sisters love reggae music. You can entertain them. Just make sure that you don’t throw them under the bus as you just did your motherland.
As a lawyer that pracitces inthe area of immigration law i say, leave this man alone to seek asylum anywhere he chooses. He is dpoing what he needs to do to get where he wants to get to. I see nothing wrong with that. immigraion personnel are trained to ferret out nonsenseical applications.
He is marrying an American girl so he can get visa !!! They put it in paper so they can get money ( donations ) from people .
He ask her in Febuary his visa was ending in May …. Do the math , He always cheat on her anyway
It’s been a blessing to hear you sign. I’m glad we’ve meet at the audio school downtown Manhattan. Again, you have lovely talent. Hope to catch your next performance.
Peace and Blessings.
Well i mean a part of me thinks that his statement maybe an exaggeration of the truth. if you remember the last time that those guys were here it was during the Dec RFM/Black Leo rubbish that was going on (Machetes in the streets). and unfortunately Dry Yai crew was def caught up in that (by virtue of being musicians), i don’t know how much of it was due to the Govt tho. but at that time the Govt was pretty harsh to all members of the music industry. there were heavy fines placed on their promoters not to mention losses due to the cancellation of shows (everyone was pissed). they were left with no money and even had problems finding a place to stay (they stayed with my family a couple of nights). after all of the loses with their management/promoters they had no money to get back to the states, they appealed to the Govt for help and were turned away… they struggled to find their way until the ban was lifted, did a few shows and i assume made enough money to get back to the states. needless to say, they left with a bitter taste in their mouths and i do know for a fact that there were some confrontations with Govt officials. now do i think that those confrontations mean that Mr. Daramy can not come back to live in SL… ?? Further more lets be honest, lots of people are afraid of election time, not just here in SL but in any African country, and for my case i present the past two years of elections in West Africa. No country held elections with out bloodshed, NONE. and SL is no different our elections are still a few months away and already there has been blood shed on two separate occasions.
Well, this is simple for the US immigration authorities. Check with the US embassy in Freetown, where I am writing from. Freedom of expression, among many others, is highly respected by the previous government and the present government in Freetown. You only need to read our newspapers and listen to our radio stations or even our television, which was transformed into a public broadcaster by the present government, where freedom of expression is exhibited every now and then. Too bad an excuse, Daramy.
These comments are so interesting. First off I believe the publisher
of the article has the right to publish whatever they want. She is not
the first person to publish this, so whats the issue?
Second off, to Victoria Sesay, its very interesting on your breakdown
of what hapepend with Dry Yai Crew in Sierra Leone, but unfortunately
your account is incorrect. I know the first hand account of it, and
they didnt hustle until they got enough money to get back to the
states, it really had more to do with technicalities than actually
money.As I can say for a fact because I know how the situation
transpired, I have accounts from the promoters you speak about, from
the actual record label, and from the members themselves. I am sorry
to branch off topic but I think it is important as many of us like to
analyze a situation when we are not 100 percent sure of it.
Third off, the name calling is so uncalled for and most of the
individuals commenting do not know this individual person nor their
circumstance and it is very disrespectful to refer to soembody as an
“idiot”.
Lastly, I would like to see what some of us would do or say if we were
in this position? If you were in a different country and just suddenly
told that your visa was banned and revoked, would you all wilfully go
back to Sierra Leone? Would you all turn yourself in to immigration
officials at the end of your visa and voluntarily deport yourself. Or
would you all do or say whatever you have to do to stay in the
country, be it the US or any other developed country? We as Sierra
Leoneans need to be real with ourself and stop looking at things from
one dimension.
@ YKJ i agree with you, that we should look at stories from different dimensions, if you read my post closely you can see that i said “i assume” that that is what they had to do. And any thing else that i stated in my post i heard from the horses mouths, as i also stated in my post, they stayed at my house a few nights… so if they were lying to me then *insert ‘Ye’ shrug*. I was just trying to present a different dimension to the argument that he is an “idot” cause i felt a lot of people forgot about the events of last year and thought that Dry Yai’s trip was all fun and games. weather it was money, technical difficulties, or what ever; they had some type of issues last time that ‘could possibly’ be the reason he doesn’t want to come back. now am i in his head? was i at the boarder with him? NO… just giving my thoughts.
I also totally agree with you on your last point about being real, if you are in that situation you don’t know what you would do. and like i said people are afraid to come back to SL especially during this election time (i personally may find myself on vacation in a neighboring country if things get too hot). i don’t look down on him for what he said tho. Many Many people (some of our own friends and family I’m sure) have said much worse things about SL to get a green card / stay in another country. *you gotta do what you gotta do* His statements just came out because he is a public figure. Should he take a bashing for doing the same thing that millions of SL expats have done in the past and are still doing today? Shoot i know if i was in a jam i would say some stuff real quick about being a marginalized woman.. lol no but on a more serious note, its just a blog no one get upset it’s just news put your comments and move on. like our friend from the embassy said SL is currently embracing freedom of speech. lets enjoy it 🙂
This guy is now back peddling because of the stupid things his girlfriend wrote in an american paper for attention and money !!
There both stupid , to dis his own country is so insulting . For her to say its because he is Muslim is ridiculous . No government revokes visas due to race or hearsay everything gets investigated there not being honest there is much more to this story than they are saying . For his girlfriend to be on a ” no fly ” list also , that proves race and religion has nothing to do with this ….. They have broken the law they are guilty of something , it is ” very fishy ” just like she claims.
Everyone knows there are lawyers that work on pro bono if they can trust there clients , but yet there begging for everyone else’s money , i’m guessing because no Lawyer will take there case as they can see the very many holes this story has.
Relay A.P.C is a disappointed to the people of Serra Leone. The cost of a bag of rice for the grass root or poor ones, before in the days off S.L.P.P it was Le60,000 now 160,000 and 180,000 if the people of Sierra Leone alow the A.P.C for the next 5 years the will buy rice for Le 250,000.
Hi Vikie,
I was at the 14th annual HBS African Conference and attended the session on repatriate enterpreneous which you co panneled. I must say i like your energy so much and look forward to seeing you in Gabon in June for the NEW YORK FURUM AFRICA event.
I visited Freetown just after the postwar reconstruction on the ticket of Regimanuel Gray Ltd for the commisioning of Sieriablock and Regimanuel Gray Sieria Leone Ltd and would like to echo your submissions on curruption in Freetown and employ your politicians to take drastic measures to curb this manace.
You are doing a great job as an individual- keep it going.
Excellent exposure of a society that has tremendous historical clout, but also one that has been gutted by political tsunamis, whose epicentre emanates from a constant collision of tribal plates that are forever shifting against the interest of a paradise that for the moment is completely lost. How does one synthesize these positive efforts with the reality of existing circumstances on the home front?. Is there a sense of commonality between these ideals and the aspirations of the powers to be back home?
Thank You Swit Salone! How very ‘swit’ of you!! Much appreciated!!!
However, please correct an error in the listing – CLAS Legal Limited is a consultancy firm and not a law firm. For those interested to know, we have offices in Sierra Leone and Liberia and offer corporate, legal and advisory services covering tax, accounting, legal, managerial, immigration and secretarial work focusing on ICT/telecoms, agriculture, marine, minerals and finance sectors.
Whenever someone or perhaps a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops.
The 1st responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last would be to express gratitude. Between, the leader can be a servant.
wtf is wrong with you guys this president has being best the best we ever have since pa pa sheki and vicky it is shame on you for you to even report this without confirming the voice
Thank you Vickie,Swit Salone and commentators. What a pleasant surprise. And yes, Mokor, there are MANY many more!
Positive Change HR Consultancy Services provides (i) Research & Advisory services and (ii) Headhunting & Recruitment services to private and public sector clients operating in Sierra Leone.
EBK is a humanbeing, who is acting with magnanimity and gratefullness to Tony Blair. Tony single-handedly brought peace to Sierra Leone and his leverage has helped brought economic investments into our beloved country. His name should be sung in praise and should be allowewed to set office anywhere in Sierra Leone, evidently for the mutual benefits of Tony and “Mama Salone”
Sierra fishing company should be seriously investigated,it used to be owned by a french/russian company, a developement bank, the sierra leone government and the ‘elite’ local business men, its been corrupt since well before the civil war and now U.K aid money is supporting it and no doubt making a few people rich whilst the majority starve.
vickie thanks very much for the good work that you are doing God will bless you for the good work that you are doing.one thing i want you to do is that,let no politician convince you about the good work that you are doing.you are making us know about many things that are happing in the world.thanks
I am the vice chairman of the Sweissy Union UK, I would like to get in touch with Vicky because as I see she is doing a good job for her country and also i will like to showcase what sweissy is doing as an organisation ( A registered charity)with an office and a centre for mainly sierra leoneans to do job search and learn basic computer skills in the UK we also promote community cohesion and build community members capacity.
please get in touch as we want you to be our partner of choice.
regards
T. Foday (flex)
WOW !!! Really ???
This couple will say anything !! He will even make his partner sound more stupid and like a bigger scab !!!
Now we have two different stories , both filled with lies …. Who to believe ???
NONE !!
Massive SL community in Australia ,i hear he is working there and making money on a holiday visa ?
Yet she has her home town raising money for them , so they can holiday in Australia !
Disgraceful , this has only been done to have fame and or money , shame on you both .
NOW PLEASE STOP WAISTING READERS TIME TALKING ABOUT THESE TWO !!!!!
There absolutely has been no working during there stay in Au. And no breech of any laws. The problems that are being faced are unfair and the reasons behind them are assumptions. Mr. Daramys case has been closed with border controll but all other aspects to this situation are currently being worked out legally. No one is running a free vacation or looking for fame, just justice in this wrong doing for both parties involved. There was a misunderstanding on Dovys position with the current SL government that he cleared up but to start vicious rumors from a source that knows nothing about there current situation is wrong.
I saw dovy dovy play in AU when i was there, Yes he is working there MV.
Two news artical’s claiming different things i’m guessing because he isn’t aloud back to USA he needs to ” eat his words “incase he has to come home. But my guess is he marries that girl in AU even though he cheats on her constantly then tries to go back to the USA as a married couple. MV really you know nothing the government does not put a band on visas if no law is broken.
Listen, I was one of those who came down hard on the poor sap when this medium broke the lead story on this the last time. Having clarified himself, I think the guy deserves a break. We now know that he is not one to throw his country under the bus in a foreign country–so to speak. He just throws his girlfriend under the bus in a foreign country. What a great guy?
Again more vicious rumors coming from the community. So sad. Actually there are a few ways a visa can be revoked and legal issues are one which daramy has been cleared of. Others are to do not with illegal doings. Daramy giving a freestyle while on vacation because his fans demand it is hardly working. I know this couple closely and neither of them are working in AU. Thats a fact not a rumor. And has anyone looked at where the quotation marks are in this article? I see the quotes around the statement “I did not say that I was afraid to go back to Sierra Leone because of the current government. I have no direct problem with the government. What I did say was that I fear election season violence – as someone who is a public figure and has a great impact on the youth of the country, I am sometimes the target of political groups who wish to use me for their own ends.”
and the statement,“we support justice for our people, jobs for our people, clean water for our people, health for our people. We stand for the people of Sierra Leone. We give voice to their needs.”
Other than that the rest is the journalists interpretation!!!! She can put whatever spin on this article she wants, making him or his fiancee look bad. Daramy did not throw his fiancee under the bus so to speak but the JOURNALIST alludes that it was the fiancee who was trying to gain assistance. Assistance in finding the correct legal help! There is nothing wrong with that. This is why dealing with the media is always a tricky situation because they like to twist words and make the story as dramatic and scandal driven as possible IT’s THERE JOB!
Obviously many of you want to keep your fellow SL brother down by posting untrue rumors of working, cheating and backtracking. Non of which you can prove. To knock down someone you should uplift is sad but not shocking.
Rumors are nothing more than rumors!
Prooves my theory rite I put a comment stating where he has been quoted and how the rest is a reporters skewed version……and this bogg took it down?? Nice reporting!!! And look at this rubbish……….
She definitely has my vote for SLFA President for pulling off something like that. At least someone who wants to progress the talents of the young in Sierra leone utilizing soccer as branding platform. Wish her and mama salone all the best in this endeavor.
this is soo true.
I visited home this christmas and like your friend came back to the US with significantly fewer clothes. i felt guilty when i was asked by friends and family for stuff so i gave them every single time. I figured its the least i could do to help, however, people will take advantage of your kindness and I will def not be making the same mistakes again.
You know what I found really annoying this year when I went, was the sense of entitlement. Everywhere I went relatives were asking me what I brought for them even though they know I’m currently a full time student. And when I would give them something, either money or a small gift, they would look at it with clear disdain. At some point I started taking gifts back, if you can’t muster up an ounce of gratitude then you don’t deserve anything from me.
This is a case of let the deserving candidate get shoed in. Whether a woman or not she has sufficiently demonstrated her willingness to get things done and the capacity to deliver on the big occassions. Again if as is often the case they turn around and impose a man again where none of the men inthe past have provred worthy then again we would have failed. It is not beacuse a man has Msc or PHD he therefoe has the qualities to occupy a position notre that he was a football would he make a good FA boss. We have coaches to train the teams but we need visionaries at the helm to steer the FA forward.
It will be the biggest blunder and shame if this chance is missed to elect someone who cares and is progressive
What in God’s name does the first paragraph have to do with the rest of this article?
Is it racism or just ignorance! When will the Sierra Leoneans of Lebanese descent/origin (YES Sierra Leoneans) stop being used as scapegoats for all the woes of the country.
Thanks for the info. We live and learn every day. During my first visit to S/L I was informed by my late friend (Ben)TO GIVE WHAT I HAVE FOR FRIENDS WHEN I WAS READY TO DEPART FROM S/L TO MY DESTINATION. Fortunately it worked out very well. Only my sister got an early gift because she is blood relative. Always stick to your habit of extending hands to whom ever you feel will not come back to ask for more.
Ismeal,
You seem to want the court to find Charles Taylor guilty irrespective of the lack of evidence presented by the prosecution. If this case is truly about justice and not politics Mr. Taylor will be acquited on all charges.
We have a lot of work to do to desensitize our people from the nightmares of our war. We seem to forget that people went through some traumatic times and if presented with such situation again will resort to the same animalistic behavior.
These people need to be paid a fair wage though, considering all the money AM has put into the country and will reap from our soil. They better pay up!
I heard his wife Arianne Zager FLEW to FIJI to re new her visa , she was never on a no fly list , she lied again telling people she caught a boat to Fiji !
They have their own apartment in Australia and are both working illegally.
Every person they speak to gets a different sad story , they play on peoples heart strings to make more money , an account has been set up to fund their long holiday , don’t buy into this scam .
I am a KDF Soldier, and am utterly shocked at the outright lies and dearth of facts in the ludicrous assertions contained in this article and attributed to PACM on the situation in Somalia and the Horn of Africa. Were the subject matter not of such critical importance to East Africa and the Horn of African Countries and peoples, I would not pay one bit of attention to this ludicrous article. A bit of research, a studious attention to the history and demographics of the entire Horn and East Africa would have served to educate both the authors of this article as well as the editors of this blog that carried it. And as is typical of such propaganda-value pieces, shallow facts is interwoven with fiction and outright lies. For the record, the Senegalese Soldiers are not deployed in Somalia to ”rescue the Ethiopians and Kenyans Forces” but simply because it gives this necessary intervention and African Face when forces beyond the borders of somalia are engaged – that is a central pillar of the AU Policy of Military Interventions. And while-as it is not improbable that the Americans are driven by their own interests in this matter, it would be entirely simplistic to expect them to rend Africa a hand in this African problem on altruism alone – we need to endeavor to ensure that our interests as Africans in this undertaking are not shunted aside. I wish to entreat that due diligence in discussion of this magnitude from all parties.
You DO realize that the USA no fly list is coming and going from USA!!!!! And they are both in legal status in AU. I know many of you enjoy seeing them squirm and love to gossip about this but unfortunately most of you have no idea what you are talking about.
No DOVY DOVY is not in legal status in AU he is seeking refuge as he can’t return to the USA for ten years ! He didn’t check his visa before he left America he had a work ” band ” visa to the USA , that means he must travel with Dry Yai , his vacation to AU void his visa . Lets face it he is nothing without pupa Bajah going back to SL is pointless for him now he has no band and has made stupid comments about his own country . His wife Arianne Zager has trapped him and made a fool out of him, contacting the papers when knowing they were in the wrong was such a pathetic attempt to mooch money of honest caring people . The truth will always come out in the end . And it’s coming .
Australia is expensive, to rent ( like they are ) is expensive , they are both on holiday visa’s BUT they are working for cash in hand and whatever they can scab from innocent people .
@Tee Baby, it is relevant. West African’s generally know of the Creole(or Saro/Aku as they are called in Naij or Gambia respectively) and have wondered who these uncouth & uncanny successors of SL are. By stating her heritage shes’s ensuring the greater west african vote, because we all know Aboriginal Sierra Leonians will not vote for her. LOL
Zainab, Gooooo for it!!! be rest assured it’s all for U, This time round just apply some additional pressure on the accelerator, then we hit the target.
We are proud of you. Sierra Leoneans awaits the very positive outcome.
James
Dis zainab of a gal ℓ̊ڪ jst an embarrasmnt to her country, wonderin where thy got her frm, there a lot of gals dat can rep us i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ a better way :((. She’s soo vulgar, talks too much, cannot sing her national athem nither her pledge she uses d f word i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ almst aℓℓ hour sentnces, she flirts Ñ she has a loose panty ;((
I know and was married to this crazy lady, I bet it was her mouth that got them in trouble. The stories I could tell… If it was not for the charges of slander I would face. I didn’t make my money by slamming my brakes on when a city bus was behind me, so I don’t won’t to blow it on stupid crap.
WOW HEARING YOU LOUD ABD CLEAR RENO !!! GUESSING THEY PLAYED YOU TOO , EASY TRICK TO HAVE FALLEN FOR . I HOPE YOUR OK . SHE IS ( ARIANNE ZAGER ) PURE EVIL !!!
Oh Jpseph and Winnie poor fools!!!! Don’t be mad cause you could never keep the attention of them…..poor babies!!!!!! As I know both of you GOT DUMPED!!! She left you Reno and he left you WINNIE. GET OVER IT because someone does not want to be with you or are happy with you does not mean they are evil just means you were boring!!!!!!!
They are both on work visas now. They have been sponsored as of last week. Zager has many talents to pick from and multiple degrees so it was not really a problem to work out. They are both legal and are finding there way. Daramys visa was revoked and had nothing to do with not traveling with the band. He has made many trips without them. This situation is not a trap or a scam ……life takes turns sometimes, and these two will always not only survive but come out on top…..WATCH!!!!
Vicki please explain this to me i worked in Salone as an expatriate and was shocked that people actually considered double/triple dating by both sexes as normal what worried me is the impact this would have in combating HIV/Aids…has it always been like this?
What a lie again !!
Their visas are not valid i can VOUCH and have PROFF of this, they are sponsored but it is not legit they do not work for these companies in which they claim. A FRIEND SET UP A SCAM ONE !!
Arianne Zager has many talents her best being a scammer and a compulsive lier , i also have much prof on this…
Come out on top now thats funny she is stuck in Australia with a husband that constantly cheats on her , even in AU , she even busted him !! but took him back cos lets face it who else would want her .
And well poor DOVY DOVY needs her if he ever has a chance on getting back into America . Lets face it he cant go back to SL .
Arianne ” your wrong ” you need to stop making out that you and your life is perfect , FAR FROM IT !!!
No one said anything about a life being perfect! No one said anything about their relationship being perfect. But to be with someone for over 3 years is a LONG scam to get into a country INCASE something ever happens. You have no proof of anything and can’t even spell the word PROOF! There is no scam here and you have no idea of what you are speaking of. Please show us all this proof or PROFF you have. Make up more stories and let this become a focus for you…….. poor thing!
I talked with with Dovy yersteday and he says this entire article is a LIE and he never even gave this interview. He did not even know it was on line and neither did his fiancé. OHHHHH SALONE can we ever step away from the drama?
I don’t know, I have known Arianne since she was 4 years old and she has never ever been one to scam or be vicious. She has donated her time and money helping others including Sierra Leone. Is she a saint?? No. She is human just like every one of you but as far as her being a scam artist or evil you could not be more wrong. She keeps to herself and shows her art and music to the public. And other then that is fairly private and has been her entire life. Over the past few years I have gotten to know the relationship between Daramy and Zager and there has been bumps on the path just like any normal relationship but as far as him using her for proper papers…….if he cheats on her constantly why doesn’t he marry one of these girls that have citizenship in the US? Or marry his childs mother who has her citizenship? If there are so many women that hold his attention why not marry a girl in AU and just be done with it? He flew himself all the way to AU to prepose why do all that? Why take her to Africa and traditionally marry her in front of his mother and father? To scam for the future the no one had any idea would happen? Daramy had his visas set up on his own with his musical group and needed no ones help to stay legal. Let these two do what they want. If they are meant to be they will be. God will decide not blogg posters!
why are you guys so rude well at last they did well and what about you lo-lay what have you ever won in your life they are better because the public have seen them.
we dont support violence against woman but she should not have said that to him..So in other words the slapping is justifiable…Wonder who wrote this caption should typical
personally I think a lot of people are all failing to look at the big picture. As a woman I would feel so violated if I had an individual peep in on me while having a shower, regardless of whether we are in a competition or a game. For Zainab to do what she did and insult DBK after he reprimanded her for her actions is just wrong. Imagine if the tables were turned and it was him spying on her in the shower, Africa would be in an uproar and we would be talking about sexual assault here. sometimes we need to watch what message our actions send out to the young people as using profanities on television and failing to apologize when confronted about our wrongs is just wrong. This has nothing to do with being Sierra Leonean, it about being a decent individual and violence, cursing or using words like N***** and B*** is no way for ANYONE to act. I’m not condoning DBK’s actions but gosh I feel embarrassed whenever I hear young promising individuals acting like they have no self respect
Exactly, we can’t have double standards. What applies to women should also apply to men. Just because she is a woman, does not mean it is alright for her to do what she did. He had every right to confront her and to react when provoked. It is just unfortunate that it resulted in this violence. I don’t condone violence but we cannot treat men and women differently. She was not right and everyone should stop makng her out to be the victim. She was the instigator and they are both victims. She knew exactly what she was aiming to do when she started this whole nonsense.
She is gorgeous! This is the first time I have seen or heard of her as I am not Sierra Leonean, but her language/attitude is definitely a turn off. Perhaps some identity issues need to be addressed? Both her language and accent are uncharacteristic of an African woman. One minute she sounds Sierra Leonean and the next she is hood. That lack of consistency is simply put, “shady”. That said, while she might have provoked that HOT slap, he should have been disqualified as well. Allowing him to stay on the show, sends the message that he did nothing wrong and slapping her was wrong. Simply for the fact that violence should not be tolerated, unless maybe it is self defense. How is it that she is disqualified for provoking him and he is not disqualified for being violent? Even this title alone led me to believe she actually started the fight by being physically violent. The fact that she was disqualified and he was not is definitely a problem, and it reflects that general attitude most Africans (especially men) have towards violence against women. If you can “justify” it, then we can all move along like it is okay and it is NOT okay.
I would like to congratulate Isha. Its incredible that she used her personal resources to MAKE this happen. I totally get where she is coming from. Football is an international language, sport in general promotes so much positiveness.
I worked in Salone on and off for two years at the end of the war, when i returned home to my Native Scotland all people wanted to talk about was diamonds and the associated horrors. Yet all i could speak of was a vibrancy i had never before witnessed in what was a brutalized nation. The talent is there, the desire is there, it’s time to move on. This is inspiring, i wonder just how much of the lack of corporate support was down to Isha being female, academic, well bred and rich. Im guessing too many noses are out of joint.
i want to say sorry to all those fans who were deeply supporting our dear sister. even though, i am some how disappointed and frustrated but i am also very please with the way our dear sister show case her ability in the BBS. people are blaming her for calling DKB {Africa man} “bitch” and which eventually led to her eviction from the competition.However, this i may tend to accept base on the so call kangaroo judges in BBS. our sis is not a demon or a male hater but someone with very good compassion and forgiving spirit. guys remember that she forgives the same Africa man {DKB} when he rained invectives on her and she never slap him [Africa man]. this shows how some African male folks react when they are given almost the same wishes {invectives}. she makes people laugh but DKB makes me sad.
She’s just simply rude,i dont no wat her idea of behavin is,maybe she thought dat rudeness wuld get her to win. Ar nor surprise wan salone alside we go we must disgrace we sef
shame on all you who say ” i do not support violent against women but she was wrong for confronting him’ He confronted her in the first place. what makes you all think not ok for a lady to confront a man if you are fighting for 50/50?
The terrain in Koinadougou district is brutal. Why not bring one person from each each village to Kabala Govt Hospital, and train them in basic midwifery (presumably enough to save most lives), and then send them back to their villages. Seems like the only way really to address the issue.
Who cares for the singer, only the vibes that matters as the real true Salone today? The REDEEMER turned (THE DECEIVER) of the people who entrusted in him as their leader when he took over Ahmed Kabbah. Let’s vote for a new direction” that will help us build ‘ a better Sierra Leone’ for our people who are today suffering under a Government bereft of ideas, trapped in corruption, nepotism, regionalism, incompetence, mendacity, and selfish power hungry leadership. Not who you want to be President but who in the list would most change the direction of Mama Salone today, keeps no sacred cows in their back yards. A zero tolerance of State criminals. Maintain full law and order of our beloved country and treat everyone the same. No division between the North and South or East and West(1 country,1 people)
The slapping is not justifiable, because she is a woman. He should have exercised patient to report her to Big Brother, he is older and even stronger than her, women are vulnerable and we do not support violent against women. is this guy crazy, if it was my sister i will retaliate. This is what we usually say in krio(natin pass advantage)
i don’t know what world you live in dear but in this world where people like Zainanb behave the way the do, everyone has limits. for someone who goes about screaming her head off and insulting people at every given opportunity she really does know how to play a good victim.
as someone who follows the show, I remember Zainab having an argument with another housemate in Downville. The minute they started arguing she started insulting the man’s mother and family. Faced with another argument in Upville and having DKB insult her father, she takes such serious offence and wants to start a fight. now if that isn’t someone taking advantage of the fact that she is female i dint know what is. while i do not condone violence against women I did know from the start that Zainab had a slap like that coming and even if not on the show or from a man, it was coming. You cant go about provoking people and not expect a reaction, some people have short tempers and would not be able to handle what the average person does.
she really needs to change her attitude because it screams the word uncivilized and trust me no amount of money, fame or success can change that.
If it was in America or Europe, DKB would have been disqualified because they recognized, respect and protect the right of a woman.Africans why are we behaving to each other like that, because they have seen the high potential in Zainab that is why they decided to set her up.My sister keep the faith God have a plan for you.So so bad heart Africa make ah tire.No matter what Sierra Leone will one day win this show.
The writer of this article is suffering from knowledge defeciency. I’m from Kenya and very soon we are taking over Kismayu. The last Alshabaab stronghold!
Being a reality show, the expectation is lack of privacy. Therefore DKB should have known better. besides he was seen entering the bath room while Zainab was in there in previous videos…
hard to believe this guy is a comedian. he shoulda made a joke out of it and her. anytime someone hits someone it just shows how totally primitive their brain is. here you are on a tv show to win some money and you can’t keep your cool? damn they spooked him! anyone yelling words just reveals their thinking and frustration – you can take it or leave it. yell back if u think they’re wrong. if they say something bad about ur mum, who cares? why are people so easily upset by that? talk ur talk all u want. u are just showing what a moron u r. i just put my fingers in my ears and go blah blah blah back at ya. when u grow up, maybe i’d listen.
Thank you, Switmot, for a sympathetic story about Mali: its positive sides and some of its misfortunes.
It is true that people in the north are suffering: not only people who drink alcohol or have a child out of muslim wedlock, but everyone who is opposed to a sectarian interpretation of islam applied in a totalitarian way. And, apparently, by far most Malians are opposed to this.
I would like to point out, however, that in spite of what is happening in the north, nearly all the time Bamako continues to feel calm and peacefull.
And of course it is good news that the courageous interim government is starting to fight corruption and nepotism, at the same time favoring negociations for a solution in the north (a military solution being unrealistic).
To a larger extent this is true but it really boils down to movement…In America We work long hours and drive more often than walk.In UK,Africans in the diaspora are hopping on and off buses than driving.
The Lebanese are involved in all sector because they have the capital and the profits from these businesses are promptly deposited in Lebanese and other foreign banks creating wealth for them and those institutions instead of the location where the profits where originally generated. That is not the action of a Sierra Leonean. I think $3,000 dollars is just about right for citizenship. It will raise some much needed capital. They should quit moaning about their birthright and engage with the process as a bona fide revenue creating initiative. They run some of the most profitable businesses so i think it is fitting that they pay for citizenship. Let them inject some of that foreign cash into the local economy.
Its an oxymoron to give citizenship of a country to a man who was born in said country. This costs $3000, expensive to say the least and yes we all know that these Lebanese people are mostly people of means and in a lot of cases multi millionaires. That said it would not cost $3000 in administration fees to naturalise someone a citizen, it is unjust and unfair to these people. The government should be compensating them for the discrimination that they have suffered. Having said all that I applaud the government of Sierra Leone for taking these steps historic indeed. I hope this is extended too the Krios, I hope that they will one day allow them to own and buy land ect in provinces.
Victor Lewis…even the United States does not charge 3000 dollars for citzenship.As a Sierra Leonean I am with them on this one.It is unfair.However it is the leadership of the country whether SLPP or APC (I am indifferent to either) that is completely rubbish.
Hi Vickie, hope all is well on your end. I have been reading most of your entries about Sierra Leone and I would like to say thank you for always being so honest and for sharing your experiences. I am Sierra Leonean living in Canada; reading your blogs have def provided me loads of information about SL that I would otherwise never obtain on my own. Keep up the good work, you are so intelligent, knowledgeable and personalable….hope you stay optimistic. Best of luck with your studies and life.
Ps: sorry about your relationship outcome with your friend Adama
Cheers
Ishiatu
Wow!
I WANT TO KNOW IF HE IS ELIGIBLE TO PLAY FOR SIERRA LEONE ,RISING STARS LIKE THIS IS A TREASURE TO HOLD ON TO.PLEASE REPLY
Sierra Leone is rising indeed, some lost hope a long time ago by certain individuals. For you to acknowledge your true friend, just wait until times are hard then they will show their true colours. In times past many Sierra Leonean thought this was the end until God smiled ones at Sierra Leone. ” IF GOD BE FOR US WHO CAN BE AGAINST US”.
You omitted the most significant one of all, Borbor Belleh By Emerson – it was the first revolutionary song to make a breakthrough and really put the authorities on red alert.
By the way, even the then speaker of parliament, Justice Edmond Cowan was so incensed by the song that he said the law should act against Emerson for songs like that.
Simply put, Borboh Belleh was the catalyst for what came to be known as revolutionary songs in Sierra Leone, it prompted many other musician such as Extra O, Jungle Leaders and others to sing more of revo songs
I had a very unfortunate experience here. The price was changed for my infant twins (from Le700k to Le900k). In all the previous meetings stating the age and development of my children, that increased price was not written or stated anywhere. What’s more, is that the price was not being increased for everyone, just my 10 month olds, while this website clearly states that the academy is for infants to pre-school. My husband and I are most disappointed. For those of you who know of my writing, I will continue my comments on the Expat blogs.
Real smart lady. Please take a look at her youtube site
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzxS_wvehtU
With the same last name, just had me thinking whether there was any family tree connection.
Not Tom’s most flattering moment! 🙂
Sir Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
our unsung Hero
1875 – 1912
CENTENARY FESTIVAL
I attended the World premier of The opera Thelma, by Sir Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, which was performed by the Surrey Opera at the Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, on Thursday 9th February 2012. This work was for a long time believed to be lost or destroyed; it was miscatalogued in the British Library, and unearthed by Dr Catherine Carr, in the course of research for her PhD thesis.The Mayor, Councillor Graham Bass, and Lady Mayoress together with the Festival Patron , Sir John Tomlinson CBE attended. Also present in the audience was Mrs Florence Bangalie who is Head of Chancery at the Sierra Leone High Commission, and a few other Sierra Leoneans taking part in a year long Festival during this Centenary year of Celebration of the composer’s life, and work. HE Mr Edward M Turay is appointed a Vice President of the Festival.
The story of Thelma is presented as a Norse myth; good triumphs over evil and true love reigns (in the Romantic tradition).
Synopsis
Thelma is the daughter of King Olaf; she is in love with Earl Eric and he is in love with her. A bad man, Carl, also wants to marry Thelma. King Olaf wants her to marry Carl. Another lady, Gudrun, is in love with Carl.
King Olaf sets a challenge for Thelma’s two suitors: she will marry the man who recovers a golden goblet that he lost to the sea where it is held in a kingdom of fearsome but good-natured sea necks. But it is necessary to pass through a dangerous maelstrom to reach that kingdom.
Eric’s fairy godmother gives him an amulet to protect him on his journey. Carl steals it from him but Gudrun, knowing its story, returns it to Eric. Carl, assuming that Eric will be killed without the amulet’s protection, tells the King that Eric is dead and Carl’s wedding to Thelma is arranged.
Meanwhile, Eric gets the golden goblet and returns it to the King just in time before the marriage takes place. King Olaf arranges for Eric and Thelma to wed instead. Carl tries to kill Eric but Gudrun interposes herself and she is killed instead. Carl is carried off. Eric marries Thelma and everybody is happy.
about Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a Black man, was one of the foremost English composers of his generation.
His father was Dr Daniel Peter Hughes from Sierra Leone. He trained in England as a doctor and worked as a GP with a senior partner; when the senior partner died, he inevitably lost most of his patients and returned to Sierra Leone. Meanwhile, 18 year old Alice Martin gave birth to his son in August 1857, and with her father’s support raised S C-T including his training at the Royal College of Music in London.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was a founding organiser of the Pan African Congress in London in 1900. In Washington DC, the “Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Choral Society” was formed by around 200 Black singers to perform his work. They sponsored his first trip to the USA.
As well as being a prolific composer, he was for periods of his life the “chief conductor” of the Croydon Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Choral Society and he lectured at Trinity College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music.
He died of pneumonia at the age of 37.
His work was incredibly popular in the U.K. before the Second World War: the Royal Albert Hall held an annual costumed production of his Song of Hiawatha choral trilogy conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent. His work went out of fashion after 1945.
Educated in composition at the Royal College of Music under C. V. Stanford in the same year as Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams, his music is very much English music of that period. The Music scholar can hear, in Thelma, influences of Dvorak, Mahler, Wagner and Delius professionally delivered by the lead Lady Joanna Weeks and a stalwart cast of excellent voices. As an untrained thespian, and a pioneer of operatic performances of the Freetown Choral Society of yore, I enjoyed the production immensely and found that S C-T had his own distinctive style of composition; the choreography was impeccable, but I missed leaving with a memorable tune or song. The high standard of the production was due in no small measure to the Artist Director, Christopher Cowell, and the Conductor, Jonathan Butcher GRSM ARSM LRAM. How I yearned that we could boast such an orchestra in Sierra Leone, or even a much smaller group! I anticipate that the Ballanta Academy will recognise this great son of our land, and also celebrate his Centenary year in an appropriate manner. There is no doubt that we should all be especially proud of this famous countryman with family connections such as our most renowned ex-Mayor of Freetown 1948-54, Alderman Eustace Henry Taylor Cummings CBE, and I strongly believer that any posthumous National Honour would seem an obvious reward for his timely achievements setting Sierra Leone so firmly on the World stage those many decades ago.
Sqn Ldr Winston Forde RAF Ret’d
Is this realy true…?
The good part is they are trained to be political leaders and bad part is how are they trained, meaning the ideology giving to them.
thanks for such a wonderful venture, may God crown all your effort with great success. please my production wants to attend this program, so tell us how to go about it.
I desperately need to amend my REview published above, as Samuel Coleridge Taylor did not live long enough to me made a Knight of the Realm! He probably would have become Sir Coleridge Taylor, deservedly, one day. So, please de.ete “Sir” from the title, and also from the first line! I hope you can.
Re S C-T
See our review & please add a link to it?
Interesting material of yours.
PGW
(Not possible for us to do the deletions you request)
Mohamed Kallon you’re our born Sierra Leonean supperstar, keep the flame blazing- let it blaze. I love u
There is of course a tremendous difference between what I just saw here, and what I experienced in Sierra Leone. Foreigners dominate every ounce of trade in the country, Freetown is overcrowded, filthy and confused. Poverty abounds in its extremity, law and order is non existent, why in God’s name would the government allow okada’s which to me is an accident waiting to happen to roam dangerously with absolutely no boundries within which to operate. What is the difference between an investor and a reap off exploiter? What in the world is going on in that country?
Vickie, you are such a beauty! You looked amazing.
hey 2 birds (baja and mohamed), PLEASE NOTE THAT MUSIC IS A PROFESSION& NOT A CRITISING TOOL AS U HAVE BEEN USING IT FOR, i think this might learn u a lesson, music is for comforting the soul, most likley u guys lack good education and see that u can just bump into any profession, please i am advising as we all are young guys , u either sing sober music or u stop the critisism, to every action u must expect a reaction sso u choose,
am mohammed a sierra leonean in ghana and want to know what is happening in my home country
Beautiful voice, so proud of her…
This dovey fellow is giving salone and the current government a bad reputation. I do not ever recall the current government arresting an artist for criticizing them. Moreover, I do not ever remember Daramy or any member of the dry yai crew releasing any single against the ruling party. I do remember Bajah releasing a single against an MP for having sex with an underage girl, but that was under the kabbah regime. Daramy don fen ensef pan tight place so e dae look for way out of am. Make en uman file for am so dat e go get green card, IDIOT.
so how is this beneficial to us..Dnt think this should have made the news and the last bit of what he says about not going back for fare of persecution is his own business dont think you should come out and say you are in doubt of what he said..Not entirely sure how this has anything to do with anyone, is just bare hating and people are all getting excited about it..Typical Salone article
fair correct my last! 🙂
It is mind boggling to me that this guy would make such a ridiculous statement that has no basis in fact. It is a statement that is clearly a convenient afterthought, no doubt geared towards obtaining asylum, that he would now claim fear of prosecution should he return to Sierra Leone. As reported, he was in Sierra Leone last year. Had the government had any designs to arrest or prosecute him, it would have done so then; it would not have waited until now– when his ability to visit/stay in America is revoked — to do so. It is shameful, if not bothering on treason, that he would soil his mother land in a foreign country for his own benefit. As one commenter mentioned or implied, when has this government arrested any artist because such artist made a song critical of its policies? If more talented men like Emmerson can freely live in Sierra Leone, despite having made songs critical of this government, why would this clown not be able to do the same? Here is some free advise, Mr. Reggae man: If this ridiculous statement of yours was made on the advise of counsel, go back and get whatever money you gave him/her becuase his/her law degree, based on this advise, is not worth the paper that it is printed on. Here is another free advise, genius (not): You have a body of work out there. It is that body of work that would be looked at, juxtaposing it with similarly situated individuals (that is, other artists that have made similar or same songs critical of the government) that your petition will be judged by. By the way, don’t even think about seeking asylum in the United States now that you are in Australia because U.S. immigration laws clearly presume you to be safe in whatever country you are now in (Australia) outside of your home country. Your best bet is to seek asylum down under (Australia). I hear our abroginee (phonetic) brothers and sisters love reggae music. You can entertain them. Just make sure that you don’t throw them under the bus as you just did your motherland.
As a lawyer that pracitces inthe area of immigration law i say, leave this man alone to seek asylum anywhere he chooses. He is dpoing what he needs to do to get where he wants to get to. I see nothing wrong with that. immigraion personnel are trained to ferret out nonsenseical applications.
He is marrying an American girl so he can get visa !!! They put it in paper so they can get money ( donations ) from people .
He ask her in Febuary his visa was ending in May …. Do the math , He always cheat on her anyway
It’s been a blessing to hear you sign. I’m glad we’ve meet at the audio school downtown Manhattan. Again, you have lovely talent. Hope to catch your next performance.
Peace and Blessings.
The Clarinet Player
D. J. Ross
Strasser is a skipper? GUSH!
Well i mean a part of me thinks that his statement maybe an exaggeration of the truth. if you remember the last time that those guys were here it was during the Dec RFM/Black Leo rubbish that was going on (Machetes in the streets). and unfortunately Dry Yai crew was def caught up in that (by virtue of being musicians), i don’t know how much of it was due to the Govt tho. but at that time the Govt was pretty harsh to all members of the music industry. there were heavy fines placed on their promoters not to mention losses due to the cancellation of shows (everyone was pissed). they were left with no money and even had problems finding a place to stay (they stayed with my family a couple of nights). after all of the loses with their management/promoters they had no money to get back to the states, they appealed to the Govt for help and were turned away… they struggled to find their way until the ban was lifted, did a few shows and i assume made enough money to get back to the states. needless to say, they left with a bitter taste in their mouths and i do know for a fact that there were some confrontations with Govt officials. now do i think that those confrontations mean that Mr. Daramy can not come back to live in SL… ?? Further more lets be honest, lots of people are afraid of election time, not just here in SL but in any African country, and for my case i present the past two years of elections in West Africa. No country held elections with out bloodshed, NONE. and SL is no different our elections are still a few months away and already there has been blood shed on two separate occasions.
Well, this is simple for the US immigration authorities. Check with the US embassy in Freetown, where I am writing from. Freedom of expression, among many others, is highly respected by the previous government and the present government in Freetown. You only need to read our newspapers and listen to our radio stations or even our television, which was transformed into a public broadcaster by the present government, where freedom of expression is exhibited every now and then. Too bad an excuse, Daramy.
These comments are so interesting. First off I believe the publisher
of the article has the right to publish whatever they want. She is not
the first person to publish this, so whats the issue?
Second off, to Victoria Sesay, its very interesting on your breakdown
of what hapepend with Dry Yai Crew in Sierra Leone, but unfortunately
your account is incorrect. I know the first hand account of it, and
they didnt hustle until they got enough money to get back to the
states, it really had more to do with technicalities than actually
money.As I can say for a fact because I know how the situation
transpired, I have accounts from the promoters you speak about, from
the actual record label, and from the members themselves. I am sorry
to branch off topic but I think it is important as many of us like to
analyze a situation when we are not 100 percent sure of it.
Third off, the name calling is so uncalled for and most of the
individuals commenting do not know this individual person nor their
circumstance and it is very disrespectful to refer to soembody as an
“idiot”.
Lastly, I would like to see what some of us would do or say if we were
in this position? If you were in a different country and just suddenly
told that your visa was banned and revoked, would you all wilfully go
back to Sierra Leone? Would you all turn yourself in to immigration
officials at the end of your visa and voluntarily deport yourself. Or
would you all do or say whatever you have to do to stay in the
country, be it the US or any other developed country? We as Sierra
Leoneans need to be real with ourself and stop looking at things from
one dimension.
@ YKJ i agree with you, that we should look at stories from different dimensions, if you read my post closely you can see that i said “i assume” that that is what they had to do. And any thing else that i stated in my post i heard from the horses mouths, as i also stated in my post, they stayed at my house a few nights… so if they were lying to me then *insert ‘Ye’ shrug*. I was just trying to present a different dimension to the argument that he is an “idot” cause i felt a lot of people forgot about the events of last year and thought that Dry Yai’s trip was all fun and games. weather it was money, technical difficulties, or what ever; they had some type of issues last time that ‘could possibly’ be the reason he doesn’t want to come back. now am i in his head? was i at the boarder with him? NO… just giving my thoughts.
I also totally agree with you on your last point about being real, if you are in that situation you don’t know what you would do. and like i said people are afraid to come back to SL especially during this election time (i personally may find myself on vacation in a neighboring country if things get too hot). i don’t look down on him for what he said tho. Many Many people (some of our own friends and family I’m sure) have said much worse things about SL to get a green card / stay in another country. *you gotta do what you gotta do* His statements just came out because he is a public figure. Should he take a bashing for doing the same thing that millions of SL expats have done in the past and are still doing today? Shoot i know if i was in a jam i would say some stuff real quick about being a marginalized woman.. lol no but on a more serious note, its just a blog no one get upset it’s just news put your comments and move on. like our friend from the embassy said SL is currently embracing freedom of speech. lets enjoy it 🙂
@Victoria Sesay…good points! I agree 🙂
Oleku is a great song and its pretty good.abass and kadie sesay are my moms cousins i saw you take a picture with them on facebook.
This guy is now back peddling because of the stupid things his girlfriend wrote in an american paper for attention and money !!
There both stupid , to dis his own country is so insulting . For her to say its because he is Muslim is ridiculous . No government revokes visas due to race or hearsay everything gets investigated there not being honest there is much more to this story than they are saying . For his girlfriend to be on a ” no fly ” list also , that proves race and religion has nothing to do with this ….. They have broken the law they are guilty of something , it is ” very fishy ” just like she claims.
Everyone knows there are lawyers that work on pro bono if they can trust there clients , but yet there begging for everyone else’s money , i’m guessing because no Lawyer will take there case as they can see the very many holes this story has.
Poor imitation. How could Vicki be fooled that this clown is Innocent
Great program, hope we can have more like this.
Truly speaking, this is not Innocent, The SLPP has finally fail again on their move for power, this is NOT making any sense very ironical.
This is a lie and Innocent might take court action. You’ve grown so cheap that you even commit impersonation with even batting an eyelid.
thank u so much for yr life
Ghanian MEN would be #1 on my list!! Damn Damn Damn!! Excuse my french!
Cant get enough of azonto!!!!
Relay A.P.C is a disappointed to the people of Serra Leone. The cost of a bag of rice for the grass root or poor ones, before in the days off S.L.P.P it was Le60,000 now 160,000 and 180,000 if the people of Sierra Leone alow the A.P.C for the next 5 years the will buy rice for Le 250,000.
I love this dedication to our amazing women, women that I did not know of until now.
Thanks!
Hi Vikie,
I was at the 14th annual HBS African Conference and attended the session on repatriate enterpreneous which you co panneled. I must say i like your energy so much and look forward to seeing you in Gabon in June for the NEW YORK FURUM AFRICA event.
I visited Freetown just after the postwar reconstruction on the ticket of Regimanuel Gray Ltd for the commisioning of Sieriablock and Regimanuel Gray Sieria Leone Ltd and would like to echo your submissions on curruption in Freetown and employ your politicians to take drastic measures to curb this manace.
You are doing a great job as an individual- keep it going.
Excellent exposure of a society that has tremendous historical clout, but also one that has been gutted by political tsunamis, whose epicentre emanates from a constant collision of tribal plates that are forever shifting against the interest of a paradise that for the moment is completely lost. How does one synthesize these positive efforts with the reality of existing circumstances on the home front?. Is there a sense of commonality between these ideals and the aspirations of the powers to be back home?
Thank You Swit Salone! How very ‘swit’ of you!! Much appreciated!!!
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This is a fabulous list
Whenever someone or perhaps a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops.
The 1st responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last would be to express gratitude. Between, the leader can be a servant.
wtf is wrong with you guys this president has being best the best we ever have since pa pa sheki and vicky it is shame on you for you to even report this without confirming the voice
thx for to big bother for Nasseman why don u go on the bigbother show? we love Nasseman Liberian love you alot
all the best in life
This is really nice. Until now I never knew such beautiful achievers, and i can bet there are much more! Keep it Swit Salone!
This topic is interesting!
Keep me posted on such topics as “Technology in Sierra Leone”
Thank you Vickie,Swit Salone and commentators. What a pleasant surprise. And yes, Mokor, there are MANY many more!
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many thanks
Sidi
I love what happened to them. God done punish them wel we’ll.
EBK is a humanbeing, who is acting with magnanimity and gratefullness to Tony Blair. Tony single-handedly brought peace to Sierra Leone and his leverage has helped brought economic investments into our beloved country. His name should be sung in praise and should be allowewed to set office anywhere in Sierra Leone, evidently for the mutual benefits of Tony and “Mama Salone”
Sierra fishing company should be seriously investigated,it used to be owned by a french/russian company, a developement bank, the sierra leone government and the ‘elite’ local business men, its been corrupt since well before the civil war and now U.K aid money is supporting it and no doubt making a few people rich whilst the majority starve.
vickie thanks very much for the good work that you are doing God will bless you for the good work that you are doing.one thing i want you to do is that,let no politician convince you about the good work that you are doing.you are making us know about many things that are happing in the world.thanks
I am the vice chairman of the Sweissy Union UK, I would like to get in touch with Vicky because as I see she is doing a good job for her country and also i will like to showcase what sweissy is doing as an organisation ( A registered charity)with an office and a centre for mainly sierra leoneans to do job search and learn basic computer skills in the UK we also promote community cohesion and build community members capacity.
please get in touch as we want you to be our partner of choice.
regards
T. Foday (flex)
WOW !!! Really ???
This couple will say anything !! He will even make his partner sound more stupid and like a bigger scab !!!
Now we have two different stories , both filled with lies …. Who to believe ???
NONE !!
Massive SL community in Australia ,i hear he is working there and making money on a holiday visa ?
Yet she has her home town raising money for them , so they can holiday in Australia !
Disgraceful , this has only been done to have fame and or money , shame on you both .
NOW PLEASE STOP WAISTING READERS TIME TALKING ABOUT THESE TWO !!!!!
There absolutely has been no working during there stay in Au. And no breech of any laws. The problems that are being faced are unfair and the reasons behind them are assumptions. Mr. Daramys case has been closed with border controll but all other aspects to this situation are currently being worked out legally. No one is running a free vacation or looking for fame, just justice in this wrong doing for both parties involved. There was a misunderstanding on Dovys position with the current SL government that he cleared up but to start vicious rumors from a source that knows nothing about there current situation is wrong.
I saw dovy dovy play in AU when i was there, Yes he is working there MV.
Two news artical’s claiming different things i’m guessing because he isn’t aloud back to USA he needs to ” eat his words “incase he has to come home. But my guess is he marries that girl in AU even though he cheats on her constantly then tries to go back to the USA as a married couple. MV really you know nothing the government does not put a band on visas if no law is broken.
No jobs, no food and no money. I wonder what makes a president the best president when he cant even provide the most basic needs of his people.
Listen, I was one of those who came down hard on the poor sap when this medium broke the lead story on this the last time. Having clarified himself, I think the guy deserves a break. We now know that he is not one to throw his country under the bus in a foreign country–so to speak. He just throws his girlfriend under the bus in a foreign country. What a great guy?
I must say ur right vickie. He’s REALLY good, just hope he gets the success he deserves. 🙂
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Again more vicious rumors coming from the community. So sad. Actually there are a few ways a visa can be revoked and legal issues are one which daramy has been cleared of. Others are to do not with illegal doings. Daramy giving a freestyle while on vacation because his fans demand it is hardly working. I know this couple closely and neither of them are working in AU. Thats a fact not a rumor. And has anyone looked at where the quotation marks are in this article? I see the quotes around the statement “I did not say that I was afraid to go back to Sierra Leone because of the current government. I have no direct problem with the government. What I did say was that I fear election season violence – as someone who is a public figure and has a great impact on the youth of the country, I am sometimes the target of political groups who wish to use me for their own ends.”
and the statement,“we support justice for our people, jobs for our people, clean water for our people, health for our people. We stand for the people of Sierra Leone. We give voice to their needs.”
Other than that the rest is the journalists interpretation!!!! She can put whatever spin on this article she wants, making him or his fiancee look bad. Daramy did not throw his fiancee under the bus so to speak but the JOURNALIST alludes that it was the fiancee who was trying to gain assistance. Assistance in finding the correct legal help! There is nothing wrong with that. This is why dealing with the media is always a tricky situation because they like to twist words and make the story as dramatic and scandal driven as possible IT’s THERE JOB!
Obviously many of you want to keep your fellow SL brother down by posting untrue rumors of working, cheating and backtracking. Non of which you can prove. To knock down someone you should uplift is sad but not shocking.
Rumors are nothing more than rumors!
everyone knows she cheats on him with banja anyway! They war caut together multiple times. Its why he’s trying to marry her to put her under lock
Prooves my theory rite I put a comment stating where he has been quoted and how the rest is a reporters skewed version……and this bogg took it down?? Nice reporting!!! And look at this rubbish……….
MV is Dovy Dovys WIFE !!!! LOLOLOLOL
She definitely has my vote for SLFA President for pulling off something like that. At least someone who wants to progress the talents of the young in Sierra leone utilizing soccer as branding platform. Wish her and mama salone all the best in this endeavor.
Anyone @ SLFA other than MA KAMARA and his goons will do.
refreshingly true…Thanks for teaching me No. 10
this is soo true.
I visited home this christmas and like your friend came back to the US with significantly fewer clothes. i felt guilty when i was asked by friends and family for stuff so i gave them every single time. I figured its the least i could do to help, however, people will take advantage of your kindness and I will def not be making the same mistakes again.
You know what I found really annoying this year when I went, was the sense of entitlement. Everywhere I went relatives were asking me what I brought for them even though they know I’m currently a full time student. And when I would give them something, either money or a small gift, they would look at it with clear disdain. At some point I started taking gifts back, if you can’t muster up an ounce of gratitude then you don’t deserve anything from me.
Amen to that. It is a tough call but one has to have balance. No grabit but yet dont be spendthrift
This is a case of let the deserving candidate get shoed in. Whether a woman or not she has sufficiently demonstrated her willingness to get things done and the capacity to deliver on the big occassions. Again if as is often the case they turn around and impose a man again where none of the men inthe past have provred worthy then again we would have failed. It is not beacuse a man has Msc or PHD he therefoe has the qualities to occupy a position notre that he was a football would he make a good FA boss. We have coaches to train the teams but we need visionaries at the helm to steer the FA forward.
It will be the biggest blunder and shame if this chance is missed to elect someone who cares and is progressive
What in God’s name does the first paragraph have to do with the rest of this article?
Is it racism or just ignorance! When will the Sierra Leoneans of Lebanese descent/origin (YES Sierra Leoneans) stop being used as scapegoats for all the woes of the country.
When they start treating Sierra Leoneans as equals and attempt to integrate into society instead of living in their elitist cocoons.
Hope this answers your question.:)
Thanks for the info. We live and learn every day. During my first visit to S/L I was informed by my late friend (Ben)TO GIVE WHAT I HAVE FOR FRIENDS WHEN I WAS READY TO DEPART FROM S/L TO MY DESTINATION. Fortunately it worked out very well. Only my sister got an early gift because she is blood relative. Always stick to your habit of extending hands to whom ever you feel will not come back to ask for more.
Ismeal,
You seem to want the court to find Charles Taylor guilty irrespective of the lack of evidence presented by the prosecution. If this case is truly about justice and not politics Mr. Taylor will be acquited on all charges.
We have a lot of work to do to desensitize our people from the nightmares of our war. We seem to forget that people went through some traumatic times and if presented with such situation again will resort to the same animalistic behavior.
These people need to be paid a fair wage though, considering all the money AM has put into the country and will reap from our soil. They better pay up!
Would like to get postings and and update about events and any developments and Swit Salone. Have a wonderful Independent Day
Omg! Dovy I am so sorry you are in this position.. No wonder I haven’t see you in new York.. Hope they grant you back the visa..
St888!!! Jamaican thing…. Bennie u mek Sierra Leon’s tun up!!!!
I heard his wife Arianne Zager FLEW to FIJI to re new her visa , she was never on a no fly list , she lied again telling people she caught a boat to Fiji !
They have their own apartment in Australia and are both working illegally.
Every person they speak to gets a different sad story , they play on peoples heart strings to make more money , an account has been set up to fund their long holiday , don’t buy into this scam .
I am a KDF Soldier, and am utterly shocked at the outright lies and dearth of facts in the ludicrous assertions contained in this article and attributed to PACM on the situation in Somalia and the Horn of Africa. Were the subject matter not of such critical importance to East Africa and the Horn of African Countries and peoples, I would not pay one bit of attention to this ludicrous article. A bit of research, a studious attention to the history and demographics of the entire Horn and East Africa would have served to educate both the authors of this article as well as the editors of this blog that carried it. And as is typical of such propaganda-value pieces, shallow facts is interwoven with fiction and outright lies. For the record, the Senegalese Soldiers are not deployed in Somalia to ”rescue the Ethiopians and Kenyans Forces” but simply because it gives this necessary intervention and African Face when forces beyond the borders of somalia are engaged – that is a central pillar of the AU Policy of Military Interventions. And while-as it is not improbable that the Americans are driven by their own interests in this matter, it would be entirely simplistic to expect them to rend Africa a hand in this African problem on altruism alone – we need to endeavor to ensure that our interests as Africans in this undertaking are not shunted aside. I wish to entreat that due diligence in discussion of this magnitude from all parties.
You DO realize that the USA no fly list is coming and going from USA!!!!! And they are both in legal status in AU. I know many of you enjoy seeing them squirm and love to gossip about this but unfortunately most of you have no idea what you are talking about.
I am excited too about it all. Hope and pray she will make it and bring that money home..
We are proud of her too…
Great article, wish sunny kamara success in her fashion company and the pieces look AMAZING!!!
Really excited about this wish her luck and hi hope she wins. Please keep us updated on the show, Thanks
Please keep us updated on the show, Thanks
No DOVY DOVY is not in legal status in AU he is seeking refuge as he can’t return to the USA for ten years ! He didn’t check his visa before he left America he had a work ” band ” visa to the USA , that means he must travel with Dry Yai , his vacation to AU void his visa . Lets face it he is nothing without pupa Bajah going back to SL is pointless for him now he has no band and has made stupid comments about his own country . His wife Arianne Zager has trapped him and made a fool out of him, contacting the papers when knowing they were in the wrong was such a pathetic attempt to mooch money of honest caring people . The truth will always come out in the end . And it’s coming .
Australia is expensive, to rent ( like they are ) is expensive , they are both on holiday visa’s BUT they are working for cash in hand and whatever they can scab from innocent people .
I fail to see why her being Creole is relevant. Why was it mentioned in the article?
@Tee Baby, it is relevant. West African’s generally know of the Creole(or Saro/Aku as they are called in Naij or Gambia respectively) and have wondered who these uncouth & uncanny successors of SL are. By stating her heritage shes’s ensuring the greater west african vote, because we all know Aboriginal Sierra Leonians will not vote for her. LOL
Zainab, Gooooo for it!!! be rest assured it’s all for U, This time round just apply some additional pressure on the accelerator, then we hit the target.
We are proud of you. Sierra Leoneans awaits the very positive outcome.
James
Dis zainab of a gal ℓ̊ڪ jst an embarrasmnt to her country, wonderin where thy got her frm, there a lot of gals dat can rep us i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ a better way :((. She’s soo vulgar, talks too much, cannot sing her national athem nither her pledge she uses d f word i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ almst aℓℓ hour sentnces, she flirts Ñ she has a loose panty ;((
Soo annoying :((
I know and was married to this crazy lady, I bet it was her mouth that got them in trouble. The stories I could tell… If it was not for the charges of slander I would face. I didn’t make my money by slamming my brakes on when a city bus was behind me, so I don’t won’t to blow it on stupid crap.
WOW HEARING YOU LOUD ABD CLEAR RENO !!! GUESSING THEY PLAYED YOU TOO , EASY TRICK TO HAVE FALLEN FOR . I HOPE YOUR OK . SHE IS ( ARIANNE ZAGER ) PURE EVIL !!!
Oh Jpseph and Winnie poor fools!!!! Don’t be mad cause you could never keep the attention of them…..poor babies!!!!!! As I know both of you GOT DUMPED!!! She left you Reno and he left you WINNIE. GET OVER IT because someone does not want to be with you or are happy with you does not mean they are evil just means you were boring!!!!!!!
They are both on work visas now. They have been sponsored as of last week. Zager has many talents to pick from and multiple degrees so it was not really a problem to work out. They are both legal and are finding there way. Daramys visa was revoked and had nothing to do with not traveling with the band. He has made many trips without them. This situation is not a trap or a scam ……life takes turns sometimes, and these two will always not only survive but come out on top…..WATCH!!!!
Vicki please explain this to me i worked in Salone as an expatriate and was shocked that people actually considered double/triple dating by both sexes as normal what worried me is the impact this would have in combating HIV/Aids…has it always been like this?
What a lie again !!
Their visas are not valid i can VOUCH and have PROFF of this, they are sponsored but it is not legit they do not work for these companies in which they claim. A FRIEND SET UP A SCAM ONE !!
Arianne Zager has many talents her best being a scammer and a compulsive lier , i also have much prof on this…
Come out on top now thats funny she is stuck in Australia with a husband that constantly cheats on her , even in AU , she even busted him !! but took him back cos lets face it who else would want her .
And well poor DOVY DOVY needs her if he ever has a chance on getting back into America . Lets face it he cant go back to SL .
Arianne ” your wrong ” you need to stop making out that you and your life is perfect , FAR FROM IT !!!
No one said anything about a life being perfect! No one said anything about their relationship being perfect. But to be with someone for over 3 years is a LONG scam to get into a country INCASE something ever happens. You have no proof of anything and can’t even spell the word PROOF! There is no scam here and you have no idea of what you are speaking of. Please show us all this proof or PROFF you have. Make up more stories and let this become a focus for you…….. poor thing!
I talked with with Dovy yersteday and he says this entire article is a LIE and he never even gave this interview. He did not even know it was on line and neither did his fiancé. OHHHHH SALONE can we ever step away from the drama?
I don’t know, I have known Arianne since she was 4 years old and she has never ever been one to scam or be vicious. She has donated her time and money helping others including Sierra Leone. Is she a saint?? No. She is human just like every one of you but as far as her being a scam artist or evil you could not be more wrong. She keeps to herself and shows her art and music to the public. And other then that is fairly private and has been her entire life. Over the past few years I have gotten to know the relationship between Daramy and Zager and there has been bumps on the path just like any normal relationship but as far as him using her for proper papers…….if he cheats on her constantly why doesn’t he marry one of these girls that have citizenship in the US? Or marry his childs mother who has her citizenship? If there are so many women that hold his attention why not marry a girl in AU and just be done with it? He flew himself all the way to AU to prepose why do all that? Why take her to Africa and traditionally marry her in front of his mother and father? To scam for the future the no one had any idea would happen? Daramy had his visas set up on his own with his musical group and needed no ones help to stay legal. Let these two do what they want. If they are meant to be they will be. God will decide not blogg posters!
How did this become about there relationship? WHO CARES!!!!!!!!! move on from this ridiculous topic. I
great news!
it is a great movie and keep the good work true friendship
why are you guys so rude well at last they did well and what about you lo-lay what have you ever won in your life they are better because the public have seen them.
I have been reading your publications for just two months now, and I like all that you guys published and I am happy with all your stories
we dont support violence against woman but she should not have said that to him..So in other words the slapping is justifiable…Wonder who wrote this caption should typical
personally I think a lot of people are all failing to look at the big picture. As a woman I would feel so violated if I had an individual peep in on me while having a shower, regardless of whether we are in a competition or a game. For Zainab to do what she did and insult DBK after he reprimanded her for her actions is just wrong. Imagine if the tables were turned and it was him spying on her in the shower, Africa would be in an uproar and we would be talking about sexual assault here. sometimes we need to watch what message our actions send out to the young people as using profanities on television and failing to apologize when confronted about our wrongs is just wrong. This has nothing to do with being Sierra Leonean, it about being a decent individual and violence, cursing or using words like N***** and B*** is no way for ANYONE to act. I’m not condoning DBK’s actions but gosh I feel embarrassed whenever I hear young promising individuals acting like they have no self respect
Totally agree…
Exactly, we can’t have double standards. What applies to women should also apply to men. Just because she is a woman, does not mean it is alright for her to do what she did. He had every right to confront her and to react when provoked. It is just unfortunate that it resulted in this violence. I don’t condone violence but we cannot treat men and women differently. She was not right and everyone should stop makng her out to be the victim. She was the instigator and they are both victims. She knew exactly what she was aiming to do when she started this whole nonsense.
She is gorgeous! This is the first time I have seen or heard of her as I am not Sierra Leonean, but her language/attitude is definitely a turn off. Perhaps some identity issues need to be addressed? Both her language and accent are uncharacteristic of an African woman. One minute she sounds Sierra Leonean and the next she is hood. That lack of consistency is simply put, “shady”. That said, while she might have provoked that HOT slap, he should have been disqualified as well. Allowing him to stay on the show, sends the message that he did nothing wrong and slapping her was wrong. Simply for the fact that violence should not be tolerated, unless maybe it is self defense. How is it that she is disqualified for provoking him and he is not disqualified for being violent? Even this title alone led me to believe she actually started the fight by being physically violent. The fact that she was disqualified and he was not is definitely a problem, and it reflects that general attitude most Africans (especially men) have towards violence against women. If you can “justify” it, then we can all move along like it is okay and it is NOT okay.
Oh oops I see that he too was evicted, good!
I would like to congratulate Isha. Its incredible that she used her personal resources to MAKE this happen. I totally get where she is coming from. Football is an international language, sport in general promotes so much positiveness.
I worked in Salone on and off for two years at the end of the war, when i returned home to my Native Scotland all people wanted to talk about was diamonds and the associated horrors. Yet all i could speak of was a vibrancy i had never before witnessed in what was a brutalized nation. The talent is there, the desire is there, it’s time to move on. This is inspiring, i wonder just how much of the lack of corporate support was down to Isha being female, academic, well bred and rich. Im guessing too many noses are out of joint.
Go for it Isha, regards from Scotland
i want to say sorry to all those fans who were deeply supporting our dear sister. even though, i am some how disappointed and frustrated but i am also very please with the way our dear sister show case her ability in the BBS. people are blaming her for calling DKB {Africa man} “bitch” and which eventually led to her eviction from the competition.However, this i may tend to accept base on the so call kangaroo judges in BBS. our sis is not a demon or a male hater but someone with very good compassion and forgiving spirit. guys remember that she forgives the same Africa man {DKB} when he rained invectives on her and she never slap him [Africa man]. this shows how some African male folks react when they are given almost the same wishes {invectives}. she makes people laugh but DKB makes me sad.
She’s just simply rude,i dont no wat her idea of behavin is,maybe she thought dat rudeness wuld get her to win. Ar nor surprise wan salone alside we go we must disgrace we sef
Let frist ask ourselves this…Did Zainab know DBK was in the shower? we are to remember the are living togather as housemates…It’s wrong for us to judge from a footage the we saw online. BBA did not show what happened in the bathroom. I advise we read from what the other housemate saw.
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she knew that he was in there she told him that she was gonna open the door if he doesn’t n he told her not to but she didn’t listen and went on.
shame on all you who say ” i do not support violent against women but she was wrong for confronting him’ He confronted her in the first place. what makes you all think not ok for a lady to confront a man if you are fighting for 50/50?
The terrain in Koinadougou district is brutal. Why not bring one person from each each village to Kabala Govt Hospital, and train them in basic midwifery (presumably enough to save most lives), and then send them back to their villages. Seems like the only way really to address the issue.
Who cares for the singer, only the vibes that matters as the real true Salone today? The REDEEMER turned (THE DECEIVER) of the people who entrusted in him as their leader when he took over Ahmed Kabbah. Let’s vote for a new direction” that will help us build ‘ a better Sierra Leone’ for our people who are today suffering under a Government bereft of ideas, trapped in corruption, nepotism, regionalism, incompetence, mendacity, and selfish power hungry leadership. Not who you want to be President but who in the list would most change the direction of Mama Salone today, keeps no sacred cows in their back yards. A zero tolerance of State criminals. Maintain full law and order of our beloved country and treat everyone the same. No division between the North and South or East and West(1 country,1 people)
The slapping is not justifiable, because she is a woman. He should have exercised patient to report her to Big Brother, he is older and even stronger than her, women are vulnerable and we do not support violent against women. is this guy crazy, if it was my sister i will retaliate. This is what we usually say in krio(natin pass advantage)
i don’t know what world you live in dear but in this world where people like Zainanb behave the way the do, everyone has limits. for someone who goes about screaming her head off and insulting people at every given opportunity she really does know how to play a good victim.
as someone who follows the show, I remember Zainab having an argument with another housemate in Downville. The minute they started arguing she started insulting the man’s mother and family. Faced with another argument in Upville and having DKB insult her father, she takes such serious offence and wants to start a fight. now if that isn’t someone taking advantage of the fact that she is female i dint know what is. while i do not condone violence against women I did know from the start that Zainab had a slap like that coming and even if not on the show or from a man, it was coming. You cant go about provoking people and not expect a reaction, some people have short tempers and would not be able to handle what the average person does.
she really needs to change her attitude because it screams the word uncivilized and trust me no amount of money, fame or success can change that.
If it was in America or Europe, DKB would have been disqualified because they recognized, respect and protect the right of a woman.Africans why are we behaving to each other like that, because they have seen the high potential in Zainab that is why they decided to set her up.My sister keep the faith God have a plan for you.So so bad heart Africa make ah tire.No matter what Sierra Leone will one day win this show.
The writer of this article is suffering from knowledge defeciency. I’m from Kenya and very soon we are taking over Kismayu. The last Alshabaab stronghold!
Being a reality show, the expectation is lack of privacy. Therefore DKB should have known better. besides he was seen entering the bath room while Zainab was in there in previous videos…
hard to believe this guy is a comedian. he shoulda made a joke out of it and her. anytime someone hits someone it just shows how totally primitive their brain is. here you are on a tv show to win some money and you can’t keep your cool? damn they spooked him! anyone yelling words just reveals their thinking and frustration – you can take it or leave it. yell back if u think they’re wrong. if they say something bad about ur mum, who cares? why are people so easily upset by that? talk ur talk all u want. u are just showing what a moron u r. i just put my fingers in my ears and go blah blah blah back at ya. when u grow up, maybe i’d listen.
We are slowly getting there!
Wish all the playwers the best.
Thank you, Switmot, for a sympathetic story about Mali: its positive sides and some of its misfortunes.
It is true that people in the north are suffering: not only people who drink alcohol or have a child out of muslim wedlock, but everyone who is opposed to a sectarian interpretation of islam applied in a totalitarian way. And, apparently, by far most Malians are opposed to this.
I would like to point out, however, that in spite of what is happening in the north, nearly all the time Bamako continues to feel calm and peacefull.
And of course it is good news that the courageous interim government is starting to fight corruption and nepotism, at the same time favoring negociations for a solution in the north (a military solution being unrealistic).
love him!
Best male sierra leonean artist right now!
I THINK THAT MR.CHIWETEL EJIOFOR IS A WONDERFUL , AN VERY TALENTED ACTOR.
To a larger extent this is true but it really boils down to movement…In America We work long hours and drive more often than walk.In UK,Africans in the diaspora are hopping on and off buses than driving.
The Lebanese are involved in all sector because they have the capital and the profits from these businesses are promptly deposited in Lebanese and other foreign banks creating wealth for them and those institutions instead of the location where the profits where originally generated. That is not the action of a Sierra Leonean. I think $3,000 dollars is just about right for citizenship. It will raise some much needed capital. They should quit moaning about their birthright and engage with the process as a bona fide revenue creating initiative. They run some of the most profitable businesses so i think it is fitting that they pay for citizenship. Let them inject some of that foreign cash into the local economy.
Its an oxymoron to give citizenship of a country to a man who was born in said country. This costs $3000, expensive to say the least and yes we all know that these Lebanese people are mostly people of means and in a lot of cases multi millionaires. That said it would not cost $3000 in administration fees to naturalise someone a citizen, it is unjust and unfair to these people. The government should be compensating them for the discrimination that they have suffered. Having said all that I applaud the government of Sierra Leone for taking these steps historic indeed. I hope this is extended too the Krios, I hope that they will one day allow them to own and buy land ect in provinces.
Victor Lewis…even the United States does not charge 3000 dollars for citzenship.As a Sierra Leonean I am with them on this one.It is unfair.However it is the leadership of the country whether SLPP or APC (I am indifferent to either) that is completely rubbish.