Sierra Leone 'people's popstar' on life as govt enemy No.1

[Article] For a musician used to receiving personal insults from the president and anonymous death threats with the release of every new single, Emmerson Bockarie laughs a lot. The Sierra Leonean popstar, a thorn in the side of successive governments over his 15-year career, chuckles as he recalls the countless times politicians have sought to dampen his appeal, and the countless times they have failed. A web version of an AFPTV report

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Greedy politicians, starving citizens… Sierra Leonean popstar Emmerson Bockarie's music aims to hold the powerful to account.
Emmerson Bockarie, popstar:
"Of course the chorus talks about just bits and pieces of stuff, calling the attention to stuff, there is no water supply in the city. (says...
This article was published Friday, 5 October, 2018 by AFP (304 words)
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