Palm Wine I

Sierra Leone

Maringa

	1950’s Ebenezer Callender
	Sooliman Ernest Rogie ( S.E. )

Milo Jazz

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Town Area

	Copy Bourgeois elite music
	Box Guitar
	Accompanied by Drums, Bottle and Coin.
	Sweet Palm Wine ( 2% alcohol )
	Guitar Picking style originated by Liberian “Kru-Men”
	Similar to Kora Fingering technique

Sierra Leonne. Two streams
Maringa - similar to Merengue

1950’s Ebenezer Callender

Born 1920

Sooliman Ernest Rogie ( S.E. ) 1961 Hit “My Lovely Elizabeth”

50 Hit Singles

1973 Moved to the USA first to Philadelphia then to San Francisco

Devised an educational programme for schools - The African Folk and Cultural Show

1984 He won a Congressional Award

1985 Invited to play in Britain and decided to settled in London, buying a house in North Finchley as he says in his album” England is the place for me, I call England hallowed ground, because that’s where I make the most money”

Milo Jazz

Guitar & Traditional Goombay Rhythm

Milo milk can filled with pebbles

	1950’s Ebenezer Callender
	Born 1920
	Sooliman Ernest Rogie ( S.E. ) 1961 Hit “My Lovely Elizabeth”
	50 Hit Singles
	1973 Moved to the USA first to Philadelphia then to San Francisco
	Devised an educational programme for schools - The African Folk and Cultural Show
	1984 He won a Congressional Award
	1985 Invited to play in Britain and decided to settled in London, buying a house in North Finchley as he says in his album” England is the place for me, I call England hallowed ground, because that’s where I make the most money”

	Guitar & Traditional Goombay Rhythm
	Milo milk can filled with pebbles