Daddy Saj - Faya 4 Faya

Sierra Leone's biggest star Daddy Saj, the 'Music Crusader', the 'Lyrical Warrior' of 'Corruption - E Do So' fame, launches his new album 'Fafa 4 Faya' (Fire for Fire). All his trademarks are there: catchy tunes blending hip-hop and traditional goombay music that make you want to get up and move, plus lyrics, mainly in Krio, Sierra Leone's national language with a message - basically entertainment and education. For instance, the track 'E Don Cam' is, in rather blunt terms, telling Sierra Leonean to use condoms. About the opening track, 'Sorriest Part', Daddy Saj says 'I dreamt Sierra Leone like a paradise but the saddest part of it is when I woke up, I found Sierra Leone most deteriorated'.

The title track 'Faya 4 Faya' is a call to Sierra Leoneans to get ready for the up-coming elections.

Make sure you pick up an original copy (check the rubber stamp and Daddy Saj's signature on the front) (stockist: Robert Claire & Co Ltd, 5/6 Discovery Business Park, St James's Road, London SE16 4RA, Tel: 020 7231 9000, open: 8am - 5pm).

 

Reviewer : JJC

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