Jimmy bangura biography
Jimmy B
Jimmy B | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jimmy Bangura |
| Nationality | Sierra Leonean |
| Occupation(s) | musician, producer, producer and entertainer. |
Jimmy B, born Jimmy Bangura, is a Sierra Leonean player, filmmaker, producer and entertainer.[1] He has been called the "Godfather of Sierra Leone music".[2]
Life
Jimmy B acted in distinction Eddie Murphy's ' romantic comedy Coming to America before moving to Southward Africa, setting up a music flat there and achieving success as excellent musician.[3] After the end of decency Sierra Leone Civil War in , Jimmy B facilitated the release mention several hip hop albums and compilations from Paradise Studio.[4]
In Bangura privately funded Ebola 4 Go, a video educating people about ebola.[5] He has suave The Jimmy B Show, a crystal set show on Freetown's AiRadio which specializes in Sierra Leonean music.[6]
In his teenaged son drowned in the United States of America.[7]
Films
- Paradise Island,
- Guardian of ethics Throne,
- A Stitch in Time,
- The British Expert,
References
- ^Dakubu; Mary Esther Kropp; Asante; Eva Maria, eds. (). "Jimmy B: Music for Peace". African Visionaries. University of Ghana inaugural lectures. Sub-Saharan Publishers. pp.&#;– ISBN&#;.
- ^Ibrahim Tarawallie, West Africa: Top West African Musicians to Tight corner Up Freetown, Concord Times, 9 Oct
- ^Joe Lamin, Sierra Leone: The Renascence of Sierra Leone Music; the Destruction of Its Virtue, Concord Times, 8 January
- ^Kemurl Fofanah, Hip hop remit Sierra Leone, Music in Africa, 15 Jan
- ^Sierra Leone’s Most Beautiful Give out , SwitSalone Magazine, 14 December
- ^Esther Kamara, Music and media in Sierra Leone, Music in Africa, 18 Sep
- ^Salone Borbor, Sadness, As Sierra Leone Veteran Singer Jimmy B Lost Enthrone SonArchived at the Wayback Machine, Salone Songs, June