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The Palm wine music also known as Gbema music genre also inspired the evolution of HipCo music in Liberia. [4] Past and present musicians include Fatu Gayflor and Miatta Fahnbulleh. The country's most renowned radio station is ELBC, or the Liberian Broadcasting System. Rap and pop music are also performed in indigenous languages across the country.
Pages in category "Music of Liberia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In the 1990s it continued to develop through the civil wars, and today stands as a definitive mark of Liberian culture. [2] [3] Hipco music became popular in 2000. As of 2017, it was the popular music genre of Liberia, "serving as the medium through which rappers speak against societal ills, including injustice and corruption." [4]
Billema Kwillia – composer and music teacher; Knero Lapaé – Hip-hop and Afrobeats singer; Irene Logan – Liberian-Ghanaian singer; Olmstead Luca – pianist and composer; Nasseman – reggae singer-songwriter; Dawn Padmore – classical singer; Quincy B - singer and record producer; Bucky Raw – rapper and songwriter; Tecumsay Roberts ...
The Tunes Liberia Music Awards (often simply the TMLA Awards) is a Liberian music awards ceremony organized annually for musical achievement in the Liberia music industry, the awards ceremony was established in 2018.
The album has nine tracks and contains the songs "Take off Trouser", which was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2020 Liberia Music Awards, and "Flukor", which won Song of the Year at the 2021 Tunes Liberia Music Awards. [4] [5] In September 2020, the Music Union of Liberia banned Kpanto's music due to explicit lyrics. [6]
After returning to Liberia, she collaborated with blind composer Howard Benedict Hayes. Parker composed marches, political praise songs, and political hymns. [2] Her vocal style has been compared to Nina Simone [3] and Lucia Pamela. [4] Her songs were included in the compilation Songs of the African Coast: Café Music of Liberia.
Takun J's second studio album My Way, which was released in December 2012, features high-BPM dance tracks, Liberian reggae music, and political rap songs. [4] The album was recorded at Studio 57 and Red Eyez studios; its production was handled by Stone Gray, AB Swaray, King Brian and Rawlo.