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[7] [8] Hipco music was becoming popular in 2004 and still is the most popular music genre of Liberia, "serving as the medium through which rappers and singers speak against societal ills, including injustice and corruption and also with an infusion of enticing lyrics for pleasure."
Palm-wine music [1] [2] (known as maringa in Sierra Leone) is a West African musical genre.It evolved among the Kru people of Liberia and Sierra Leone, who used Portuguese guitars brought by sailors, combining local melodies and rhythms with Trinidadian calypso to create a "light, easy, lilting style".
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]
Music is a main highlight of Liberian culture not only used as entertainment but to educate society on issues ranging from culture, politics, history to human rights. Religious music is also popular. Christian music is heavily influenced by its counterpart in the United States, regardless of region. Islamic nasheeds popular in many countries ...
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Agnes Nebo von Ballmoos – composer and music professor; MC Caro – rapper and singer; Benji Cavalli – U.S-based singer; Christoph the Change – rapper and songwriter; Cralorboi CIC – Hipco singer; Sundaygar Dearboy – Hipco and gospel singer; DenG – singer-songwriter; Eric Geso – singer-songwriter; Miatta Fahnbulleh – singer and ...
Fatu Gayflor teaching students at the Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School in 2009. Fatu Gayflor (born 1966) is a Liberian singer. Dubbed "Princess Fatu Gayflor, the golden voice of Liberia", she has performed at major music venues and festivals throughout the world and has made a number of recordings.
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