"As harrowing as these personal tales may be, the music buoying them is uplifting. The cliché bears repreating: music heals and creates community."
- Stephen Holden, New York Times
 

Formed in a refugee camp during Sierra Leone's civil war, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars incredible story is documented in an award winning, compelling and emotionally-driven film, "Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars".

Their debut album Living Like A Refugee (Anti Records-2006) is one of the most acclaimed world music releases of the past few years.

Featured on Oprah, CNN, PBS-TV, CBS Sunday Morning, New York Times, NPR among many other media highlights.

Recent performances on 5 continents for hundreds of thousands of people including Hollywood Bowl, NYC Central Park Summerstage, Bonnaroo, Fuji Rock in Japan, East Coast Blues & Roots Festival in Australia and much more.

The band will release a new album in early 2010 (title TBA, Cumbancha) produced by Los Lobos' Steve Berlin (Rickie Lee Jones, Michelle Shocked, Susan Tedeschi, Angelique Kidjo).