
“We know Afrobeats from Ghana and Nigeria, so what is different about yours from Sierra Leone?” This question was asked to Drizilik in a recent interview with an urban radio station in Amsterdam, and his response was simple. “Sierra Leonean Afrobeats is a mix of contemporary African music and Sierra Leonean traditional sounds: bubu, gumbay, and milo jazz. But the language, Krio, makes Sierra Leonean Afrobeats…