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Double K

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Double K

Kroo Bay's music duo

We're Abubakar and Osman but we like to call ourselves Kool King and King Osu. We've been friends since we were children.



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Osman

We’ve been making music for ten years. Through music we talk about day-to-day problems that affect people. We talk about politics, but we also balance this with love songs.

Abubakar

Our music is about personal suffering and about love. We make music to explain what we feel. There are messages in our music. For example, one of our new songs talks about looking to the future, not the past.

Osman

My favourite songs on the album are ‘I love you’, ‘Gimme dat tin’ and ‘Me transport’.

Abubakar

My favourite songs are ‘Sweet Salone’, ‘I love you’ and ‘Lollypop’.

Osman

'Gimme dat tin' was very popular. All of Sierra Leone loves it. We are now planning our second album - the music is nearly ready.

Abubakar

The songs are all written, we just need time in the studio to record them. It’s not easy. There are other, bigger people on the label and they take preference at the studio.

Osman

It's not easy because we don’t have a manager. I have no job but Abubakar works in a factory that makes cassettes and albums. Whatever we get, we spend on our music.

Abubakar

My inspiration is from reggae music - artists like Bob Marley. I used to listen to Bob Marley’s songs and other reggae artists when I was a child, imagining the process they went through to make their music. I also like Jimmy Bee, a local musician. He’s the grandfather of Sierra Leonean music. 

Osman

Beenie Man is my favourite musician but I also like Sean Paul. My favourite music is reggae and dancehall. My aspiration is to become an international artist.

 

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Hear us rap Sweet Salone

Double K - a music duo

Double K - a music duo

Sweet Salone

Sweet Salone




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