Guitar Picking style originated by Liberian “Kru-Men”
Similar to Kora Fingering technique
Sierra Leonne. Two streams
Maringa - similar to Merengue
1950’s Ebenezer Callender
Born 1920
Sooliman Ernest Rogie ( S.E. ) 1961 Hit “My Lovely Elizabeth”
50 Hit Singles
1973 Moved to the USA first to Philadelphia then to San Francisco
Devised an educational programme for schools - The African Folk and Cultural Show
1984 He won a Congressional Award
1985 Invited to play in Britain and decided to settled in London, buying a house in
North Finchley as he says in his album” England is the place for me, I call England
hallowed ground, because that’s where I make the most money”
