Telem Freetown
Bio
A PLATFORM FOR EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC IN SIERRA LEONE
Telem Uncommon Sounds artists are pioneering a new wave of fresh sounds in Sierra Leone. With a revolutionary and unconventional style, Telem artists are blending existing genres like Bubu, Gumbe, and Milo jazz with experimental new techniques. Influences include Jazz, Blues, Neo-Soul, Bossa-Nova, Afro-Jazz, and Funk – and the music is blended with odd sounds, frequency manipulations, polyphony, recordings and just about whatever else we can imagine. Unbounded by the rules, Telem artists are a collective of creatives expressing a side of Sierra Leone that the world has not seen before.
Posts
Videos
"Ghost Trees" by Kate Krontiris, Performed Live @ Telem Uncommon Sounds' Secret Sessions 06/10/2023
Salma, Datto Swiitnelly, BarbeQue, Motolani, & Karry Perform at Telem Secret Sessions June 10, 2023
"Nyandebo" by Fretwalker, Performed Live at Telem Uncommon Sounds' Secret Sessions June 10, 2023
Solo from Telem: "Jungle Heart" and Quality Music Production (Star TV Channel 21; 11 November 2022)
Kate from Telem: Developing the Music Ecosystem in Salone (Star TV Channel 21; 11 November 2022)