S.E. Rogie

Gentle, fingerpicked, classical guitar melodies and smooth-as-silk baritone, vocals were combined via the hand wines music of S.E. Rogie. While staying rooted in the high lifestyle music of his delivery place, Sierra Leone, Rogie included influences of traditional western pop and folk music to generate his exclusive, heartfelt, music. As a young child, Rogie was seriously influenced by the united states music and yodeling of Jimmie Rodgers. Emigrating to Britain, in 1973, he proved helpful frequently in institutions as a ethnic ambassador, introducing anxious students towards the artwork and music of Sierra Leone. Developing his very own label, Rogiephone, he released his debut record, African Female, in 1975. Rogie’s self-produced 1986 record, The Sixties Noises of S.E. Rogie, was reissued by Food preparation Vinyl fabric the same season. Rogie was highlighted in the 1990 film Acoustic Noises from Africa, executing his tracks “Please Move Easy beside me,” “Clua Koonde,” “Don’t Contact Me Tomato,” and his best-known melody, “My Lovely Elizabeth.” Rogie’s last album, Dead Guys Don’t Smoke Weed, released in 1994, was documented in London with upright bassist Danny Thompson and business lead guitarist Alfred Bannerman. The record also highlighted Rogie’s band offering Simon Clarke (keyboards), Zozo Shuaibu (percussion, electrical bass, history vocals), and Emile Ogoo (acoustic guitar, background vocals). Soon after the album’s launch, Rogie passed on at age 68 in June 1994.