Fambul, Una Kushe oo and Happy New Year!. After what feels like forever since we last published a blog, The Young Sierra Leonean CIC is proud to present our round-up of 2024. Although it was a relatively quiet year for us as an organization, 2024 has been an amazing year […]
Good news wi fambul dɛm… we are excited to announce that the Sierra Leone Arts and Culture festival #SLACfest is back for its fifth edition, the first in-person edition since 2019, after a pandemic-induced two years hiatus. Founded in 2017, #SLACfest is a renowned showcase, exhibition and cultural exchange, which […]
The Sierra Leone Arts & Culture Festival (SLACfest) returns on 4th – 5th November, after a hiatus, with a two-day celebration taking place at Brixton House in South London and Poplar Union in East. Sierra Leone’s ‘Re-introduction’ and ‘Re-emergence’ are the themes for this year’s gathering. The 2023 edition of […]
Roll Your Sleeves With Eve, a futuristic play written by young Sierra Leonean, Shamila Sulaiman, has been chosen to be part of Theatre Peckham’s Young Gifted & Black festival. Set in 2050, Roll Your Sleeves With Eve is a romantic-comedy & drama about a badly behaved celebrity chef who goes […]
British-Sierra Leonean renowned artist and long term #SLACfest collaborator Alim Kamara has released an heartfelt music video to his track ‘Phase’ – a Plea for Love and understanding in uncertain times. With a compelling melody and a perfect blend of Kringlish (a mixture of Krio & English), ‘Phase’ is a […]
The Young Sierra Leonean CIC (Young Salone), an organisation founded by British-Sierra Leonean creatives to connect, showcase, and celebrate Salone talent in the UK and at home, has partnered up with FAMBUL – a mission-led community-focused platform and apparel brand – to launch a limited edition apparel collection to mark […]
The Young Sierra Leonean CIC (Young Salone), an organisation founded by British-Sierra Leonean creatives to connect and showcase unsung talent from underrepresented communities in South and East London, has been awarded a £9,500 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund. This grant will be utilised for the 2023 Sierra Leone […]
After three years of celebrating Sierra Leone Arts & Culture, the Young Sierra Leonean is proud to present a brand-new programming for 2020… Sierra Leone Week – #SaloneWeek. Wetin na Sierra Leone Week? Sierra Leone Week is a series of events during the week of Sierra Leone’s Independence, to celebrating […]
Hello, Hi, Fambul dɛm una kushɛ, Thank you for choosing to attend the Sierra Leone Arts & Culture festival 2019 on Saturday. We are very excited to host you and below you’ll find our program to #SLACfest 2019. If you’re a ticket holder, you should’ve also received an email outlining […]
With #SLACfest being an event entirely organised by young people, we understand the importance of getting our voices heard so what better way than to use our platform to get more of our voices heard. Excited would be an understatement as we introduce our very own Star Lady, Vanessa Fisher… another […]