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Yelibas in a Koinadugu King's Court
In conversation with Medo Kuyateh and Alpha Kandeh, Yeliba Praise Singers from the Court of King Alie Balansama Marah III of Koinadugu District, Northern Province. We discuss Sierra Leone’s Yeliba Culture, Oral History, the mythical origin of the Balangi. Yeliba singers keep the history of kings also known as paramount chiefs through song and spoken word; from one generation to the next.