FREDDY WILL’S KRIO LANGUAGE ALBUM TO BE RE-RELEASED IN TRI-STATES ON 11-11-11
Press release written by F.W.I. publicist
Photography by: Sai Kit - Chu
"Now a days, you won't find too many people that'll pick up a book and read. Most people wonna watch a quick video, write a two line comment or dance like a happy homosexual on New Year's Eve (even when they are not a homo). Everyone is on a fast track for a good time doing what other people think is cool. However, when it comes to this publication, my current book and album release, my most important singles are songs like 'Jos Cam' - feat. Meena, Interational, 'Dark Horse From Romarong' - feat. Eddie Bullen (the title track), Athens Of West Africa, Promise, Angel, Intellectual Thug and 'Save' - feat. Carvin Winans. All these songs are not your typical 'dance like a drunken fool' techno crossover. I have some dancy songs on there but for the most part with this record I tried to commemorate the end of a painful era in my life by recollecting on what it took to succeed. This album is what KRS-1 called edutainment back in the early 90's.
That's why I called the album 'Dark Horse From Romarong' and the book 'The Dark Road From Romarong'. Romarong was a sad place. To be a dark horse that came through a dark road out of Romarong is to commemorate a life after a series of heartbreaks. It's victory being celebrated without the jolly dance of a childish teenager. In this historic piece of work I document the struggle of Sierra Leone becoming Sierra Leone. And then coincided it perfectly with the 50th Anniversary of Sierra Leone. Many people have this book and album already but I feel they missed the wake up call. That's why I'm re-releasing it. I want to present it again but this time I want people to concentrate on the message and not just the pleasure. Some might not think this is necessary now but before I move on with new releases I wonna make sure this bridge was crossed. This is a story about a journey." - Freddy Will
Freddy Will Industries would like to announce the re-release
of Freddy Will's Krio album with its corresponding book on 11-11-11.
The announcement was made through West African media outlets in the tri – States of New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia since the album - performed in the Krio language of Sierra Leone, is targeted to an African audience (even though we saw an overwhelming support of Western fans).
Freddy Will returns to the entertainment stage on November 11th, 2011 with his colossal dual effort 'DARK HORSE FROM ROMARONG... a city of kings’ (Krio language album) and his corresponding second literary offering, ‘THE DARK ROAD FROM ROMARONG.’
The album was recorded at Thunder Dome Sounds in Ontario, Canada and produced by its CEO, legendary Juno Award and Jazz musician, arranger and producer Eddie Bullen. Eddie Bullen is featured on the title track as well. The album features guest appearances by gospel singers Meena and world renowned 5-time Grammy Award winner Carvin Winans.
This huge re-release will be part of a bigger event held in Washington, DC in the Fall. The new release will include both the book and full-length studio album and it will have additional songs/demo versions of the tracks "Com'mor Beyen Me Now," "Jos Cam" and "Save" before featured guests were included. We will release it with some unique merchandise but those details will be elaborated on www.freddywill.com shortly.
Press release written by F.W.I. publicist
Photography by: Sai Kit - Chu
The corresponding book to the Krio album, “THE DARK ROAD FROM ROMARONG” was published by Soul Asylum Poetry and Publishing's Ken Cowle and Ghetto Breed Entertainment in Jackson's Point, Ontario, Canada and Central New Jersey, USA respectively. The book contains a historic true story about the journey of Sierra Leoneans of past generations who came from a place known as ‘Romarong’ and how this place became the Republic of Sierra Leone today. The book also contains English translations of the Krio lyrics on the accompanying album.
"It's been another successful year for Freddy Will Industries. We celebrated a Grammy nomination this winter when the producers at East Coast Recordings in Philadelphia, a slew of Grammy Award winning artists, industry superstars, spoken words artists, radio personalities and Freddy Will collaborated on the New York Coalition For Healthy School Foods' double CD album "Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough To Eat." The double album which was a charity album that brought awareness to type-2 diabetes and childhood obesity in New York received a Grammy nomination in December 2010 for the 2011 Grammy Awards.
Sierra Leone celebrated its 50th Anniversary on April 27th, 2011 which perfectly coincied with Fredy Will's new Krio album and book and we closed a very significant deal with IGPC this spring that we won't announce now but will change the game for us when we do. The Krio album has done very well on the Western front (also) since we released it last year and Freddy Will who has a thing for numbers and dates decided to re-release the Krio album and the book this year to celebrate all these successes." says GBE Management.
To note: there is one English song on the album titled 'Save’ featuring 5-time Grammy Award winner, gospel legend Carvin Winans. ‘Save' is an environmental and socially conscious hit which calls for global intervention to levitate extreme health and socio-economic pandemic and natural disasters in the world today.
The promoted singles off this re-release will be:
'Athens Of West Africa,' 'Jos Cam,' 'Temperature,'
and 'Save' - feat. Carvin Winans.
“I wanted to create a record which would challenge me. I didn't want to feature too many people either. On this album, I put my streetwise twist to West African storytelling which I think is needed in today’s’ art form. Then I stretched my vocal range between rapping and singing melodies on the verses (or in the hooks) so that I can prove to myself that if I really wanted to, I could sing. I noticed a few rappers singing hooks and I wanted to try it. However, I won't be singing a lot on my future records.” says Freddy Will.
“Romarong’ is the former name of Sierra Leone. The album describes the lifestyle of someone who is of African heritage and is influenced by the Afro - American lifestyle. It engages listeners with glimpses into the life of a younger generation of African immigrants and second and third generation Africans who were born and raised abroad who have become influenced by western civilization without omitting core traditional African mythologies from their mentality.
Also, it is about a younger group of Africans who embrace the new world while making most advantageous references to several places around the world where they may reside’. – Freddy Will
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I love all your blogs and I wonna read all your books. Where can I get them?
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yo you speak da truth!!!
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Just finished reading your second book The Dark Road from Romarong loved the way you wrote it. A very informative read.
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Hey Janet! Thanks for leaving a comment on Freddy Wills blog post. To answer your question, you can find/order his books by going to www.freddywill.com and click on any of the book covers. (It will take you directly to his Soul Asylum Poetry and Publishing online store.) You can do the same thing for his album, click on the artwork.
You can read more of his blogs by either going to the top of this page (on the right) and click "Back to Main Page" or go to: http://blog.freddywill.com.
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