Salieu Jalloh – Sierra Leone’s male supermodel
Salieu Jalloh is a male model from Sierra Leone who is in great demand for both print work and the runway. His chiseled looks and photogenic style have helped to make him quite the star.
Salieu Jalloh works with Red Model Management in New York, and Ford Models Europe, in Paris. He has walked the runway for, among others, Calvin Klein, Moschino, Corneliani, Dsquared2, Kenzo, and Songzio.
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Zainab Sheriff, Sierra Leone’s leggy beauty
Zainab Sheriff is a Sierra Leone fashion model, currently based in Istanbul Turkey.
Zainab started her modeling career at age 14 in the local area of Freetown Sierra Leone. She relocated to Istanbul Turkey in 2006, following her boyfriend (now husband), where she soon caught the eye of several high-end fashion designers. In an interview with Because I Am Fabulous, she detailed how some agencies were initially reluctant to work with her since there were ‘…not many black people in Turkey’, so therefore the demand for black models would not be high. Her big break came when she worked at a golden fair and subsequently met Cengiz Abazoglu, one of Turkey’s biggest designers. Through her work with him, she was exposed to other designers (Cemil Ipekci, Arzu Kaprol, Christian Loboutin) who included her on their runway rosters.
Her career portfolio includes extensive runway shows, features in top magazines including Elle, Marie Claire, and Vogue. Some of you may remember her as a contestant in the 2012 Big Brother Africa TV Reality Show. She unfortunately didn’t make it to the final for controversial reasons.
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Boris Kodjoe to direct film. Idris Elba up for an Emmy
So the word on the street is that Boris Kodjoe is slated to direct his first feature film. In an interview on NBC Nitecap, he shared that he would be directing his first film but declined to give details.
Boris Kodjoe
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Di’Ja to perform at ‘Mother Africa and her Talents’ Show in May 2011.
Di’Ja is a Sierra Leonian/Nigerian/Lebanese artist who got her start when she entered a music contest, ‘The Beat Music Awards’, hosted by The Beat 94.5 , where she won a production deal with RockSTAR Music Corp.
She entered the studio and teamed up with an award winning hit-making team of producers–Adam H., The BananaToons, and SA Trackworks (who’s credits collectively include Jessica Simpson, The Corrs, Kelly Rowland, George Clinton, Elise Estrada, LiveOnArrival). The result of this was the hit, ‘Rock Steady’ which went on to win the 2008 BEAT Music Award for “Best New Artist” and get nominated for the Urban Award at the 2009 Canadian Radio Music Awards.
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Idris Elba is a controversial Heimdall in ‘Thor’
The casting of Idris Elba as Heimdall (described as the whitest of the gods who who can hear the sap flowing in trees and look across time and space) has raised the hackles of devoted Marvel comic fans and white supremacist groups.
Idris Elba (Photo: Brian J. Ritchie/Rex Features)
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The Sierra Leonean community in The Gambia celebrates its 48th Independence Anniversary
The week-long celebrations started with a Mystical night which showcased the traditional mystical performance by the famous group commonly known as the Sembeh Cultural Group, currently based in The Gambia. This group has always been part of the Sierra Leone International Cultural Dance Troop, which won the International Cultural Festival that is always organized by President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh of the Republic of The Gambia, in his traditional home town of Kanilai. The Sierra Leone International Cultural Dance Troop had won the mystical power performance in this festival twice consecutively (2007 and 2008 respectively).
On the 22nd April, the Mystical power night performance was held at the High Point ‘Ol Skool’ in Kololi Tavern, which was organized by ‘All Walks Of Life” (AWOL-The Gambia), a cross-section of Sierra Leone which represented different facets of the Sierra Leonean Community presently residing in The Gambia. The MC of the occasion, Mohammed Haddy Gabisi gave a brief breakdown of the weeklong events.
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Isaiah Washington now a Sierra Leone Citizen
Isaiah Washington, well known for his role a surgeon in the TV drama, “Grey’s Anatomy“.
Washington took a DNA test with African Ancestry, Inc. and it revealed that he was ancestrally linked to the Mende Temne people of Sierra Leone on his maternal side. His paternal lineage can be traced back to the Mbundu people of Angola.
President Koroma granted Washington citizenship after he petitioned for it. The citizenship was based on the DNA evidence.
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Isaiah Washington trying to “Reach One Million”
Isaiah Washington opened the Chief Foday Golia Memorial School near the village of Njala Kendema in the Bagbwe Chiefdom in 2007 to help the children of the area get a good education.
Chosan sets the record straight on Kanye, and the whole Blood Diamonds controversy on Jamati Radio
Jamati.com had the exclusive privilege to speak to one of Sierra Leone’s Hip Hop stars Chosan. As you may recall, we did a story on Chosan and the whole controversy behind the Blood Diamonds song that appeared on Kanye West’s album Late Registration. According to Chosan, Kanye approached him to collaborate on a track called Blood Diamonds but he did not give any credit to Chosan’s contribution to the song. A song, mind you, that contributed to an album that went double platinum. At any rate, Chosan decided to contact Jamati.com with the latest update on this whole situation and what he had to say might just surprise you. If you want to find out tune in to Jamati Radio.
Akon and Peter Buffett Ask “Is There Something I Can Do?”
Akon and Peter Buffett announced the launch of a new collaboration to make a difference in social projects using music. The website, IstheresomethingIcando.com, is a social action and resource website they have launched to help people make a real difference.
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