P.O.V. | Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars | Preview | PBS

If the refugee is today's tragic icon of a war-ravaged world, then "Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars," airing on PBS's P.O.V. series on June 26, 2007, featuring a reggae-inflected band born in the camps of West Africa, represents a real-life story of survival and hope.

The six-member Refugee All Stars came together in Guinea after civil war forced them from their native Sierra Leone. Traumatized by physical injuries and the brutal loss of family and community, they fight back with the only means they have — music. The result, as shown in "Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars," is a tableau of tragedy transformed by the band's inspiring determination to sing and be heard. A Diverse Voices Project co-production. Find out more at http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2007/sierraleone/

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• sierraleone

[R4GN4R4K]

I saw these guys live... they came to our little town of Woodstock, Vermont. They blew me away. Every single person watching eventually was dancing their heart out.

Besides, the lead guitarist of aerosmith played with them onstage, because he funded it, they wanted to play with him.

Great people.

[joanlagoy]

The D.V.D. will help ypu to realize,'The Refugee All Stars Band' is one of the GREATEST Bands in the World!!----------I have been aware of the massacres occurring their(Sierre Leone)for some time.These

Driven Artists made Music where surviving the day,

is more than enough.I urge you to rent the video,it is An Amazing Inspiration.I Admire Also that these Artists started merely, to make people Happy With Music.--------Sky-_-

[Musa22able]

Wonderful Serraleone forever

[Musa22able]

Wonderful Serraleone

[klemmelemm]

sierra leone seems like a good country actually :D

[NAMIBIAFONSECA]

Sierra Leone forever