Liberia News News Liberia » Music: Liberian music star Picardo retires, rules out return to recording
- Popular Liberian recording artist Tom C. Wion, widely known as Picardo, has officially announced his retirement from music, saying he has no plans to return to recording and is shifting his focus to ...
News Liberia » Music: Liberian music star, Kzee Bigname explains brand of music, Gbema
While African music genres like Afrobeats, Afro-pop, Amapiano and others are enjoying immense popularity on the world stage, Liberians have stuck pretty much to their own home-brewed genre known as ...
News Liberia » Music: Memory of Michael Jackson uplifts Liberia
In war-ravaged Liberia, the King of Pop wasn’t just a musician with fierce dance moves and a howl to match. Michael Jackson, who died June 25 at age 50, brought hope to this West African nation ...
News Liberia » Music: Liberia: Ireland Embassy Marks St. Patrick's Day in Monrovia With Spectacular Cultural Music and Dance Showcase
Monrovia — The Embassy of Ireland in Liberia on Monday evening hosted a vibrant and culturally rich St. Patrick's Day Concert in Monrovia, bringing together guests from the diplomatic community, ...
News Liberia » Music: Liberia Mourns Musical Icon Nyan Dokpa As Tributes Pour in
The Liberian music community is in mourning following the passing of celebrated vocalist Nyan Dokpa, one of the defining voices behind the legendary Music Maker Band of the 1980s. Mr. Dokpa died on ...
News Liberia » Music: War put his dreams on hold; now rising Staten Island musician bridges the gap between Liberia, the Western world
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - At 7 years old, Benji B. Kai would sit in on music rehearsals with his uncle -- Zack Roberts, Liberia’s famous musician and lead singer of the 1980′s band Zack & Jeebah. “After ...
News Liberia » Music: Eddie King: Shaping the culture of Liberian music
In the ever-evolving landscape of African music, few artists embody the spirit of innovation and cultural pride as profoundly as Eddie King — a US-based Liberian artist, entrepreneur, and cultural ...
News Liberia » Music: Passion for music, consistency earned me ‘Next Rated Artist of the Year Award’ – Larry G
Liberian music artiste, Elvis D. Saywon, popularly known as Larry G, said his passion for music and consistency earned him the ‘2025 Next Rated Artist of the Year Award’. He said the award showed that ...
News Liberia » Music: Accountability in Liberia: How the music industry is creating change
“If we don’t speak up against the ills in society, who will?” asks Takun J, Liberia’s Hip Co King, in front of thousands of screaming fans at a concert in Monrovia. He then launches into “Police Man” ...