Album Review: 'Libation'

NPR

Published April 8, 2014 at 4:01 PM EDT

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars take their name from the documentary film that featured them in 2005.

Years since two filmmakers discovered a group of musicians in a Guinea refugee camp, that group — Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars — continues to make new music. Banning Eyre says their latest album is guaranteed to make you smile.

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