S. E. Rogie

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S. E. Rogie
S. E. Rogie on the cover of Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana
Country	Sierra Leone
Years active	1940s–1994
Genres	Palm wine music, Highlife
Labels	Real World records

S. E. Rogie (born Sooliman Rogers) was a highlife and palm wine guitarist and singer from Sierra Leone. He was born in the 1940s and began performing early, while supporting himself as a tailor. In the 1960s, he became a professional musician, singing in four languages. His hits include "Koneh Pehlawo", "Go Easy with Me" and "My Lovely Elizabeth". He formed a band called The Morningstars in 1965, then travelled in Liberia and the United States. In the US, he performed at elementary and high schools across California, and received awards from the US Congress and Senate, the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, California.

He returned to Sierra Leone in 1988, and died in 1994 shortly after recording his last album, Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana.

[edit] Discography

• Palm Wine Guitar Music (1988)
• Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana (1997)