Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana
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Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana is the last album by Sierra Leone
an highlife
and palm wine
musician S. E. Rogie
, featuring the double bass
ist, Danny Thompson
. It was recorded in 1994 before his death and released in 1997.
Samples from the track "Dieman Noba Smoke Tafee", or "Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana", are used in Adrian Sherwood's
debut album Never Trust a Hippy
under the title Dead Man Smoking. The track also featured vocals from Ghetto Priest.
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
an highlife
Highlife
Highlife is a musical genre that originated in Ghana in the 1900s and spread to Sierra Leone, Nigeria and other West African countries by 1920...
and palm wine
Palm-wine music
Palm-wine music is a West African musical genre. It evolved among the Kru people of Sierra Leone and Liberia, who used Portuguese guitars brought by sailors, combining local melodies and rhythms with Trinidadian calypso and soca music...
musician S. E. Rogie
S. E. Rogie
S. E. Rogie was a highlife and palm wine guitarist and singer from Sierra Leone. He was born in 1926 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"...
, featuring the double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
ist, Danny Thompson
Danny Thompson
Daniel Henry Edward 'Danny' Thompson is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist and businessman...
. It was recorded in 1994 before his death and released in 1997.
Samples from the track "Dieman Noba Smoke Tafee", or "Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana", are used in Adrian Sherwood's
Adrian Sherwood
Adrian Sherwood is an English record producer best known for his work with dub music as well as for remixing a number of popular acts such as Coldcut, Depeche Mode, The Woodentops, Primal Scream, Pop Will Eat Itself, Sinéad O'Connor, and Skinny Puppy...
debut album Never Trust a Hippy
Never Trust a Hippy
Never Trust a Hippy is an EP from NOFX, released on March 14, 2006. It preceded their full-length album Wolves in Wolves' Clothing, just as the Regaining Unconsciousness EP foreran The War on Errorism, their previous album from 2003....
under the title Dead Man Smoking. The track also featured vocals from Ghetto Priest.
Track listing
All tracks by S. E. RogieS. E. Rogie
S. E. Rogie was a highlife and palm wine guitarist and singer from Sierra Leone. He was born in 1926 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"...
- Kpindigbee (Morning, Noon, and Night) – 4:11
- A Time In My Life – 3:27
- Nor Weigh Me Lek Dat (Woman To Woman) – 4:04
- Jaimgba Tutu (The Joy of Success) – 2:38
- Koneh Pelawoe (Please Open Your Heart) – 5:04
- Jojo Yalahjo (I Lost My Wife) – 4:43
- Nyalomei Luange (Love Me My Love) – 2:54
- African Gospel – 4:20
- Nyalimagotee (The Cornerstone Of My Heart) – 4:49
- Dieman Noba Smoke Tafee – 6:38
Personnel
- Alfred Bannerman – Guitar
- Tchad BlakeTchad BlakeTchad Blake is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer and musician.He has worked with numerous artists and musicians, including State Radio, Apartment 26, Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel, Pearl Jam, Tom Waits, Richard Thompson, Brazilian Girls, Sheryl Crow, November 2nd, Travis, Marike...
– Producer, Engineer, Mixing - James Cadsky – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant, Assistant Producer
- Simon Clark – Keyboards
- Mike Coulson – Art Direction
- Meabh Flynn – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant, Assistant Producer
- Stephen Lovell-Davis – Photography
- Emile Ogoo – Guitar, Background Vocals
- Sooliman E. Rogie – Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals
- Zozo Shuaibu – Percussion, Bass, Background Vocals
- Tony Stiles – Design
- Danny ThompsonDanny ThompsonDaniel Henry Edward 'Danny' Thompson is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist and businessman...
– Double Bass