S.E. Rogie

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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. S.E. Rogers travelled to the United States in 1973. 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 moved to England in 1988. He died in 1994 shortly after recording his last album, Dead Men Don’t Smoke Marijuana.

Discography
African Lady - Highlife Music From West Africa (1975) (credited as Souleman Rowgie)
Palm Wine Guitar Music: The 60s Sound (1988)
The Palm Wine Sounds of S. E. Rogie (1989)
The New Sounds of S. E. Rogie (1991)
Dead Men Don’t Smoke Marijuana (1997)