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  xii List of photos At the Old Skool night club, Freetown, 2009........................................................... iii Dancing in Freetown, 2009........................................................................................ 7 2.1 Downtown Freetown’s spectacular urban ballet, January 2010 ............................. 13 The Daylex Dance Band and fans, Freetown, mid-1970s ....................................... 41 9.1 At Pat Paul’s recording studio, Freetown, early 1980s............................................ 90 9.2 Dr Daddy Loco & his Miloh Jazz Band, Freetown, mid-1980s .............................. 90 9.3 Cassette stall, downtown Freetown, September 2010 ............................................. 91 9.4 Street (re)recordings, Freetown, September 2010 ................................................... 91 9.5-9.10 Examples of Super Sound 1990’s “war/peace music” album covers. ..................... 92 9.11-9.16 Examples of Super Sound 1990’s “non-war/peace music” album covers............... 93 9.17-9.20 Freetown’ cassette seller, 2009/10........................................................................... 94 In front of a dance bar, Freetown, January 2010 ................................................... 113 15.1-15.13 Posters, canvas and mural paintings advertising music events, Freetown, 2009/10....................................................................................... 148-149 16.1 Shanties at the hillside, central Freetown, January 2010....................................... 155 16.2 Shanties at the waterside, central Freetown, February 2010 ................................. 155 17.1 A sumptuously laid table, Freetown, 2009 ............................................................ 184 18.1 Kao Denero, “The King of Freetown”; scene from the video clip “Baby (Luv)” . 190 18.2 A Kao Denero fan, wearing a pin with the picture of Kao, Freetown, January 2010...................................................................................... 193 Central Freetown, November 2009........................................................................ 209 20.1 Omalanka boys waiting for customers, Freetown, December 2009...................... 219 List of maps 2.1 Sierra Leone in Africa ............................................................................................ 14 2.2 Freetown in Sierra Leone ........................................................................................ 14 16.1 Freetown “disco map” ........................................................................................... 156 ...

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