Salamatu Bangura aka Sale Bangs, a 17-year-old Sierra Leonean musician residing in Guinea Conakry, has on Thursday June 18, 2020 told Premier News that she has recently released a single song titled ‘Saya’ meaning ‘dead’, a tribute song for her mother who died when she was a child.
Bangs said that the idea to release the single has been born out of the need to keep her mother’s memory alive and to encourage those whose mothers are alive be caring and loving them.
She explained a mother’s love is greater beyond any other; and emphasized, “Only your mother can understand your pains without you even telling her, and will love you, be there for you always no matter what condition. So when I missed my mother, it seems to me that I have missed everything in life. But, I receive so much courage from my brothers who are my mentors.”
Bangs explained that she started a career in music at age 7, by miming songs from other musicians
She stated that her brothers, soul bangs and Lil Bangs, also musicians are a constant source of motivation to her.
Bangs further stated that, she sings RnB, Mamaya, Reggae and sometimes Hip-hop.
Bangs explained, “I was introduced into music by my brothers, Sulaiman Bangura commonly known as Soul Bangs and Ibrahim S. Bangura aka Lil Bangs who told me that I could sing like anyone else. So I was happy to hear that because music is all I wanted to do, but my parents always restrict my involvement in it from as they wanted to more focused on my academic works, but since I released this song, everyone is appreciating me now.”
She advised that there may be lot of challenges on the road to any success but one should not give up upon one’s self because there would be success in some day.
By ibrahim S.Bangura
24/6/2020. ISSUE NO.: 7852