Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana

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Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana
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Studio album by S. E. Rogie
Released May 5, 1997
Recorded Real World Studios, Wiltshire, England in 1994
Genre Palm-wine music/Highlife
Length 42:54
Label RealWorld / CEMA
Producer Tchad Blake
S. E. Rogie chronology
The New Sounds of S.E.ROGIE
(1991)The New Sounds of S.E.ROGIE1991
Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana is the last album by Sierra Leonean highlife and palm wine musician S. E. Rogie, featuring the double bassist, Danny Thompson. It was recorded in 1994 before his death and released in 1997.

Track listing

All tracks by S. E. Rogie

  1. "Kpindigbee (Morning, Noon, and Night)" – 4:11
  2. "A Time In My Life" – 3:27
  3. "Nor Weigh Me Lek Dat (Woman To Woman)" – 4:04
  4. "Jaimgba Tutu (The Joy of Success)" – 2:38
  5. "Koneh Pelawoe (Please Open Your Heart)" – 5:04
  6. "Jojo Yalahjo (I Lost My Wife)" – 4:43
  7. "Nyalomei Luange (Love Me My Love)" – 2:54
  8. "African Gospel" – 4:20
  9. "Nyalimagotee (The Cornerstone Of My Heart)" – 4:49
  10. "Dieman Noba Smoke Tafee" – 6:38

Personnel

  • Alfred Bannerman – Guitar
  • Tchad Blake – 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 Thompson – Double Bass

References