{"id":67628,"date":"2014-05-25T22:53:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-25T22:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=67628"},"modified":"2014-05-25T22:53:02","modified_gmt":"2014-05-25T22:53:02","slug":"abdul-syrai-a-testament-to-the-untapped-sierra-leonean-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=67628","title":{"rendered":"Abdul Sy&#8217;Rai: A testament to the untapped Sierra Leonean talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In early 2000, Abdul \u201cSy\u2019Rai\u201d Yilla fled Freetown, Sierra Leone to avoid the atrocities of a civil war, notorious for recruiting child soldiers. He and his brother settled in Canada Ten years later, Abdul is a Canadian citizen and in pursuit of a music career. Sy\u2019Rai is now a multi-talented singer\/song writer and producer, based in Victoria, B.C., Canada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Abdul-SyRai.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67630\" alt=\"Abdul Sy'Rai\" src=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Abdul-SyRai.jpg\" width=\"299\" height=\"448\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He has worked with world renowned artists, Wyclef Jean and Beenie Man. He has collaborated with \u201cThe Writing Camp\u201d, known for writing and producing songs by multiplatinum artists, such as Beyonce, Rihanna and Sean Kingston, just to name a few. Sy\u2019Rai released a track in 2005, called \u201cAll by Myself\u201d, reaching over thirty- million listeners across canada and hit no. 2 on Contemporary Hit Radio. This song followed the release of an R&amp;B track in 2004, that caught the attention of many Canadians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2002, he was devastated to learn that his father had suddenly passed away in his hometown. Sy\u2019Rai, however, was unable to return to his homeland due to his application Canadian Citizenship. This was the catalyst to Sy\u2019rai\u2019s commitment to one day get home and reconnect with his family and community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He finally returned home to Freetown in 2009. Sy\u2019Rai not only had the opportunity to visit his father\u2019s grave, but also contributed, along with his past record company at the time, to building a youth based War Child project with A.U.C.A.Y.D. This group of young people use music, drama and dance to reach thousands of youth who have experienced the devastation of violence and war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A song was recorded and a music video was shot, about the recovery and rebuilding after the devastation. He has just released his latest music video titled: \u2018Good Time\u2019. The new video was shot in Miama.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/69f8OvG6cto\" height=\"315\" width=\"500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<address>Contact Sy&#8217;Rai:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/syraimusic\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/syraimusic<\/a><\/address>\n<address><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/syraimusic\" target=\"_blank\">www.instagram.com\/syraimusic<\/a>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/syraimusic\" target=\"_blank\">www.twitter.com\/syraimusic<\/a><\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>Murtala Mohamed Kamara, SaloneJamboree<\/address>\n<p><b><i>Stay with Sierra Express Media, for your trusted place in news!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In early 2000, Abdul \u201cSy\u2019Rai\u201d Yilla fled Freetown, Sierra Leone to avoid the atrocities of a civil war, notorious for recruiting child soldiers. 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