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For Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, war is over but not forgotten

By Siddhartha Mitter

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  May 20, 2012

It’s impossible to unspool war and displacement from the fabric of Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, as much as the band’s exquisite guitar rhythms, vocal harmonies, and accents of reggae and other Caribbean flavors have made it tempting. On their third album, “Radio Salone,” which came out last month, the All Stars, who visit Brighton Music Hall on June 24, have put together their most eclectic and best-produced program of music to date, with nary a reference to the conflict.

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