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Americo-Liberian people (also known as Congo people or Congau people), [2] are a Liberian ethnic group of African American, Afro-Caribbean, and liberated African origin. Americo-Liberians trace their ancestry to free-born and formerly enslaved African Americans who emigrated in the 19th century to become the founders of the state of Liberia.
Liberian Americans are an ethnic group of Americans of full or partial Liberian ancestry. This can include Liberians who are descendants of Americo-Liberian people in America. The majority of Liberians came to the United States during the First Liberian Civil War in the 1990s and the Second Liberian Civil War in the early 2000s.
Americo-Liberians formed a cultural elite in Liberia that produced every Liberian president before 1980. The following presidents of Liberia, however, were born in the United States : Joseph Jenkins Roberts , first and seventh president.
The third annual Liberian Entertainment Awards was held on January 29, 2011, at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. Jodi took home three awards, including Song of the Year for "Love You". Takun J was nominated twice but didn't win any award. Liberian-based artist Luckay Buckay won the Hipco Artist award.
Liberia Music Awards; Awarded for: Outstanding achievement by artists, disc jockeys and promoters from across Liberia and the diaspora: Country: Liberia: Presented by: Liberia Music Awards Foundation: First awarded: June 14, 2014; 10 years ago () Last awarded: 2023: Website: liberiamusicawards.com
Hipco is usually performed in Liberian English or the local vernacular. Kolokwa rap in Gbema music evolved in the 1980s but was not branded as HipCo music genre until 2002-2003 when HipCo was founded or established by the Liberian Legendary Detrench, the late DJ SummerTime and MC Switch. HipCo has always had a social and political bent.
Eric Tarh, who is better known as Eric Geso, is a Liberian singer and songwriter. He is the recipient of several accolades, including Male Artist of the Year at the 2015 Liberia Music Awards and Best New Artist at the 2016 Liberian Entertainment Awards.
William Richard Tolbert Jr. (13 May 1913 – 12 April 1980) was a Liberian politician who served as the 20th president of Liberia from 1971 until his assassination in 1980. Tolbert was an Americo-Liberian and trained as a civil servant before entering the House of Representatives in 1943 for the True Whig Party, then the only established party ...