“Relive the magic of Freetown’s music scene in the 1950s with the Drifting Teenagers Band, a pioneering group that brought American and British music to Sierra Leone.”
"Empowering African Youth Through Music, Arts, and Education."
About Us
The Drifting Teenagers Band is a pioneering music group from Freetown, Sierra Leone, formed in the 1950s. Inspired by American and British music, particularly Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, we performed hits from the 1950s and helped shape Sierra Leone's music scene. Today, our foundation continues the legacy of the Drifting Teenagers Band by empowering African youth through music, arts, and education. We collect used and new musical instruments to ship to Africa, import African musical instruments to America, and provide training in video production, movie production, playwriting, and more.
Our Mission
Our Mission is to provide teenagers the knowledge, resources and training/coaching to become successful Artists in Performing Arts. Drifting Teenagers band was formed in 1956 and broke up in 1959. Drifting Teenagers Foundation INC IS TO TEACH/TRAIN AFRICAN CHILDREN TO PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, AFRICAN AND NON AFRICAN INSTRUMENTS, DRAMA = PLAYWRITING , African Ballet, African Mask Theatre, Cheorography, African Dance and to also teach American Children to play African Musical Instruments.
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