Pa Salieu

Gambian via Coventry artist Pa Salieu has soared to unprecedented heights in recent
years. Since he released ‘Frontline’, his debut single in 2020, followed by a critically
acclaimed mixtape, Send Them To Coventry, he has accumulated plaudits of a rarified
air: headlining multiple festivals, receiving co-signs from the likes of the late Virgil Abloh
and Nigerian popstar Burna Boy, also going on to win BBC’s Sound Of and receive Ivor
Norvello, MOBO and BRIT’s Rising Star nominations.

With his latest transformative project Afrikan Alien, Pa channels years of introspection,
resilience, and creative rebirth. Written during a period marked by both personal
reflection and systemic barriers, the album is a powerful statement on identity, freedom,
and survival. Pa’s vulnerability has become his greatest strength, infusing his music with
unfiltered honesty and emotional depth. Songs like Dece and YGF reveal an artist
grappling with—and ultimately embracing—his layered existence, from the cultural
dissonance of straddling two worlds to the enduring spirit that refuses to be confined.
“I’m following my spirit. I’m embracing freedom,” he says, standing as a beacon for
those who, like him, are carving spaces where they’ve been told they don’t belong.