Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana

Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana
Studio album by S. E. Rogie
Released	May 5, 1997
Recorded	Real World Studios, Wiltshire, England in 1994
Genre	Palm-wine music/Highlife
Length	42:54
Label	RealWorld / CEMA
Producer	Tchad Blake
S. E. Rogie chronology
The New Sounds of S.E.ROGIE (1991) Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana (1997)

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Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana is the last album by Sierra Leonean highlife and palm wine musician S. E. Rogie, featuring the double bassist, Danny Thompson. It was recorded in 1994 before his death and released in 1997.

Samples from the track "Dieman Noba Smoke Tafee", or "Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana", are used in Adrian Sherwood's debut album Never Trust a Hippy (Adrian Sherwood album) under the title Dead Man Smoking. The track also featured vocals from Ghetto Priest.

Track listing

All tracks by S. E. Rogie

1. Kpindigbee (Morning, Noon, and Night) – 4:11
2. A Time In My Life – 3:27
3. Nor Weigh Me Lek Dat (Woman To Woman) – 4:04
4. Jaimgba Tutu (The Joy of Success) – 2:38
5. Koneh Pelawoe (Please Open Your Heart) – 5:04
6. Jojo Yalahjo (I Lost My Wife) – 4:43
7. Nyalomei Luange (Love Me My Love) – 2:54
8. African Gospel – 4:20
9. Nyalimagotee (The Cornerstone Of My Heart) – 4:49
10. Dieman Noba Smoke Tafee – 6:38

Personnel

• Alfred Bannerman – Guitar
• Tchad Blake – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• James Cadsky – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant, Assistant Producer
• Simon Clark – Keyboards
• Mike Coulson – Art Direction
• Meabh Flynn – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant, Assistant Producer
• Stephen Lovell-Davis – Photography
• Emile Ogoo – Guitar, Background Vocals
• Sooliman E. Rogie – Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals
• Zozo Shuaibu – Percussion, Bass, Background Vocals
• Tony Stiles – Design
• Danny Thompson – Double Bass