Jay Bo is an African music artist in the United States. He was born in Sierra Leone, in the West Coast of Africa. He came to the United States at the age of 9 with his mother. He lived in the District of Columbia, where he finished his elementary and middle school education. He later moved to Virginia with his family. He attended Wakefield high school in Virginia. There, he received his High school diploma. Jay Bo joined the United State Marine Core after high school. He served the USMC for 3 years. 
In the early 2000’s, Jay Bo and some fellow Sierra Leoneans formed a group called West African Family Entertainment. . He was mostly behind the scenes in studio. He was managing the artistes and was responsible for home studio engineer, moderate production, mixing and arranging projects. As a devoted member of W.A.F, his focus was the main act of the W.A.F Shadow Boxxer. Jay Bo is very dedicated to his work as an artist. Because of his devotion with W.A.F Entertainment, he had the opportunity to meet and work some great artist representing Sierra Leone music. Jay Bo dropped his first single “Salone Gal Dem” in the early 2000’s, starred in Samboy and produced by E of Ital productions. “Salone Gal Dem” was a big hit in Sierra Leone. 
After years of background work, Jay Bo has finally decided to focus on himself. He linked up with Edward Tamba the founder of ETainment Promotion Group. Jay Bo and Edward decided to team up because they both share same passion for Sierra Leone music. They both felt it was very important to put a mix tape together instead of an album, so they can introduce him to the world and the Sierra Leone community. Jay Bo style of rap is a direct reflection of his Sierra Leonean dialect Krio.(definition of Krio and associate it with when slavery was abolished) To his success, the mix tape single “Make Up and Break Up” is currently creating a buzz in the community. Jay Bo plans to perform on bigger stages. Following his upcoming concert in Sierra Leone to perform songs from his album, Jay Bo plans on making a trip to Sierra Leone to promote his music.

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