Wesseh Freeman

Wesseh Freeman (or Weesay, 1976–2018) was a musician from Monrovia, Liberia. He became blind as a child^[1] and turned to playing the guitar to support himself and his family.^[2] He was self-taught, and built his guitars out of oil cans.^[1]

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Birth name	Wesseh Freeman
Born	1976
Origin	Monrovia, Liberia
Died	27 February 2018
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals

A video of him playing on the street went viral in 2016,^[3] and a Facebook page created for him garnered more than 7 million visitors. Freeman also demonstrated how he built his guitars, from an oil can, a neck shaped with a machete, and strings from bicycle cables.^[4] He said he made $4 a day playing his instrument.^[5] It brought him international attention (from people like Shane Speal) as well as funding to build him a home. He died on 27 February 2018 in a road accident in Monrovia.^[2]