Watch Pa Salieu Make His US TV Debut With Performance on 'Fallon'

With the way the Gambian-British rap star is moving, 2021 is sure to be his year.

Watch Pa Salieu Make His US TV Debut With Performance on 'Fallon'
Photo: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The excitement surrounding Gambian-British rapper Pa Salieudoesn't seem to be slowing down, as he has just further introduced himself to U.S. audiences. The buzzing artist made his U.S. debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , performing hit "Frontline".

Three weeks in to the new year and UK based Salieu has topped NME's 100 Essential emerging artists for 2021 list, won BBC's Sound of 2021, and the list of accomplishments keep rolling in.

In his visually bewitching performance of "Frontline," a standout track off 2020's Send Them to Coventry, Salieu not only showed off his talents but his personality in the upbeat performance. At one point the rapper sang to viewers through a car, was joined on stage by some friends and their dogs, before ending his show front and center and glowing. The energy and vision that so obviously went into the performance is noted and appreciated. Who doesn't love to see people doing something they love?


The 23-year-old rapper is making waves and is definitely one to look out for. The excitement is very real.

Check out Pa Salieu perform "Frontline" live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon here.

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