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Ronald Sesay is a Sierra Leonean artist, Communication graduate, and Multimedia Professional born in the early nineties.

After graduating from Fourah Bay College, the University of Sierra Leone in 2015, Ronny dropped his first single “Dope Lek Dis” featuring Drizilik & SoloKai. This shot served as a stepping stone in readiness for his musical excursions in and out of Sierra Leone. He is presently a signed artiste to iPro Music under iPro Multimedia. -

Born and raised in the Western part of Freetown, Ronny KOD is a Sierra Leonean musician and multimedia professional based in Freetown.

Due to Sierra Leone’s civil war, Ronny and his family migrated to Liberia where he did his pre-school and some early stages of his primary education. Later in 2004, Ronny KOD returned to Sierra Leone and he attended John F. Kennedy Preparatory Primary School and completed his primary education. He then went to Prince of Wales Secondary School to conclude his high school education that propelled him to gain admission into Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone. Due to his studious performance at university, he both earned a Diploma with distinction and a First Class Honors Degree in Mass Communication.

Music and Entertainment for Ronny KOD is a stained passion that started way back in his school days when he wrote poems and songs for fun. He gradually honed his musical skills and finally became a part of his church choir where he was opportune to learn and understand music from a broader perspective.

In 2013, Ronny KOD met Ibrahim Kamara AKA Incredible IBK, who is a very close friend of his from university, and dropped a single “Drop The Beat” together with Silver D. Few months later, Ronny KOD was again featured by YT Sharpboy on his single “Na So You Dae Work” alongside Madson. Since then, a lot of people were impressed and encouraged Ronny to consider music as a career.

But it was only in 2015, just after finishing his course which to him needed the required attention that he dropped his first single “Dope Lek Dis” teaming up with Drizilik and Solokai. The song was widely played in and out of Sierra Leone and it was even featured as a background track on one of BBC’s #StoryStory radio drama episodes. The song also headlined a successful show by Swerve Planet, “Dope Lek Dis Pool Affair” in 2016.

In the subsequent years, Daniel Bangura AKA Creative Director Dannyville, who happens to be his best friend introduced him to Bashbeatz, and together they worked and dropped a few more songs which cemented his way as one of the artistes creating a new wave in Sierra Leone’s music industry.

Aside from music, Ronny KOD is an experienced multimedia professional, who had spent quality working experience as a Digital Media Producer at the BBC’s charity organization for a period of 5 years. On tendering his resignation at the BBC, he was already a co-owner and director of a private multimedia and communications company called iPro Multimedia (SL) Ltd. Being passionate and also involved in music, Ronny KOD championed the establishment iPro Music under iPro Multimedia, the record label he is now signed to.

As a Multimedia producer with a large heart for Sierra Leone’s entertainment industry, Ronny together with the iPro team designed creative shows like: “The Spotlight Show” which hosts celebrities to talk about everything and anything about their life and career, “Bits and Pieces” which provides weekly updates of the entertainment industry and “The Hit Plus” is a show where musicians who have made hit songs perform, talk through the song process, and also enlighten on the inspiration derived. Ronny has also been involved in several other initiatives of which some are stiffly creating a great impact in the country’s entertainment industry.

Ronny is a grounded digital media strategist and a very dynamic content creator. However, an interesting fact is Ronny KOD, is the sole graphics designer for his songs’ and even artworks of which several artists had benefited.

In 2019, he released a highly anticipated single “Connect” featuring Drizilik and YungSal under the supervision of iPro Music label. Notwithstanding that, he also played a tremendous role in Swerve Planet’s OTOD album where he was featured on three tracks, and “Marry U” being the first song to be recorded from the album emanated the whole idea for the inception of the album.

Ronny KOD is now working on both his EP and first studio film album. He is very optimistic about this project because it is something he has been working on for quite some time now.

His pressing desire for the wellbeing of the less privileged especially children is a burning desire for Ronny so he wants to use his music as a way to advocate for a better life for all.