Holy Forest – Africa Calling
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Holy Forest is a musical project from songwriter and documentary filmmaker Jon Fine (Herbie Hancock's "Possibilities"), who recorded an album over 3 years across the Gambia and several cities in the United States. “Africa Calling,” the lead single from the self-titled LP, pairs the virtuosic sounds of Gambian griot Tata Din Din Jobarteh with the robust vocals of […]
Seinabo Sey – Younger
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The debut single by the Swedish-Gambian Pop-Soul singer Seinabo Sey, released in November 2013.
Alhaji Bai Konte (Documentary)
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The film, Alhaji Bai Konte (1978), depicts a day-in-the-life of the now-deceased Gambian Mandinka kora virtuoso, Alhaji Bai Konte, shot on location in Brikama, Gambia (plus one scene in Dakar, Senegal), West Africa.
Alhaji Bai Konte’s son, Dembo Konte, accompanies in the performance, and various family members and friends make cameo appearances. [...]
Lalo Keba Dramé – Bamba Bojang
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An old griot song by Lalo Keba Dramé (Lalo Kebba Drammeh), the Kora virtuoso from SeneGambia.
This song was composed in honour of Alhaji Bamba Bodian or Ledjè, a wealthy merchant of the XIX century, king of Suma Kunda (Gambia) who was also a generous patron (“djatigui”) to the griots of Gambia. Many Gambians consider […]
Dawda Jobarteh & Toumani Diabaté – Tabara
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This is pure traditional Kora playing by Dawda Jobarteh & Toumani Diabaté.
The kora is a stringed instrument used extensively in West Africa. A kora typically has 21 strings, which are played by plucking with the fingers. It combines features of the lute and harp.
In the late 20th century, a 24/5-string model of the kora […]
Guelewar – Njarama
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Guelewar from Banjul, The Gambia, is amongst the most experimental, psychedelic bands out of Africa in the 70s, offering a unique sound and instrumentation, mixing traditional compositions with modern instruments.
Guelewar, always singing in Wolof, is known for their explosive mix of Soul and Funk, blended with local rhythms such as Boogaraboo, Saourouba and Ndaga. [...]
Karantamba – Ndigal / Galgi
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Bai Janha, alias “Sweet Fingers,” composer, arranger, guitar player of Guelewar & Ifang Bondi, is undisputedly the most important musician to have come from Gambia. This unreleased recording presents Bai Janha with his psychedelic Karantamba, a school for young musicians, captured in Thiès (Sénégal) at “Sangomar” Club on 16th of August 1984. [...]
