Karantamba – Ndigal
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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. Band lea
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. [...]
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 […]
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 […]
