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<p>Karantamba – Ndigal</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/karantamba-ndigal/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/karantamba-ndigal/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/karantamba-n</span><span class="invisible">digal/</span></a></p><p>Bai Janha, alias “Sweet Fingers,” composer, arranger, guitar player of Guelewar &amp; 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</p><p><a href="/tags/manding/" rel="tag">#Manding</a> <a href="/tags/psychedelic/" rel="tag">#Psychedelic</a> <a href="/tags/sénégal/" rel="tag">#Sénégal</a> <a href="/tags/thegambia/" rel="tag">#TheGambia</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Guelewar – Njarama</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/guelewar-banjul/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/guelewar-banjul/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/guelewar-ban</span><span class="invisible">jul/</span></a></p><p>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.</p><p>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. [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/psychedelic/" rel="tag">#Psychedelic</a> <a href="/tags/senegal/" rel="tag">#Senegal</a> <a href="/tags/thegambia/" rel="tag">#TheGambia</a> <a href="/tags/blaugust/" rel="tag">#Blaugust</a></p>

<p>Lalo Keba Dramé – Bamba Bojang</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/lalo-keba-drame-bamba-bojang/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/lalo-keba-drame-bamba-bojang/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/lalo-keba-dr</span><span class="invisible">ame-bamba-bojang/</span></a></p><p>An old griot song by Lalo Keba Dramé (Lalo Kebba Drammeh), the Kora virtuoso from SeneGambia.</p><p>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 […]</p><p><a href="/tags/kora/" rel="tag">#Kora</a> <a href="/tags/thegambia/" rel="tag">#TheGambia</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Holy Forest – Africa Calling</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/holy-forest-africa-calling/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/holy-forest-africa-calling/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/holy-forest-</span><span class="invisible">africa-calling/</span></a></p><p>Holy Forest is a musical project from songwriter and documentary filmmaker Jon Fine (Herbie Hancock&#x27;s &quot;Possibilities&quot;), 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 […]</p><p><a href="/tags/thegambia/" rel="tag">#TheGambia</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Seinabo Sey – Younger</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/seinabo-sey-younger/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/seinabo-sey-younger/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/seinabo-sey-</span><span class="invisible">younger/</span></a></p><p>The debut single by the Swedish-Gambian Pop-Soul singer Seinabo Sey, released in November 2013.</p><p><a href="/tags/remixed/" rel="tag">#Remixed</a> <a href="/tags/thegambia/" rel="tag">#TheGambia</a> <a href="/tags/pop/" rel="tag">#Pop</a></p>

<p>Dawda Jobarteh &amp; Toumani Diabaté – Tabara</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/dawda-jobarteh-toumani-diabate-tabara/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/dawda-jobarteh-toumani-diabate-tabara/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/dawda-jobart</span><span class="invisible">eh-toumani-diabate-tabara/</span></a></p><p>This is pure traditional Kora playing by Dawda Jobarteh &amp; Toumani Diabaté.</p><p>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.<br>In the late 20th century, a 24/5-string model of the kora […]</p><p><a href="/tags/kora/" rel="tag">#Kora</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/manding/" rel="tag">#Manding</a> <a href="/tags/thegambia/" rel="tag">#TheGambia</a></p>