Essa,
You will get alot of fun. Oko`s elder brother late Matarr ( Pindo ) Drammeh
was our team manager. He was a very kind hearted person. May his soul rest
in perfect peace. Aameen. I was also trained by Sheikh Faye as an athlete
together with Bai Faye, Omar Fye and Essa Fye. Essa later concentrated much
on football, and Omar, Bai and I were with the AAA under Dodou Joof, Badou
Jassey and Koto Mbye. So you see Essa, time come and past. Oko waited for us
at the " fail  mburou  naaka ", which he was always ready with his stick for
the fail jumps, so one was always ready to disappear from the vicinity, if
you fail the jump ( laugh ). I always remind him those days.  I will ask
Musa Ngum to help me with the Gellewarr cassette, so that I can send it to
you.

Greetings
Elhadj.



----- Original Message -----
From: "ESSA BOKARR SEY" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 8:30 AM
Subject: Elhadj Mustafa...Tahnx,please send me the video cassette on Gambia
etc...


> Hello Sir,
>             Thank you for your usual supportive moves.By the way I had a
very matured private conversation with Koto Oko and I found in him a matured
person who has a wide horizon of experience.Koto should be supported by
everyone so that he could succeed in handling all that he is doing in the
field of arts.I did not Know that you were one of Koto's 44 foot ball
players!!!!(laugh). Moreover I was scared(laugh) because he is an uncle too
for the fact that he is very close to my uncles from Kuntaya.I was also
equally amazed to hear Koto Oko talk about Baria a village in Jokadu and
other places.I have never been to Baria myself.I do agree that he is a force
to reckon with as far as the promotion of Gambian,art,history and literature
is concerned.
> Anyway all that happened thanks to your matured guidance as usual.
> Culturally we are obliged to respect our elders therefore Koto and
yourself deserve that treatment from people like me.I will also ask him to
help me get something that he produced ie CDS etc so that I can listen to it
on weekends(laugh).
> I would also appreciate receiving the old Guellewaar cassettes from your
end if you have them in stock.I used to like peeping through the window at
ARMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL'S ASSEMBLY HALL when they came there helping us raise
funds.I can still rmember Oussou Lion Njie beating the drums and father
Mose,Lie and others were singing and chorussing.The sound that I can recall
is BAMBA BOJANG and TAGUNAA M'BAAR...Have I got it right?-laugh!
> Anyway life is full of nostalgic feelings! These are poeple that we are
obliged to promote and support because they are our Bob Marleys,Isaac Hayes
and the like.
> Essa.
>
>
>
> Think before you sink!
> "Pessimists see difficulty in every opportunity and optimists see an
opportunity in every challenge"
> "Suits cannot be made without scissors and niddles,so decent minds
disagree to agree"
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