Matarr Amadou Sallah

You have said it all for me. I spent the best part of
teenage life supporting IFANGBONDI only for others to
say that I am out of touch with reality.

If we take our politics aside, I can point blame on
the PPP government for doing little to acknowledge the
good of IFANGBONDI. A classic example could be seen
when PPP used to Fund-Raising Shows on Independence
Day with Youssou Ndour and Super Etoile as the
entertainers.


Gambian Musicians have been hard done by their own
people.




 --- Matarr Amadou Sallah <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Modou
> I quite agree with you. The Gambian musicians never
> get the support they
> deserve locally. I can fully remember Super Eagles
> later Ifang Bondi were
> more respected and appreciated in Senegal than in
> the Gambia.
> By then they spent most of their time in Senegal
> especially in st. louis
> (ndarr). Some Gambian groups/society or
> organisations Would rather hire and
> pay a hell of  a money to Yusu ndure than paying
> even half that amount to
> the Ifang Bondi. Our main problem is that we are not
> so proud of what is
> ours. Some of our Gambian musicians have to either
> move to Senegal or
> elsewhere in other to be well known.
> I totally agree with Badou Jobe. Why do we have to
> wait until one dies
> inorder to praise him and bring him to light. Paps
> Should have been given a
> place in our educational institution to be
> teaching/lecturing music. It was
> introduced some years ago when there were people
> like Jaliba Kuyateh
> teaching the primary school pupils to play the Cora
> and Jali Banna Kanuteh
> teaching them to play the xylophone ( balafong). I
> boubt very much if this
> still exists.
>
> Just a thought
>
> Matarr
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: FWD:Mail from Badou Jobe
> >Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 05:25:07 -0500
> >
> >CORRECTION:
> >
> >Its unbeliveable to hear that the GRTS seldom play
> music of Ifang Bondi
> >whilst feeding our youth with all kinds of alien
> music. Most of the music
> >presenters at the radio are perhaps so young that
> they don´t know the
> >significance Ifang Bondi played in the evolution of
> Senegambian music.
> >
> >Momodou Camara
> >
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