It was educative and entertaining at the same time, Great Oko.
Bolonba

On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 6:42 AM, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Ace, I was just thinking.
>
> Since Gambia's governments will only support art, music, and culture, when
> it consolidates their power, do you not think it is now time to divorce the
> enterprise of Art, Music, and Culture (AMC) from expectations from
> government? For example, AMC has enormous value for the tourist industry.
> Would it be impossible to pitch ideas to airlines, hotels, and restaurants
> in Gambia and Senegal to form an AMC Booster Group and in return, Artists,
> Musicians, and theatrical performers can now sustain themselves by
> performing to the clients and patrons of these establishements. Some of
> these hotels lay dormant for a good part of the year and in some countries,
> there is a glut of high-priced hotels.
>
> The AMC Booster club, from their patronnage, you can construct an
> auditorium, a recording studio, etc. in order to build the foundation for
> sustenance for AMC that does not depend on government idiosyncracies. This
> way current and up and coming artists and performers have the sense of
> constancy to enable them to perfect their art and talents.
>
> Just a thought. You may be working on something like that already. There is
> no future for AMC in relying on governments anywhere. Governments are
> seasonal. AMC is permanent. It is therefore hemmorhaging to rely on any
> government for sustenance and growth. Anyway, just thinking out loud. AMC is
> also an individual endeavour even though it has mass appeal. Therefore its
> growth and sustenance must be based on market principles. Not governmental
> subventions.
>
> Haruna.
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
>  Sent: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 1:20 am
> Subject: Re: Oko Drammeh on GRTS International
>
>  Ace,
>
> Between you and Ndongo Sillah I don't know who is the entertainer? You are
> both so great I keep thinking you're gonna bust into a duet. I don't care
> what you guys say about Ndagga, I still love the gyrations. Give me Ndaga
> and mango juice I'm set for the night. Intoxicating my friend. La danse
> de....... est haram. I digress. I'm still listening.
>
> Haruna. Table ronde. Tablerone. I think you should have Tablerone TV or
> NdagaTV.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 12:56 am
> Subject: Re: Oko Drammeh on GRTS International
>
>  Thanx Coach for sharing. This Oko is a polyvalent as my uncle Sidia is
> wont to quip. I kinda knew you were athletic Ace, but a rebel youth???? Well
> there is a lot I don't friggin know about you. You come out as a very
> thoughtful and generous young man though. Very enlightened and blessed. I
> like that. Sysy or no sysy. I continue to listen.
>
> Haruna.
>
>  In a message dated 3/29/2010 12:44:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
> Oko Drammeh on GRTS International with M. L Sillah
> http://www.thegambiajournal.com/sambanner/spacialplayer2.php?sid=306
> "True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of
> justice." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
>
>
>
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