Ous Bojang
Thanks for your understanding!! This is the reality
back home. We do not respect or acknowledge our
success in the musical industry.
How many Gambians can proudly say that they have
collections of SUPER EAGLES, IFANGBONDI, GELEWAR,
JALIBA, KUYATEH, ABDEL KABIR and many others.?? I can
bet that those who can respond are in the minimum. By
the way, I do have them in stock and I still treasure
them.
Long live Gambian Music.
Sanusi Owens
Fair comment
--- Ousman Bojang <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
Mr. Sanusi,
> I would seize from politicising it. And if I am to
> joke about it, I would say you are just out of
> fashion as Mr. Camara:)
> Anyway, it sure is true that we as Gambains did not
> encourage our artists. And I am not sure this have
> changed either.
> Ousman Jallow Bojang.
> Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Matarr
> Amadou Sallah
>
> You have said it all for me. I spent the best part
> of my teenage life supporting IFANGBONDI only for
> others to say that I am out of touch with reality. I
> used to save my lunch allowance just to attend
> Ifangbondi's shows at either Roxy Cinema, Odeon or
> Super Bird.
>
> 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. The sad thing about the whole idea is
> that Youssou was getting richer and popular at the
> expense of own people, whilst the AFRO MANDING
> CREATORS; Pa Touray, Senemi Taylor, Badou Jobe,
> Karamo
> Sabally, Alberr and many others were getting poorer
> due to lack of acknowledgement.
>
> Gambian Musicians have been hard done by their own
> people. I have witnessed shows in which entrance
> fees
> have to be reduced because of low turnout.
>
>
> At present, we saw how Musa Ngom had to migrate to
> Senegal because of the lack of support. I understand
> this guy is seen as a legend among the senegalese
> community.
>
> The question one has to ask is when will we honour
> our
> Great Gambian Musicians.
>
> Just a thought, no hard feeling.
>
> Sanusi Owens
>
> >
> >
> > --- Matarr Amadou Sallah
> > 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
> >
> > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> > > list
> > > >
> > > >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 donīt know the
> > > >significance Ifang Bondi played in the
> evolution
> > of
> > > Senegambian music.
> > > >
> > > >Momodou Camara
> > > >
> > >
> >
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