> Right Matarr.
> 
> The lack of support for our musicians has being going on for long and Gambians 
> should be blame for it and nobody else.I can remember Dr.Saine mentioned this in 
> his posting after visiting Gambia.The Senegalization going on at home is getting out 
> of hand and we in the diaspora are practising the same you hear only Senegalese 
> musics in Gambian programs.I wonder if most of us knows Ifang Bondi with the
> leadership of Badou Jobe is still producing music,I bought one of their cd (GIS GIS) 
> through their management in Holand is smashy.Thanks to Mr.& Mrs Jobe with the
> rest of the group.Long live IFANG BONDI.
> 
> Cheers
> Fye

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Matarr Amadou Sallah <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: FWD:Mail from Badou Jobe


> 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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