Hi! Thanks Musa for the invitation. It would be nice to make it to my old town if it is possible. I was completely lost when I came there two years ago (when I incidentally had the honour to meet you) after 9 years' absence. Everything had changed so much! Joe, it has definitely been a long time. I now live in Sweden. I'll send you a private mail. Have a good evening. Buharry. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 9:58 PM Subject: Re: Bantaba > Buharry, what's up? It's been a while since we last rapped. > Where are you writing from? By the way good ideas. By > pooling our efforts and resources, we can attain uncommon > results. Let's forge ahead. > > Chi Jama > > Joe Sambou > > > ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ > Subject: Re: Bantaba > Author: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > <[log in to unmask]> at PO_EXTERNET > Date: 02/07/2000 8:37 AM > > > Hi! > The tendency for Gambians to shy away from conferences and seminars is > not limited to Atlanta. Maybe it is hightime to include some incentive in > the seminars to attract attendees especially the sisters. The political > parties in Jamaica used to engage such tactics to attract crowds. They would > offer free shows using popular bands. In the middle of the performances, the > bands would take a break and the politicians, having the crowd they want, > would step on the platform and deliver their message. > Maybe a "Mbahal" get-together can be thrown into the Atlanta conference > to spur more people to attend especially the sisters. The "Mbahal" thing > comes to mind because when the OGIS took a poll of some of the women in > Stockholm asking them which social activities they want the organisation to > do for them, many of them said they would like a "Mbahal" get-together with > some "tama" drumming. > The "tama" doesn't have to be part of the seminar but maybe serving > "Mbahal" and/or some rare Gambian dishes at a nominal fee during the > interval might tempt some to attend. Simple? Who knows what will work? > Thanks. > > Buharry. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------