Prince Obrien-Coker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Jabou, Habib I think you confused "Tobacco Road" with the album entitled "Abbey Road" by the Beatles. Tobacco Road in Banjul got its name from the song by the group Rare Earth as I have said.(Oussou Njie Señor - HELP!). The popularity of the song coincided with government's plan to develop the area and the "Super Eagles Band" were one of the first to be assigned a plot there. The area used to be farms of maize (corn) and sweet potatoes. (Sidi Sanneh did wonders on these farms.) A part of it was a wrestling ground called "Dodou Mbye Ya(rd)". The wrestling ground "Dodou Mbye Ya" used to be were we now call New Primet/New Perseverance which was formally an open ground, where we used to play football. For clarity sake, I have attached the lyrics of the song "Tobacco Road" and anybody interested in the music, I will be glad to send it. Habib, expect a Pmail from me. Prince Coker Beola, your're so right I remember going to "Doudou Mbye Yard" to watch those balanta wrestlers among them "Aba Njie Solo Balanta" and Abiti. It was about the time that New Primet/New perseverance opened that St Augustine's move to Campama. Habib correct me if am wrong. Thanks Daddy Sang > --------------------------------------------- > Attachment: TOBACCO.txt > MIME Type: text/plain > --------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------