Press Release!!! Oussou Njie Seņor Signs with World Record Label/Company. Ismaila Oussou Njie Seņor of Faateleku fame have today June 13th 2000, after long negotiations, signed a Production/distribution contract with the California based world music label: "Anonymous Web Productions" This world music production, label, and record company is headed and owned by its President; World Famous Soul singer/songwriter Mr. Thomas Allen Green, commonly known as Al Green. Zimbabwean Musician/Singer: Thomas Mapfumo has released cds and cassettes on Al Greens Anonymous record label on which Madfumo has been signed for some years now. Oussou Njie Seņor who has just turned 55, May 27th now joins Thomas Madfuma on this label. As the only West African on this record label. Oussou also is the only or one of the few Gambian musicians to be signed directly to an international record label. This will mean that from now onwards, Oussou's products- music and video etc, will be distributed and sold World Wide in Retail Wholesale Outlets not forgetting the internet; on the record company website. The 14-song repertoire, which will make up the CD and 2 cassettes- Best of Faateleku, CD. Faateleku Vol. 2, cassette and the re-released on Cassette-Faateleku Vol.1 were recorded, mixed, engineered and produced in the Gambia at Yellowgate Studios by music maestro, Elie Nachif. The recording will be re-mastered by world famous sound engineer Mr. Manny Rettimger of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mr. Rettimger after listening to the songs on DAT, has nothing but praises and admirations for the diligent and high quality recording & musicianship Elie Nachif and his crew put in these recordings. Arrangement between AWP and Oussou for a world tour sometime next year is being worked out. A group of US based musicians are listening to the songs and getting acquainted with them. The products CD/cassettes will be released worldwide in distribution outlets/internet late July or early August 2000. We pray that the relationship between Oussou and Al Greene will grow stronger, so other Gambian Musicians may one day benefit in recording and distribution from Anonymous Web Production. Oussou is taking the opportunity to thank His mother, his family, the Coker family of Hartford, Ola, Beverly, Lemu & Nerissa, the management in Banjul and the United States and all fans, for their prayer and best wishes. Tom Ola Coker reporting. On a different front Oussou Njie Seņor has been asked to perform at this years July 4th celebration in Atlanta 2000 by the Gambia Reunion Organization. He will perform side by side with Senegalese star Mbye Nderr. Oussou will leave his US base, Hartford, to travel to Atlanta GA, on June 29th, returning to Hartford on the 5th July. Oussou Njie Senor is expected to be back in Banjul on the 9th July 2000. Ola Coker Jazz. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------