Ola Coker Jazz, Thank for the information. Our congratulations to senor Ousu and we wish him all the best Chi Jamma. .Bro .Sheikh Tejan Nyang. Momodou Bojang wrote: > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------