That would be just great bro Matarr. I also just remembered one band that went by the name of Los Cangaceros. Ifang was more popular but they were as well a lot of fun and toured the country-side on gigs when Ifang proved unaffordable. (Gunjur Daaba Naani folk should know about that). I think they had their "base" at Grant street just by the former Brikama taxi park. They were also active during the mid-seventies. My friend Sayerr Joh used to love them! Good Night, Sidibeh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matarr Amadou Sallah" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 1:53 AM Subject: Re: Gambian Music History > Modou > i will get to those people later. I was just dealing with some musical > bands. I will get to folk music later > > matarr > > > > > > > >From: Momodou S Sidibeh <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: Gambian Music History > >Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 00:21:54 +0100 > > > >Bro Amadou Sallah, > > > >I really love this one. Unfortunately, it is difficult to infuse a time > >line there as you have completely left out dates. > >Besides you also forgot to mention our Kora virtuosi: the Jobartehs, the > >Susos, and many others. Why, Butay Boy or Jalang Demba(!) must also belong > >in this line of musical icons. This realisation is important for guys like > >Salifu Mboge, Sal Drammeh (Oko Drammeh's baby brother) and myself whose > >childhood musical taste was messed up by James Brown and Jimmy Cliff and > >Shola Lewis at Radio Syd! > > > >Thanks a ton for the history... > >Momodou S Sidibeh > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Matarr Amadou Sallah" <[log in to unmask]> > >To: <[log in to unmask]> > >Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 11:58 PM > >Subject: Gambian Music History > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > I am just attempting to give a brief history of Gambian music and how it > > > started. I think maybe Sidi and Habib can elaborate more on this topic. > > > > > > The whole thing started with a group called FOYER with Gibby korong and > >one > > > mr.adams. This group was sponsored by some Senegalese people. > > > > > > Then emerge another group called ROCKA MAMBO - this was sponsored by mr. > > > John Bright of Fitzgerald street in Banjul. > > > > > > Then emerge BLACK STARS sponsored by Anthon Leone commonly known as > >Anthon > > > black star. He is the father of the late Chris Leone. > > > > > > Then emerge AFRICAN JAZZ sponsored by Alh. Chamsu Coker and from this > > > African jazz The famous Super Eagles was formed. the Super Eagles were > > > sponsored by Mr. Malick secka (proffesional photographer) at Hagen > >street > > > just around hill street where Pa Touray lived. > > > I FANGBONDI was later formed with a handful of members from Super > >Eagles. > > > The members of the original I FANGBONDI were Pa Touray, Badou Jobe, Pa > > > Lamin,Senemi, Karamo,Pa Njie (bass) Pa Alieu Njie (Drums), Alberr, > >Samson > > > Gassama > > > > > > There was also another group that emerged from Bakau called AMBIANCE > >JAZZ > > > with Kebba Sarge as the Band leader. Kebba Sarge is the brother of the > >late > > > Dawda Sarge of Super eagles. > > > > > > There was Gelewarr with Bai Janha,Lai Ngum, Saffie Carew, Musa Ngum, the > > > late ousou "LION" Njie etc. Gelewarr had their headquarters at the > >junction > > > of Allen st. and Albion st. > > > > > > There was MAGADAN which was owned by the late Tapha John. They had their > > > base at Lasso wharf at a night club call KANKU JERREY. Among the artists > > > were Koto Ngum, Boy Njie etc. > > > > > > There was the orignal LIBIDORR which was owned by Elhajj Mustapha Faye > >of > > > the gambia-L. Among the vocalists were Mam Tamsir Njie, Bai Jack etc. > > > (Elhajj Correct me if i am wrong) > > > > > > There were other groups like Tambato, sofa Nyama etc( i cant say much > >about > > > them) > > > > > > The following people are to be honoured when it comes to Gambia music: > > > Alh. Chamsu Coker, Aggi Bada Touray, Tapha John, Oko Drammeh, Elhajj > >Tapa > > > Faye, Mbaye Chow, Koto Sosseh (super Ballet Afric) and last and not the > > > least the Gambia Police Band where our very talented artists pass > >through - > > > Pa Touray, Edu Haffner, Samson, pa Njie (bass) and many other including > > > those in Europe > > > > > > Matarr > > > >From: mineratou loum <[log in to unmask]> > > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > > > ><[log in to unmask]> > > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > >Subject: Re: WEDDING BELLS FINALY RANG FOR KATIM > > > >Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 11:55:14 -0500 > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > MSN Messenger http://www.msn.no/messenger - Den korteste veien mellom > >deg og > > > dine venner > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l > > > To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > 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 Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l > >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: > >[log in to unmask] > > > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > >Web interface > >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Messenger http://www.msn.no/messenger - Den korteste veien mellom deg og > dine venner > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l > To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask] > > 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 Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~