Amadou, I forgot to add thus from my source. There were times when Njagan had no food and became wild and the natives of the village became afraid. As a result a lady volunteered to tame him and that was how the( jatt ) came about and since then it became a tradition that the zimba is calmed through( salimuhamad dikum dakum etc. NON LA LABI DOHEH BEH TABI AJANA. Chi Jamma . Bro .Sheikh Tejan Nyang Sheikh Tejan Nyang wrote: > Amadou, > Sorry for not been able to get on to Ba -Musa on this subject but you > must have learnt form him that i was away in Germany on a two week > promotional trip. > I gathered for someone that zimba originated from Njajagne NJIE!S > defection to the bush after his father married a young girl of his age > . He felt humiliated and decided to abandon his home and found a home > of his own which was near the beach. He had no contact with any human > beings and ate nothing but fish and meat. After some time he became > half human and half animal . Children who where frequent on the beach > fishing established friendship with him by feeding him or always > supplying him with part of their catches.It was because of his > resemblance of a lion and his acts that the the word Zimba ya gaynde > njie originated. If there is any other story different from what i > got,you are most welcome to come forward with your own version.. Chi > Jamma. > > Bro .Sheikh Tejan Nyang. > > Amadou Kabir Njie wrote: > >> Hello Gambia-L, The organising committee of this year's Cultural >> Week would like to seek the help of Gambia-L in tracing the origin >> and significance of "Zimba" (gaynde). The organising committe has >> tried various sources, including many calls back home to no avail, >> eliciting only promises form people who pledged to "research" the >> subject. I, for one think that Gambia-L isda place, don't you? A. >> Kabir Njie. > >