Greetings all, taken from my blog...  Heck, if I felt up to it (which I don't at the moment), I'd make a proper editorial of it and and ask for it to be published (but I need more info firest).  Right now, it's just a reaction and as I state below I could be wrong and might be chomping on some words before the evening is out.



Ginny



Thione Seck Visits The Gambia?
October 15th, 2007 at 6:11 pm (Mbalax, Music, Senegal, The Gambia, Thione Seck, Thoughts, Weblogs, West Africa) · Edit 

Lamin's Blog: The Smiling Coast in for A Treat

Assalamu alaikum, well, hey. My first reaction, after asking "so when's he comin' to the US"? Is to say, simply, this concert is "to thank Yahya Jammeh"? For what? How about having the concert to thank the fans for supporting him the DJ, and Thione Seck and Raam Daan the singer and band? 

Having a concert to thank Yahya Jammeh, and then asking people to pay a minimum of 200 dalasis, when the majority of Gambians can't even feed their families, let alone spend that kind of money to attend a concert is just, well, it just left a bad taste in my mouth! 

Allah knows best, and I want to think the best of people but did anyone ask Thione Seck if he wanted to give a concert ostensibly praising Yahya Jammeh for giving the promoter of said concert a couple of awards?

Oh, yeah, and let's not forget how Senegal, Seck's native country, was snubbed at the very festival at which this same Lamin Cham received the awards that he is so wanting to thank Yahya Jammeh for presenting him with.

It's starting to feel like deja vu all over again, remember Youssou Ndour anyone? I'm not saying that performers can't come and perform in places where they know they have masses of fans who'd love to see them! Heck, I'll say now that if I was in The Gambia, I'd go and see Thione Seck, however, I'd be terribly disappointed if Thione Seck seemingly had no problem if he was the headliner of a "thank-you" concert for a dictator, a murderer, and someone who's stolen the Gambian people's hard-earned money! And on and on and on!

And I'd sure hate to think that this is just another performer who seems to sing about human rights, liberation, etc., etc., yet when it comes right down to it, if the bottom line is affected, they'll put all that to the side for a few dollars/dalasis/CFA's or whatever currency.

Now, if I'm wrong, I'll stand right here and munch on my words for everyone to see, but something about this really bothered me! And I just had to express my feelings. 



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