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Date: | Fri, 14 Dec 2001 10:16:05 EST |
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Madiba:
As it concerns Gambian music, I am way out in no man's land. I have neither
heard of Viviane Ndour nor Falou Dieng.
But after all the hype on the L by the likes of brother Njok Jeng of London
and the Rhode Island crew, I have to replace my soccer shoes with my Mbalax
ones to boogie to some of these tracks. The last time I raided Prince
Obrien's archives and downloaded 'Gambia' by Thione Secka, chills ran down my
spine as I listened to him sing about Serrekunda, Bakau, Banjul etc etc. I
also downloaded some old school Super Etoile which sounded more like
'Cubanismo' music. Does anyone remember listening to a lot of this music on
Radio Syd in the late 70's and early 80s? I believe we called it Pachanga
music. How did this shape the Mbalax music we have today?
Overall, Senegambian musicians have done well. It is not uncommon to catch a
clip of Baba Maal's voice on a commercial on TV, or to hear musical
collaborations between folks that play the Kora and a group like the
Afro-Celtics. Senegambian music has hit the big time these days.
Yus
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