Suntou,
You are absolutely right that Gambia or much of West Africa is known for her
prowess in drumming and merry-making. That culture is what the slaves took
with them to western and eastern shores because it required the least
innovation to preserve and offered immediate joy.
For your purposes, there is an effort underway to chronicle the place of
Timbuctoo in civilizations. And since Gambia does not have a distinct culture,
(it is a mix of cultures from Senegal, Mali, Guineas Conakry and Bissau,
SierraLeone, Ghana, Nigeria and The Ivory Coast, you may wish to identify a unique
culture in any of those countries and trace its welfare through Gambia and
Europe. You may wish to look to Agriculture or a system of indigenous
jurisprudence perhaps. Hope that will yield a source of pride-value.
Masoud. Filthy Poor. MQJGDT. Darbo. Al Sheikh.
In a message dated 1/27/2008 2:44:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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I was invited to a work shop last Friday in representing the Gambian
community in my city. during deliberations on cultural issues ,many delegates kept
on banging on about African drumming. this is use as a cultural example. i was
a bit baffle. why do the westerners (some) of them mistakenly keep on
thinking that our culture is drumming and music? any time some one talk to
me,he/she make reference to drumming. what can we identify as a Gambian culture. i
know it encompass many things ,but in a short unambiguous way ,what can we
easily say is our culture? some even want me to organise a Gambian music event
for them as if that is the reason for me to attend the event. we need to do a
little explaining. any idea because i am attending another one on the 5Th of
February 2008. i just want t tell them in case some asked what our culture. i
have my own answer but i need more ideas on what a Gambian culture is .
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