Luntang and all,
Saikou is correct about the original list being limited to what many
perceived to be Gambian/African. The decision to include Abrahamic names
(Judeo/Christian/Arabic) names was mine when I decided to put the list
on the website under the Gambian Names title. My reasoning for this is
simply what Prof Mazrui described as our triple heritage. This view is
cemented by the famous saying that "Kontong mang soo soto" (Mandinka) or
"Santa Amoot Kerr" (Wolof) meaning a name has no home.
My own personal take on all this is, yes we have the heritage but our
humanity cannot and must not be masked by the color of our skin, the
name in our passports or the land of our birth /resident. There were
many good Africans/Gambians in the name of Ayub Ibn Sulayman or Sir Eric
Christenson as well as not so great Bakari Bajakarr and Burungai
Sonko(may they all RIP). At the end we just have to be proud of them all.
Malanding
Luntang wrote:
>Saikou , your that statement contradict the Names on the List . There are a lot of names from Arab or Christian
>influence on the List .
>
>Luntang
>
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>獻ne: Re: Gambian tradional instruments of sound and music - what are they called?
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>
>Malanding,
>
>What we have been collecting is typical Gambian names,that is to say
>traditional African,names free from Arab or Christian influence and Alieu
>falls into that Chatergory,that is why you will not find such a name there.
>
>For Freedom
>Saikou
>
>
>
>
>>From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Gambian tradional instruments of sound and music - what are
>>they called?
>>Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:19:59 -0400
>>
>>Alieu Badara Saja,
>>The man with all three of his names missing from the list. Hmmm, it must be
>>some Afrocentric conspiracies. As they say in Mandinka, "Ibolo" and our
>>sincere apologies. Nevertheless thanks for bringing it to my attention.
>>This is the way to make the list complete.
>>
>>Malanding
>>
>>Alieu S.K Cham wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hello Malanding,
>>>
>>>I have just visited the page with gambian names and i could NOT find my
>>>own
>>>name: Alieu
>>>Now i am really pissed off :) :) An update is urgently required!
>>>
>>>More seriously, i highly commend your efforts. Keep it up.
>>>
>>>Alieu S.K Cham
>>>Oslo, Norway.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On 8/16/06, Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Years ago brother Saiks Samateh with the help of many Gambia-lers
>>>>compiled a list of Gambian names. In the process we have over 200
>>>>female- and 300 male names . You can find the list at
>>>>http://www.columbia.edu/~msj42/Common%20Gambian%20First%20Names.htm
>>>>
>>>>this evening I got a call from a young Gambian student working on a
>>>>school project asking for the name of a mandinka musical instrument- one
>>>>used by female Jalolu accompanying the male Kora Jalo or sometimes as
>>>>solo instrument. A kind of a metal pipe (no more 6 to 8 inches long)
>>>>and a long needle (8 to 12 inches). The pipe is held in one and the
>>>>needle is used to sound it. If you know what is called please help me
>>>>out.
>>>>
>>>>By the same token I am suggesting that we compiled a list of traditional
>>>>instruments of sound and music. If you know one, tell us how it is
>>>>called by the ethnic group who use it and a little description if you
>>>>can. If you have any picture that you would want to share please send it
>>>>to me and I will put it up on the webpage next to the traditional names.
>>>>
>>>>Malanding Jaiteh
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