Thanks a million for the Sights of Gambia, which has brought the Gambia so much closer with the accompanying emotive music.
Size-wise, all I know is that the Gambia is half the size of Israel. How does the Gambia compare to Jamaica? The Gambia is 11300 square kilometres and Jamaica is 11424 square kilometres, and so both are bigger than the smaller islands and pearls that dot the silver Caribbean Sea.
My brothers – three of them have all been to the Gambia and spoke of it as wonderful experiences. During the Morocco-West Sahara war, little did my youngest brother Michael know that such was happening as he drove through the Sahara got detained by Moroccan Security for having a British passport- thought he was a spy, ( once when he wore a jelebiya I loaned him and he entered the masjid, they thought that it was the Arab Imam from Morocco they had been waiting for, to lead the prayers) he was eventually released and finally got to his destination: to Banjul, which is where he fell in love and developed some strong friendships, in particular Mr. Oko Drammeh. I had to cool down my second brother and his Zimbabwean wife (and their daughter) who were all for leaving Inglan and settling in Gambay for ever. Being a tourist is not the same as earning a living there; I tried to persuade them. And someone has said that there are three classes of people that make up mankind: the rich, the poor and the tourists – who also enjoy their brief holiday glory…….
I watched for more than an hour in the driver’s seat, watched so many familiar sights flash by, parts of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Accra, Ghana, similar views by road from President Tubman’s farm to the heart of Monrovia, Liberia, parts of Ivory Coast and Togo here and there. Held my breath when the sign said Mile 2 prison coming up, and past the Muslim and Christian cemeteries (seems that Christians exceed Muslims in those grounds) The overall impression is that of building activity and it’s understandable that most people’s purpose in living and working aboard is to build back at home, and transport business is quite a lucrative one in West Africa. Gambia, being divided by water I suppose you have some boats motoring or sailing or canoeing down river in store for us. I anticipate some tourist sights too……. Well with that in view you’ll be trimming this down to a 45 minutes tourist invitation.
Sir, could you please give us an idea of how long the whole show goes on?
I hope that some enterprising Sierra Leonean could give us similar sights entirely from Sierra Leone, so that I can also feel a little unlike like Jabou Joh – by which I mean an INCREASE in homesickness because for me some memories of places are indistinct; and it's OK remembering sights (and sounds) although some of the places that one remembers exist only in one's memory, but in reality no longer exist. Some have even been burned down without one knowing it. What does one remember with certainty? A part from the steadfastly surviving cotton tree in central Freetown, Law Courts and the State House, the House of Parliament and Prince of Wales school, I won’t recognise most of the buildings that are now providing new landscapes, since I was last there some37 years ago.
I just talked to my daughter who is just back from Freetown and she says that around Lumley Beach, some of the areas look like Beverly Hills....
But Mr. Buharry, it is in the ministry of Music Promotion that I want to give you a big hug and more thanks. The musical life attracts me to the Gambia more than all the buildings in Beverly Hills and I’m looking forward to IT.
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> Buharry,
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> Thanks for the sights and sounds of home. It has helped to take away some of my homesickness. Last time I was home, (used to go quite regularly until my outspokeness has led my kids and family and friends to insist I not go) there were a few develpoments on what is now the homes on the Kombo Coastal road. At that time (1997) there were only a few homes going up past Modou Gaye's house. What a change? The rest of the Banjul/Serrekunda and environs look more or less the same.
> Thank you for keeping us informed with the face of home in real time and also thank you for helping those young artists to get needed exposure. I would buy some of their work to give away to my kids and friends.
>
> Rgds,
> Jabou Joh
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> Hi!
> Now playing on Raaki TV is a video of the urban areas of The
> Gambia. The video takes you on a journey from Serrekunda to Banjul to
> Brikama and through the Coastal Road with text descriptions to
> familiarise you with the areas and bring back old memories especially
> for those who have not been home lately. The video brings you
> everything from the potholes of Serrekunda to the new highways to the
> castles on the Coastal Road. It is over 40 minutes long. Thanks to
> Yusupha Jow for the inspiration. Hope you enjoy. The address is:
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> http://www.raaki.com/gamsightsmain.html
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> Have a good weekend.
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> Buharry.
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