As a token of that little appreciation of brother efforts to keep our ears tuned to enjoying the same sounds ( musiki) I'ma requesting you to please-a read this. I maself just bin read - a-reading it, by the good luck of following a link provided by brother Souroush's official website:
http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=8306
>
> From: ABDOUKARIM SANNEH <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2007/03/06 ti PM 07:27:17 CET
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 獻ne: Re: President Jammeh On Sky
>
> Cornelius Hamalberg
> You most have a problem with yourself so I cannot continue. You really need a check.
>
> Cornelius Hamelberg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> GHANA IS THE NAME GHANA!
>
>
>
> http://africathink.ghanathink.org/node/59?PHPSESSID=850ed10fd3c4bd5d8bb75ba65b6ad49a
>
>
>
> Alpha Blondy? That's ok Dr. Sanneh. You expect me to sound like Gambian?
> Like you? You have an opinion on me too? Just keeping you company, sharing
> with you a little of my precious allotted life time. Pure entertainment (you're
> supposed to laugh, not CRY, wrapped up in Mr. Big-UP- GREAT-ME-Myself. If
> you had just won an Oscar, you wouldn't be feeling that way. So, you want
> to explain the theory of relativity to me even though you know that I'll
> never understand it? Go ahead. I'll be your slave. Perhaps you'd like
> that. That I think exactly like you and say yes, boss, you're made of an
> expensive kind of funky meat and sound so sweet. Or when you go to the loo
> to be standing outside the door waiting to clean your soiled parts, for you
> in-a-rub-a dub-style, with a crumpled up newspaper? You guys sometimes keep
> me in stitches. Who gives a cluck what you think about Gambian Reggae music?
> Musicians shouldn't have too much respect for primitive man. On the
> instrument it's good to express some arrogance, savvy, what else? Sound like
> Kafka? Joe Williams? King Kong?
>
>
>
> Is it ok to say,"Yo, that sounds like Lucky Dube?" Lonely in a crowd, yes.
>
> Or if a Jamaican asked you the same question would you feel it was an
> insult?
>
>
>
> You are obviously a proud Gambian! Cheers and Viva La Musiki and the
> teke-teke (technique, we call it)
>
>
>
> There are some things that I listen to and I feel like cleaning up myself.
> There's also a lot of balls and a bull out there. Same with poetry, the
> novel, other forms of thought-speech expressions, sometimes in "competition"
> with others. Who gives a whit?
>
>
>
> I know a lot of Jamaican's, including Babatunde (Cornel-ius) Ellis. There
> are of course different styles of reggae and lyrics. Lyrics are fascinating.
>
>
>
> I have practiced the specific Congolese, Ghanaian (Amponsah, Koo Nimo) and
> to some extent Malian guitar styles to the extent that if someone asked if I
> was from the Congo, Ghana or Mali musically speaking, I'd feel very
> flattered. Benito Popolipo and those before and after him too. The Togolese
> guitarist in Baobab. I discovered Louis Mhlanga ( "World Traveller") only
> six weeks ago. He's ok. Discovered Jonah Moyo of Zimbabwe at the same time.
> Still growing. I also like Asumane Camara, Ami Koite's guitarist in "DIGUY".
> As for Habib Koite, he is one of my professors and I play with recordings
> often - at home. I'm sure that if I were to ever play with him live, he'd
> be shocked. But then, from my own wealth of experience
>
> (With what I like) I'd be contributing personal creative energy and not
> imitating - although I started off by imitating and copying exactly.....out
> of passionate interest. If he asked me are you from Mali or Sierra Leone,
> I'd feel that I was from heaven. After all that JAZZ, my favourite musicians
> (mostly guitarists) are from Haiti, Congo, Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, Mali,
> South Africa, North America, Jamaica (Junior Marvin from Marley's live
> album) Scotland, Madagascar (D'Gary). I've listened to some interesting
> Gambian Kora players.
>
>
>
> I don't know, have not heard specifically anyone who plays the way that I
> do - even in my very limited minimalist ways..in a way I from the places I
> mentioned. Nothing humble about me there. I'm fully aware of my ancestors in
> the business.
>
>
>
> You know the guy from Cameroon who sometimes accompanies Paul Simon? I wish
> I could also play like that.
>
>
>
> I also like some sorts of classical Music. Discovered Klezmer after all the
> other rhythms.
>
>
>
> I can sing - I do like Reggae, I am connected with Jah-maica, but I don't
> think that I could sing like any of those guys (Gambians - Buharry hadn't
> made it absolutely clear that they WERE Gambians) I could imitate Leone
> Thomas, Al Jarraeu at his prime, I could put on an authentic Bob Marley
> voice without trying much, There is no Congolese vocalist that I could even
> get close to sounding like, certainly not Kanda Bongo Man..
>
> Innocence, like ignorance is something of a gift. Musical talent is also a
> blessing.
>
> Cheers to the Gambian lads. I have been listening to them quite a lot - and
> by the way, Malando Gassama was my friend. He would have laughed - if I had
> made the very comment that you are now responding to.
>
>
>
> I sometimes compared him to Elvin Jones.
>
> Of course if your Gambian brothers sounded like they were Chinese, I'd ask
> whether or not they were.
>
> In your widest horizontal fantasy, would you accept such a boring or poetic
> question?
>
> I did not say that they were my favourite singers or musicians. That would
> be stretching my ears too far.
>
> But they are fine and there's nothing academic about it, in my jazz circles.
> You too can holler in Mandinka, like Howlin wolf?
>
>
>
> Here's a great one:
>
>
>
> http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=sv&q=Paul+Robeson
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ABDOUKARIM SANNEH"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 1:35 PM
> Subject: Re: President Jammeh On Sky
>
>
> > Cornelius Edward Hamelberg
> > You should keep your silly question to yourself. I can sense your
> > ignorant and arrogant nature in this forum. It seems you are a bloody
> > lonely soul in this forum.
> >
> > Cornelius Edward Hamelberg wrote:
> > Are these guys GAMBIAN or JAH-MAICAN?
> >>
> >> From: "Touray, Kejau"
> >> Date: 2007/02/20 ti PM 03:47:07 CET
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> >> 獻ne: President Jammeh On Sky
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> >>
> >> Hello Everyone,
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> >> Subject: BULLDOFF MUSICAL LINE-UP ON RAAKI RADIO
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> >>
> >>
> >> Hi!
> >> The musical line-up featuring various Gambian artists produced by
> >> Bulldoff Records is available for you to listen to on Raaki Radio. The
> >> line-up was produced as a means to showcase Gambian talent. The
> >> line-up
> >> features Aziz the Royal Philosopher, Jah Michael, Njie B, Hurricane,
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> >> Hope you enjoy. Have a good evening.
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