Goodness, Cornelius, and I thought I was oversensitive!? This is what
I get for *not* having a lot of time to spend online and getting
behind on mails? Do you mean I'm going to have to go back and see
what all of htis is about? *sigh* *sort of smiling*. Ugh! And this
ontop of the training I'm just about to finish at work? Ugh. Well
anyway. I'm sure you mean well, but you seem to get your feeligns
hurt very easily (and I thought I was bad about that).
Ginny
On 3/6/07, Cornelius Edward Hamelberg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
> > >> To: [log in to unmask]
> > >> 獻ne: President Jammeh On Sky
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Hello Everyone,
> > >> Yaya is one sky news live, today, 'curing aids'. God save our country!
> > >> And he does not need to convince anyone...
> > >>
> > >> Kejau Touray
> > >>
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> > >>
> > >> From: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list on behalf of Momodou
> > >> Buharry Gassama
> > >> Sent: Mon 19/02/2007 21:57
> > >> To: [log in to unmask]
> > >> Subject: BULLDOFF MUSICAL LINE-UP ON RAAKI RADIO
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 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
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> > >>
> > >> http://www.raaki.com/bulldoff
> > >>
> > >> Hope you enjoy. Have a good evening.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Buharry.
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