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News Gambia » Music: Gambia: 24/7 Lion Sound Set for Siffoe, Kembujeh Shows

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201404041002.html
Published on: Thursday 03 April 2014

Masta Lion, a Gambian DJ based in Finland and the CEO of 24/7 Lion Sound, is set for Siffoe and Kembujeh shows, as it is a sound system that is established to promote The Gambian Music and entertain ...

News Gambia » Music: Gambia: Dutch Music Student Upbeat About Gambian Music

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201501050934.html
Published on: Thursday 01 January 2015

A student from one of the music schools in Netherlands (Weltion College) recently embarked on what is described to be successful music trainings in The Gambia. Robert has appeared in many concerts in ...

News Gambia » Music: Kora master Sona Jobarteh channels traditional Gambian music through a modern mindset

News channel or source: https://chicagoreader.com/music/kora-sona-jobarteh/
Published on: Monday 13 March 2023

Sona Jobarteh was born in London to a family of Gambian griots, musicians and storytellers who maintain the oral tradition that keeps the histories of their people alive. Jobarteh’s family is one of ...

News Gambia » Music: Sona Jobarteh, a barrier-breaker and professional kora player, brings Gambian music to Somerville

News channel or source: https://www.wgbh.org/music/2024-03-29/sona-jobarteh-a-barrier-breaker-and-professional-kora-player-brings-gambian-music-to-somerville
Published on: Thursday 28 March 2024

Jeremy Siegel: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. The musical instrument called the kora has been played almost exclusively by men since the 13th century, strictly passed down as a family tradition in ...

News Gambia » Music: Africell signs Big Banga as brand ambassador

News channel or source: https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/national-news/africell-signs-big-banga-as-brand-ambassador
Published on: Wednesday 08 April 2026

In their quest to nurture and promote Gambian talents, while at the same time bolstering their footprints in the country’s telecommunications landscape, Africell Gambia Ltd on Thursday signed Bangally ...

News Gambia » Music: Musicians Aim Fighting Words at the Gambia's Hardliner President

News channel or source: https://globalvoices.org/2013/02/14/musicians-aim-fighting-words-at-the-gambias-hardliner-president/
Published on: Wednesday 13 February 2013

A popular music video featuring a group of artists taking aim at the president of the Gambia's tightening grip on the West African country is making the rounds among Gambians home and abroad.

News Gambia » Music: MUSICIAN PILE SPREADS THE LOVE: BENEFIT CONCERT TO HELP HEALDSBURG MAN BUILD MUSIC SCHOOL, PRESERVE MUSIC IN GAMBIA

News channel or source: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/musician-pile-spreads-the-love-benefit-concert-to-help-healdsburg-man-buil/
Published on: Saturday 03 March 2012

As a kid, Steve Pile hopped in the family Chevy pickup and made house calls with his father. A popular Healdsburg physician, Doug Pile was one of the last of the "country doctors" still visiting ...