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Music of the Gambia. The music of the Gambia is closely linked musically with that of its neighbor, Senegal, which surrounds its inland frontiers completely. Among its prominent musicians is Foday Musa Suso. Mbalax is a widely known popular dance music of the Gambia and neighbouring Senegal. It fuses popular Western music and dance, with sabar ...
State House, Banjul. The State House is the official residence of the president of the Gambia. It was built in colonial days and was the residence of the British governor of the Gambia. Then known as the Government House, it became the residence of the governor-general of the Gambia from 1965 to 1970, when the Gambia became a republic with Sir ...
The Gambia, officially the Republic of the Gambia, is a country in West Africa. [a] [8] Geographically, The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa; [b] it is surrounded by Senegal, except for its western coast on the Atlantic Ocean. [9] It is situated on both sides of the lower reaches of the Gambia River, which flows through the ...
English-language music. Performing arts in the Gambia. Music by country. Music of West Africa. Music of Africa by country. African music genres. Hidden category: Commons category link from Wikidata.
Mbalax (or mbalakh) is the national popular dance music of Senegal and the Gambia. Though associated with the Wolof, mbalax has its sacred origins in the Serer people's [1] [2] ultra-religious, ultra-conservative njuup music tradition—and their sacred ndut rite ceremonies. [1] [2] By the 1970s, it became a fusion with other popular music from ...
Juldeh Camara (born 1966, Basse, Gambia) is a griot, as well as an internationally followed blues musician and recording artist who has appeared on 21 albums. He is known for his instrumental virtuosity and for his collaborations with European, African, and other artists. [1] [2] His instrument is an African one-string fiddle, known as Nyanyero ...
Jaliba Kuyateh. Jaliba Kuyateh is a Gambia n musician. [1] He is well known internationally as the "King of Kora." His music mixes traditional kora beats with modern pop music and is often referred to as "kora pop. " [citation needed] [2] Kuyateh is a former school teacher, a resident of Brikama, and performs extensively abroad.
Kora; String instrument; Classification: Malian stringed instrument with 21 strings: Hornbostel–Sachs classification: 323-5 (Acoustic instruments which have a resonator as an integral part of the instrument, in which the plane of the strings lies at right angles to the sound-table; a line joining the lower ends of the strings would be perpendicular to the neck.