All articles about Artists
Gee – ‘An artist never quits music’
During an interview with Mariama Colley and Isatu Bokum, Gambian rapper, activist and...
Tatadindin – The role of Griots in African society
The Gambian Kora Genius, Tatadindin gave an interview to our workshop Journalist Kebba...
Felwine Sarr
Felwine Sarr is a Senegalese academic and writer, lecturing in economic policies,...
Gambia’s female Afro-Manding artist takes the stage at AfriCourage
One of Gambia's best-known female Afro-Manding artists Sambou Suso is set to appear at...
Killa Ace – a Sentinel for Respect
Ali Cham, known as Killa Ace, is a Gambian hiphop artist and social activist. He was one...
Smockey
Serge Martin Bambara, better known under the pseudonym Smockey or Smock, is one of the...
Tatadindin Jobarteh for President?
Tatadindin Jobarteh looks forward to his performance at the AfriCourage music festival...
Liberation Orchestra of Inverted Traditions
What is the Liberation Orchestra of Inverted Traditions? Only now, after months of...
ST
The celebrated Gambia rapper ST Da Gambian Dream, AKA Brikama Boyo or ST Singhateh, won...
Journal Rappé
Journal Rappé, as its name suggests, is a news broadcasting programme where presenters...
Ensemble Modern
Since its founding in 1980, Ensemble Modern (EM) has been among the leading New Music...
Let Me Tell You a Story
Traditional music in the Gambia continues to be performed by musicians who play...
Tatadindin
Tatadindin Jobarteh was born into a griot family and was trained as a child in the art...
Killa Ace
Gambian hiphop artist Killa Ace began his music career in the U.S. at the age of 12....
Wimme & Rinne
The Sámi people of Arctic Europe have lived in Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Russian...
Gee
Gee has enjoyed a career spanning more than a decade with headline shows in The Gambia...
Jali Madi
The music of Jali Madi is the original griot sound embodied in the cultural fabric of...
Baaba Maal: the Voice of the People
This year, the Senegalese music icon Baaba Maal and his band ‘Daande Lenol’ (the voice...