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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 .
Mbalax (or mbalakh) is the urban dance music of Senegal, Mauritania and the Gambia.The musical style is rooted in the indigenous instrumental and vocal styles accompanied by polyrhythmic sabar drumming of the Wolof, a social identity that includes both the original Wolof people of the Greater Senegambia region and the urban panethnic identity that arose during colonialism.
He encourages the people of the village to participate in community life and provides well wishes. The festival is intended as a stimulus for the social community life, and not participating to the feast is seen as anti-social behavior. The whole community is invited and there are performances of rhythmical music and dance.
Pages in category "Music of the Gambia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
They include; Angola, Benin, Mali, Gambia, Cape Verde, Chad, Guinea, Guinea Bissau and Burkina Faso among others. Countries of West Africa include Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and Togo. African cultures and their music had a lot of instrumentation and dances since music and dance was and is still considered inseparable.
The sabar is a traditional drum from Senegal that is also played in the Gambia. It is associated with Wolof [1] and Serer people. [2] The drum is generally played with one hand and one stick or "galan". [1] There are many different kinds of sabar, each with a different sound and a different role in the ensemble.
Musa was born in Serrekunda, Gambia, West Africa on 25 November 1963. He is the son of Doudou M’Boob, the Gambian percussionist. He is the son of Doudou M’Boob, the Gambian percussionist. In 1985, he became a professional performer, with percussion, singing and dance, following a family tradition, which can be traced back at least six ...
Gambian hip-hop has been heavily influenced by international music scene including worldbeat, Senegalese wolof music, and American hip hop, as well as traditional Gambian mbalax and n'daga music. [1] Dominican merengue and Jamaican reggae, ragga, and dancehall have also influenced the development of Gambian hip-hop. [2]