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Gambian popular music began in the 1960s. The Super Eagles and Guelewar formed under the influence of American, British and Cuban music. The Super Eagles played merengue and other pop genres with Wolof lyrics and minor African elements. They visited London in 1977, appearing on Mike Raven's Band Call. After the programme, when the band began ...
In the 1960s, scholars and writers began to seriously examine the traditional music of West Africa in their search for the roots of the blues, jazz, and the other music forms that had emerged in the African diaspora. However, in this quest there was very little study and documentation of West African stringed instruments done other than in the ...
Musa Ngum (or Musa Afia Ngum, also spelled as "Moussa Ngom"; born 1953 [2] in Fatoto, Kantora District in the Upper River Division, The Gambia; died 11 October 2015 at the Dantec Hospital (Fr.: Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec), Dakar, Senegal [2]) was a singer and songwriter who was very popular in Senegal and Gambia.
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. ...
She was also active in the 1950s in the Gambia Democratic Party, [6] and later performed at party meetings of the United Party of Pierre Sarr N'Jie. [4] Her son Pap Touray or Paps Touray (c. 1944 – 19 May 2007) was also a successful musician from the 1960s and a former mentor of the Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour. [7]
The fabled music festival, seen as one of the seminal cultural events of the 1960s, took place 60 miles (96.5 kilometers) away in Bethel, New York, an even smaller village than Woodstock. An ...
Pages in category "1960s in the Gambia" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. The Gambia (1965–1970)
Howe was a member of the Gambia Colonial Service from 1954 to 1965, an Administrative Officer in the Ministry of Local Government. Howe would ultimately be credited for the composition of the anthem, while his wife, Virginia Julia Howe, a university-trained composer, would be credited for the English translation.