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Gambia Banko by Dembo Jobarteh
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11 tracks | 62 minutes
Released Aug 2005
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:42 Gambia Banko lyrics BUY MP3 04:42 Gambia Banko lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:42 Gambia Banko
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:55 Gansa lyrics BUY MP3 03:55 Gansa lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:55 Gansa
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West African kora (harplute) with drums, male and female singers, some traditionals for the first time sung in English.
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Biography Dembo Jobarteh
Dembo Jobarteh is a griot from Niani Kayai, The Gambia. In the past African griots were court musicians, singing praise of their leaders and thereby telling the history of the region.
Dembo was brought up in the traditional griot way. He worked in the groundnut and rice paddies, studying kora and drums in his spare time. At the age of 18 Dembo was a professional koraplayer and singer. He went to Dakar, Senegal and played in restaurants and tourist markets. After two years he came back to The Gambia. Here he founded the Gambian Griot School of Music and Dance.
Dembo Jobarteh is a nephew of Amadu Bansang Jobarteh, the famous kora-player and teacher of world music specialist Lucy Duran. Amadu Bansang became well known for his album Tabara. Another famous family member is Malamini Jobarteh, father of Tata Dindin.
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