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Amie Jahbless Performed KBJ Art Exhibition Day

Amie Jah, alias Jahbless, last weekend performed live aspart of celebrating the KBJ conference Art Exhibition which was held at the MJFinance building hall in William street, Banjul.The young beautiful female musician was performing along with other artists. In a chat with Entertainmentshortly after the programme, the young artist explained that KBJ Art Exhibitionis here to promote Gambian artists especially musicians. She described theExhibition as the first of its kind in the country, noting...

New Track for Baby Scorpions

A track titled, “We goHammer Dem” dedicated to The Gambia’s darling scorpions will very soon hitthe music market as plans are already on the way for it to be released.The track, done by Babatunde Olaitan aka Baba T, comes inthe wake of Gambia’shistoric performance over the Teranga Lions of Senegal earlier this month. In an interview with Entertainment,anchorman, Mr. Olaitan said the inspiration for him to come out with such anidea came after he travelled with the Gambian fans to cheer the...

VP receives Abdou Guité Seck

Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, the vice president and secretary of state for Women’s Affairs, yesterday, received in audience Abdou Guité Seck, a renowned Senegalese musician, who recently staged a major spectacular musical performance for the Women’s Bureau. Accompanied to the vice president’s office by a delegation of prominent Gambian women, the Senegalese Mbalax super star’s visit was meant to thank Dr Njie-Saidy for her strong support to the cause of women’s empowerment. Speaking to a group of...

PRESIDENT JAMMEH IMPRESSED WITH MBYE NDER

President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh has spoken of his impression of the Senegalese Mbalax musician, Alioune Mbye Nder, describing him as a ‘true friend’ of The Gambia. Dr Jammeh made this remark at the Cabinet room in State House, when the musician paid a courtesy call on him, accompanied by board members of the Jammeh Foundation for Peace JFP, after thrilling Gambians over the weekend as part of a fundraising gala and show. According to The Gambian leader, Mbye Nder’s offer to perform for the...

WHAT’S ON: Student set to release new album

Alieu Gaye, alias Papa K aka Smokey, a young Gambian musician, who incidentally is a student, has said that his new album would be out by the end of September 2008. He said that the first track of the album titled "My Life" will be played on radio stations across the country next week. Papa K revealed that his album is being recorded by the House of Production in Senegambia, who have been very supportive to him. In an exclusive interview with the Whats On on Thursday, Papa K said that he...

Lovelines: Internet dating I’m depressed

Lovelines I am a keen reader of Lovelines, please allow me to express myself for a possible solution. I met a guy who lives close by me and I was talking to him on the internet for over one year before I finally met him. I was a virgin and didn’t meet him for the fun but at the heat of the moment,something happened. I have spoken to him since then, but he is not the same person I used to know, he just keeps telling me that he has lot of problems. The dilema is, I am falling for him because he...

July 22 cultural night gained momentum

The much awaited and talked about programme of the year,July 22 special cultural night otherwise call weekend Magnyi ‘’mean weekend for the elderly"’ scheduled to take place from the 25th to the 27th July 2008, will exclusively feature the famous cultural mix Salza Senegalese musician of our time,"Super Cayor’’, alongside other talented and sprouting Gambian artist. According to the organisers of this rare  cultural jamboree night,the guest artist will  arrive in  Banjul early next week and he...

Big Read: Fela: Afrobeat superstar, irreverent genius and activist

Fela Anikulapo Kuti (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, October 15, 1938 - August 2, 1997), or simply Fela, was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick. He was ranked at number 46 in a list of the top 100 most influential musicians compiled by HMV. Fela was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria to a middle-class family. His mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, was a feminist active in the...

UK-Based Gambian Musician Departs for Dakar

A UK-based Gambian musician cum producer, Omsla Baru, will today leave Banjul for Dakar as part of his continued efforts to promote his album, One Step. One Step is a ten-track album produced in the UK sometime in August of last year and Omsla had been here to promote the album in The Gambia through a mass media campaign. Speaking to The Point in an exclusive interview at our #2 Garba Jahumpa Road offices, the UK-based artist explained that he would return to the UK this Friday after two weeks...

Mbye Gaye to Launch Fifth Album Today

The Gambian Mbalax experience, Mbye Gaye will release hisfifth album today Thursday, 27thMarch 2008. The name ofthe album is Santa Yalla and it will be on sale in Kerewan Sound recordingstudio in Banjul, Bamborecording studio in Serekunda, VP recording studio and other recording studiosin the country. In an interview with ThePoint, the Banjul based Musician described the album as the number one talkin town, noting that the album will available in many formats including CD, DVD and Cassette. ...