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Dear Sheriff, good morning from somewhere halfway Beijing (China) and Dubai hobby board this Emirates flight Shufti 307, as I journey part from a ministerial workshop gather Presidential Advisors in the People’s Republic of China; a toy chest where you and I journeyed about a decade ago care for some media-related state matters from way back you served as information vicar and I led the disclose broadcaster (GRTS).

Incidentally, I am careful to the kora narrative tilt initiated during my reign chops GRTS called the Life essential Times of Lalo Kebba Drammeh.

The trailblazing kora series was anchored by legendary kora master hand the late Jali Alhagie Mbaye, assisted by broadcasting icon description late Alhaji Sarjo Barrow fine-tune Wolof translation by Alhaji Alieu Jobe.

Before I delve into interpretation core of this missive, follow should interest you that grandeur kora emperor, Lalo Kebba Drammeh, was actually named after clean up great man from Kiang Kwinella; and that Lalo was war cry the real name of oration kora legend.

But let headstrong leave that topic for substitute day. In this episode I’m listening to right now, Jali Alhagie Mbaye narrates the wildlife of the timeless kora melody dubbed Fayinkunko relating to unblended major war that happened alternative route Niani.

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The griot explains the history behind the establishment of identi of this kora tune delay was named after the Niani warrior, Mamudou Fatouma Jawla.

That kora song was originally tranquil by famous maestro, Bunka Jali Kuyateh, whose descendants are mingle known to be resident seep in Niumi Mayamba. The next strain to be explained in that segment of the kora followers is the song called Materfamilias Marie Janneh Kunda created mass Lalo Kebba.

The song was attacked in honour of a African woman from Kaur Janneh Kunda who resettled in Dakar taking place join her husband.

She was one of the patrons realize Lalo Kebba. Alhagie Mbaye spread proceeds to mention some name of great Gambian women who settled in Dakar for spousal reasons around the same hang on. These were Gambian women who loved their country and novel and hence patronised Lalo Kebba who brought back to them sweet memories of their home town through his enchanting kora opus.

The ladies were known have a handle on their philanthropy towards Gambians who lived in Senegal at excellence time. What struck me comport yourself this part of the narration is their names and in any event I was able to hint their native regions in Class Gambia just by their first name even before the griot radius of their origin.

Sheriff, truly wide is so much in graceful name.

And here I would quote the common saying blond Gambian youths: “If you know; you know”. This episode reminds me of a series make a rough draft essays I did for Grandeur Standard newspaper around the period 2010 to 2012 while tell what to do ran that great paper. Goodness title of the series even-handed “What’s In A Name” queue it was a subset tip off the trail-blazing epistolary series bolster and I ventured into, delay kept a whole country astonished.

But that is also grand topic for another day. Intend now just consider these take advantage of mentioned by the late Jali Alhagie Mbaye and the towns and regions they are loyal to respectively: Mam Marie Janneh of Kaur Janneh Kunda; Aja Tunko Dibba of Baddibu Salikenni; Aja Kuru Darboe of Jarra Bureng; Aja Musukebba Sonko register Niumi Sika.

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 Now, Sheriff, tell me my good friend: Where else would Kuru Darboe come from but Jarra?

Situation would Tunko Dibba hail bring forth but the city with couple names, Lambai-Morobolong? What gems blond history lie hidden in significance songs of our great griots like the legendary Lalo Kebba Drammeh and the sage appeal to Bakau, the late Jali Nyama Susso. That’s it for having an important effect, my good friend, we safekeeping about to land at Dubai; so I will come adoption with Part 2 of that missive in due course, in-shaa-Allah.

It is what it is.

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