XamXam project in The Gambia
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Uploaded by bjbox on Jan 15, 2007
This video marks the start of XamXam which grew out of Musa Mboob and Jon Mason's HamHam project. Musa arranged for over 50 musicians to meet up in The Gambia and create some new music based on the songs of West Africa.
Top quality international musicians based in the UK travelled to The Gambia and worked with four groups of musicians from different tribes.
From The UK
Musa Mboob - African percussion, Talking Drum, Djembe
Thomas Christen - Saxophone
Phil Thornton - Producer, keyboards.
Iqbal Khan Pathan - Indian percussion. Dholak
Michael Appleby - Guitar
John Dipper - Violin
Laurel Swift - Violin
Karondinka
Adama Demba - Vocals
Safietou Jatta - Vocals
Augustin Jatta - Saxophone
Mandinka
Fenda Kuyatel - Vocals
Sulayman Jobarteh - Balafon
Mariatou Suso - Vocals
Bai Jali Suso - Kora
Wolof
Adam Nfai - Vocals
Sama Secka - Vocals
Omar Seine - Halam
Ebrima - Talking Drums
Njemie Saine - Drums
Jola
Zackline Jatta - Vocals
Amie Jatta - Vocals
Albert Demba - Vocals
Abdoubie Jatta - Kutir Drums/Vocals/Bottle
Ebrima Sambou - Kutir Drums/Vocals
Edward Demba - Kutir Drums Vocals
Marcel Demba - Akonting/ Kutir Drums/ Vocals
Extra Special help from.
Ousman Beyai - Composer, Guitarist, Arranger
Wolie Randell - Sound Engineer
This video was edited while out in The Gambia so our friends and families back home could see what we were up to.
At the start The Karondinka performing a traditional greeting song for us when we arrived in The Gambia and they end the video with the song Democracy.
Followed by a clip of the Jola tribe performing their song Penimo.
Next up Laurel with the Wolof musicians playing Guedj E Mba Mulan.
Then Phil playing recorder with Sulayman and Bai.
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its myke!!!!!!!!!!
himdeadman 2 years ago
This is really promising ...
lozziecap 4 years ago