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CD Launch of Northern Light Gambian Night by Dawda Jobarteh

Release Date: Monday 5 September 11

Members: Dawda Jobarteh KORA & VOC
ALMarie-line Marolany VOCAL
Maria Marolany VOCAL
Preben Carlsen GUITAR
Nana Osibio BASS
Salieu Dibba DJEMBE
Rasmus Lund DRUMS

Record Label: Sterns Music

About: Born 1976 into a famous musical dynasty in Gambia, Dawda is the grandson of Alhaji Bai Konte, the son of Amadou Bansang Jobarteh and the nephew of both Malamini Jobarteh and Dembo Konte (who recorded the album 'Jaliya' for Sterns Music back in 1985).

Description: Dawda takes his traditional musical training from his Mande griot upbringing in Gambia and with the help of long-term friends and band members, Preben Carlsen on guitar, Nana Osibio on bass and Salieu Dibba on percussion, creates an intense contemporary vision of an ancient tradition.

Biography: The word 'musicianship' only tells half the story. Too-often assumed, rarely understood and seldom fashionable, it is a key ingredient in the story of Dawda Jobarteh's debut album Northern Light Gambian Night. Dawda is the grandson of Alhaji Bai Konte, the son of Amadou Bansang Jobarteh and the nephew of both Malamini Jobarteh and Dembo Konte. In the world of traditional Manding music, in particula...See More Current

Location: Denmark Booking
Agent: dawdakora@gmail.com
Press Contact: dawdakora@gmail.com
Influences: Cheick Lo, Salif Keita, Hank Jones, Bob Marley, Toumani Diabaté, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Ifang Bondi.
Website: http://www.sternsmusic.com