Profile & Background:
Pencha Bi (a.k.a. Penchabi) received a 3 album contract
at Yellowgate Studios where they already recorded and
released their first single. After the release they
went on a country-wide tour. They were also featured
on the 'Kairo: Songs of The Gambia' compilation which
gives an overview of the music in The Gambia. Their
act features a fusion of R&B, rap-ragga and mbalax,
blended with some folklore.
The group is made up of Amie Cherie (an ex-comedian)
and three local rappers and a Senegalese vocalist. They
first released promotional singles called 'Bai Ma-Lamin
Darra' and `Joyleh-lenn' - Tribute to the late Ousu
'Lion' Njie.
The band came together after Pa Manjai Sey (FLX Man)
started doing music when he was at secondary school,
and at the same time being a DJ on a radio show called
'Pencha Reggae and Ragga' showcase at Citizen FM in
Kanifing. After a couple of years of the show he decided
to form a musical group with some of his associates
and came up with the name Pencha B.
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