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Music Downloads
  MP3 music downloads for free - traditional Gambian Kora players to  Ndaga (Mbalax), Reggae & Senegambian musicians.
   
One Gambia
  Music website featuring free online music listening, musical artists, bands, promoters, DJs, profiles, forum and more.
   
Raaki Web Radio & TV [Sweden]
  Online live music & entertainment web 'station' with free downloads.
   
Gambian Culture
Links & information on many musicians & culture of Gambia.
 
Gambia Music Videos
  Featuring dozens of free downloads & artist's official websites.
   
Gambia Talents 
Features the musical talents of Gambia with profiles, a few downloads, over 60 videos & more.

Alhajie Mbye
A griot and Kora player from a 'jali' family going back generations. You can listen to samples of his music on the website.
   
Compound Sounds
Music of the 'Jalis' or 'Griots' by Jali Sherrifo Konteh including, biographies, a music school, tours, albums and accommodation in Brikama.
 
Cora Connection
The leading resource for the Kora and Manding Music since 1996. Features online music samples, artist profiles, history of the Mandinka people and of course the Mandinka harp-lute.
 
Dance Hall Masters
  An award winning rap group trio of singers namely: Daddy Sam (Mam Balla Joof), Brother Coms (Lamin Fatty) and Mr. P.
   
Daniel Jatta
  A Jola musician/scholar from Mandinary, living in Sweden, he pioneered the folkloric and organological study and documentation of his people's principal folk instrument, the akonting (spelled ekonting in French transliteration). It's a plucked lute.
   
Djembe Essentials
A company with a large website located in the Netherlands offering Djembe drums, lots of useful background information, courses, downloads, products and links.
 
Djobuga
Djobuga organises West African dancing and djembe workshops in schools and at companies in the Netherlands and Gambia.
   
Djambass Music
  Is a not-for-profit organisation aiming to promoting understanding through multi-cultural sounds and dance. They attract some of the most talented African artistes and other musicians in live performances.
   
Energy Soundz
  Located in Sweden Energy Soundz is a dancehall, reggae and hip hop organisation whose goal is to promote upcoming artist, and provide mix tapes with the latest songs in R&B and hip hop. Free modern musical downloads available on their homepage.
   
Eo'len Centre of West African Arts
A teaching centre for traditional Gambian music catering for student groups & individuals
 
Foday Musa Suso
Foday Musa Suso is an internationally recognized Kora player and a Griot of the Mandingo tribe.
 
Gambian Griot School of Music
  Learn to play the Kora, Balaphone & djembe drums as well as West African dance. Locate in Fajikunda, a quiet part of Serrekunda
   
Hip Hop in Gambia
An article and a few links about Hip Hop bands in the country.
 
Jalex Superstar
  A Gambian solo artist who performs with an Afro-Afric style of music whose new album is called  "Soma Alfaa". See him perform on video on Youtube
   
Jali Yusupha Kuyateh [in German]  Translation tool
  The website of the master of Kora music from the Manding tribe.
   
Jambedula Cultural Group
Band located in Finland playing traditional West African style drumming, dancing and singing.
 
Kaira Kunda Arts
The website of Kora player Pa Bobo Jobarteh and The Kaira Band, from Brikama in The Gambia, West Africa.
   
King Marong 
Traditional Gambian musical dance and workshops of Ebrima Marong located in Australia and Gambia.
   
Kora Jaliya
  A comprehensive portal of information and links about the art of West African instrument from Harald Loquenz
   
Listen All
On Dembo Jobarteh's CDs you'll find songs dating back to the time of the great Mali empire. The site includes free sample tracks.
   
Maali's Music School  
The music school is in the nearby Gambian village of Nema Kunku. The resident master musician is Alagi M'Bye.
   
Manding Jata [Canada]
  His performances feature 800 years of Manding (Mali Empire) cultural arts being the Kora, Bambara balafons, ngoni, djembe drum ensemble, flutes, dance, masquerade, acrobatics and Mande songs of celebration and oral traditions.
   
Mandingo Warrior [Denmark]
  A half-Gambian reggae star living in Denmark with a new-age roots style.
   
Music of The Gambia [Wikipedia]
Information and history of Gambian music.
   
Ousman's Fanfare
Dutch based band combining African percussion players and Dutch horn players.
 
Pa Omar Jack
  The latest Mbalax sensation playing on the radio station airwaves. His album, titled 'Niniyo', is a blend of mainstream 'Dndakaru' made Ndaga & acoustic, which features the creative fingers of Papis Konateh, Wole Rendall, Kebba Taylor and  others.
   
People in Africa Database: Music
Profiles of selected Gambian musicians.
   
Wulaba International
Austrian band troupe playing traditional modern Afro-Manding music lead by Foday Kamara offering drum classes, dance classes and products. The band is located in Australia.
   
Youssou Ndure
  Youssou Ndure's official website. Though he is not Gambian and is now an international superstar he loves to perform in Gambia as he says that the Senegalese & Gambians are in deed one and the same people.
   
Music Links
  Lots of further useful links to African and Gambian music & musicians.

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