Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Guinean traditional music icon Mory Kante has died, President Alpha Conde confirmed in a tweet of May 22. Conde described the death as a loss for African culture. He added that Mory had led an exceptional, exemplary life which was a source of pride. AFP reports that his son confirmed the death took […]
For immediate release Banjul, 11 May 2020 EU support to foster investments in Culture, Creative Arts and Sports in The Gambia #Team Europe is pleased to announce the signature of a new contract with the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI). During this Covid 19 crisis, beyond the sanitary […]
by Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: African leaders need to be more conscious of the role that culture can play, particularly economically and politically. Many Western economies – such as the Caribbean, Britain, France, as well as North America and Latin America – have benefited hugely from the showbusiness and music […]
By S. A. Yitta Gambian hip-hop star, Ali Cham, popularly called Killa Ace, has been nominated as Peace Ambassador for Peace December International, an international NGO based in the New York. This was disclosed in the nomination letter sent to the musician. “…as I had indicated on the telephone, we are honored […]
The late GRTS journalist Sise Sawaneh, was on Friday night awarded posthumously for her humanitarian service to The Gambia and beyond. The award, given at the Wahk Sah Halat Award night, held at the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Kololi, was received by Fatoumatta Ceesay. The late journalist died on 9th […]
By Lucy Ilado A partnership between the Music In Africa Foundation, Siemens Stiftung and Goethe-Institut will make it possible for Senegalese rappers Keyti and Xuman to present Journal Rappé at the Munich Biennale in Germany this May. Keyti and Xuman are well known in Francophone West Africa for the Journal Rappé news programme, which relays often complex […]
A 20 year-old Gambian student has won Miss Sports Challenge Award of the Friendship International Pageant in Chengdu, China. Ms. Mariama Sanyang, a computer science major at the University of The Gambia, represented the country at the event held on 27 July, at China’s Province of Chengdu. She contested against […]
