Gambian Music- Jaliba Kuyateh Live
Last night, Jaliba Kuyateh, a famous Gambian Kora player, gave a concert in Koba Kunda, a surburb of Basse. Jaliba is known as the "King...
The Kankurang & Male Circumcision Ceremony
My Gambian friend has been asking me to come visit her at SOS Children's Village where she works, a few miles away outside of town. I've...
Contortion and Capoeira
Friends invited me to a MRC (Medical Research Center) BBQ at the beach where the Capoeira Association of the Gambian and a contortionist...
A Failed "Attempted Coup"
I awoke on the morning of December 30, 2014 to an empty office (I'm currently working from and staying at our office in Kololi, in the...
Wedding Griot
One of my friends invited me to her cousin's wedding celebration. I did not see the wedding ceremony as it had taken place the week...
