Tag: Gambia

Ears of the People: Ekonting Songs from Senegal and the Gambia review – living lute songs of love and war | Culture

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The artwork for Ekonting Songs from Senegal and the Gambia

Before the banjo, the instrument at the heart of so much folk, country and bluegrass music, was the ekonting: a self-built, three-string gourd instrument with a muted but characterful tone, played by the Jola people […]

The devil went down to Gambia! The surprising history of African country music | Music

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Bulawayo Blue Yodel – a compilation of country-influenced African music.

In early July, a Twitter account called The Zimbabwean posted a thread highlighting the popularity of country music across Africa. The posts included videos – mostly phone footage from bars and weddings – that persuasively […]