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GDAC to Host Mr, Miss ‘Deaf’ Gambia 2023 Contest

By Sariba Manneh  The Gambia Deaf, Arts and Culture will present the ‘Mr and Miss Deaf’ Gambia pageant contest on Sunday, 23 October 2023. The...

‘XAM – XAM’ Band To Launch Album

With Makutu Manneh Welcome to another edition of Arts and Music, the Column which informs, educates and entertains readers about Gambian arts, culture and tradition....

Network of Women in Arts Awards Women of Excellence in Arts 

By Ndey Sowe  Joining the rest of the world to celebrate and commemorate the importance of International Women’s Day (IWD) in The Gambia, the Network...

NCAC Launch Women Arts Fest, Excellence in Arts Award

By Ndey Sowe The National Center for Arts and Culture (NCAC) in collaboration with a civil society organisation called Network of Women in Arts, opened...

Team ‘Gom Sa Bopa’, Partners Validate Research On Artistic Freedom

By Nelson Manneh Team 'Gom Sa Bopa' and partners have validated a research document on artistic freedom in The Gambia, on Thursday 2nd February 2023. The...

Gambian Artists Validate Draft Regulation for National Endowment Fund

By Ndey Sowe Gambian artists from across the creative sectors have validated the Draft Regulation on the National Endowment Fund for Arts enacted by the...

NCAC, Senegambia Diaspora Sign MoU to Promote Gambian Artist, Culture

By Mustapha Jallow The National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC), last Friday 13th January 2023, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Senegambia...

Ebunjan Theatre Sets to Showcase Theatre Arts For Positive Change

By Ndey Sowe After a good twelve months of rigorous training of some selected teachers from twelve different schools on a project called ‘Theatre Arts...

Pa Bobo Jobarteh Set To Entertain American Audiences

with Hatab Nyang Welcome to another edition of the Arts, Music and Culture, the Column that brings you information, education and entertainment from the industry. In...

NCAC Signs Contract to Rehabilitate Mungo Park Memorial Obelisk

By Ndey Sowe Touray Kunda Construction Company has been awarded a contract by the National Center for Arts and Culture (NCAC) to carry out the...

“Culture Must Be Seen as An Integral Part of National Development...

UNESCO-NATCOM Says By Ndey Sowe Lamin Jarjou, Senior Programme Officer for UNESCO-NATCOM, has emphasised the need for culture to be an integral part of national development...

Suntou Susso Releases New Album ‘Kanefonyo’ to inspire people not to...

With Makutu Manneh Welcome to another edition of Arts and Culture, the Column that seeks to promote arts, music and culture in the country. The new...

Award-Winning Actress Calls on Barrow, Tourism Ministry to Support Acting Industry

By Momodou Jarju The winner of the Actress Of The Year category of the recently held She Award Gambia has called on Gambians, especially President...

Championing Dance Entrepreneurship in The Gambia 

Meet Ndey Fatou Jabang Founder of Flex Fuzion Entertainment and Dance Academy By Ndey Sowe“I was drawn to the world of dance at an early...

Kora Maestro Alleges Threats from an Unknown Caller

Matter said to be under Police investigation By Hatab Nyang Pa Bobo Jobarteh, a renowned kora player and song writer, alleged that he received threats from...

Barhama to advocate for peace

Welcome to another edition of the Arts and Culture Column. This column seeks to promote Gambian music and culture. Today we brought you Ebrima Cham...

Mam-Diarra Production hopes to connect electorates, politicians through music

By Makutu Manneh Mam-Diarra Production, a Gambian promotion agency, is hoping to bring together politicians and electorates through music as it plans to stage an...

NCAC Launches Research Project on Role of Culture in Disaster Risk...

By Ndey Sowe The National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) with funding from UNESCO Intangible Heritage Section has started a field research project on...

World Heritage Sites’ Guides Hold Interface at Wassu Site

By Ndey Sowe The National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) on Sunday concluded a three-day interface workshop for Tour Guides of Gambian UNESCO World...

Gambia’s Creative Industry Joins Campaign to Encourage Citizens to Get Vaccinated

By Mustapha Jallow The National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) in collaboration with 50 Gambian artistic associations has launched an advocating campaign to encourage...