Ministers to Grace UN75 Poetry, Painting Competition Award Ceremony on Friday
By Momodou Jarju
The National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) has revealed that some cabinet minister will grace the prizes presentation ceremony of the...
Hamat Bah Reveals Plans to Erect Fence at Fort Bullen
By Momodou Jarju
The Minister of Tourism and Culture, Hamat Bah, has recently informed lawmakers in Banjul that his ministry has laid out plans to...
How Alhaji Bai Konte Helped To Bring The ‘Kora’ To North...
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Welcome to another edition of the Arts and Music, the Column that seeks to promote Arts, Music and Culture in the Gambia. In this...
Unearthing The Roots Of Gambian Mande Jalol
Welcome to another edition of the Arts and Music, the Column that seeks to promote Arts, Music and Culture in the Gambia. In this...
Kebba Taylor; The Musical Genius Who Never Went to Music School
Kebba Taylor is a musical genius, multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer, who learnt how to play musical instruments from his father and uncles.
He epitomizes his...
Writers Protest Against Plagiarism Creeping into Gambia’s Literary Spectrum
By Momodou Jarju
Omar N.K. Ceesay is the latest writer whose work has been plagiarized.
Mr. Ceesay, who bears the nom de plume (The Hero Poet),...
Gibou Ngum Promoting Gambian Traditional Music, Culture In Europe
By: Makutu Manneh
Welcome to another edition of the Arts and Music, the Column that seeks to promote Arts, Music and Culture in the Gambia.
In...
NCAC, WAG Organize Covid-19 Short Story Competition 2020
By Momodou Jarju
The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) in partnership with the Writers Association of the Gambia (WAG) is set to organize...
Pan African Musicians Release ‘Democratic Message’
With Nelson Manneh
Welcome to another edition of the Arts and Music, the Column that seeks to promote Arts, Music and Culture in the Gambia....
Young Gambian Movie Producer Depicts Living Conditions of His Country in...
By Makutu Manneh
A young Gambian movie producer has depicted the living conditions of his country in a play titled: ‘‘Who to Blame’’, for the...
Swiss reggae artist to release an international EP recorded in Gambia
By Makutu Manneh
Elijah Solomon a Swiss reggae and dancehall artist is set to release an International EP featuring songs produced and recorded in The...
London Based Gambian Music Promoter Harps On Gambian Music
Welcome to another Edition of the Arts and Music column.
With Makutu Manneh
London based Gambian law practitioner and music admirer Claudius Taylor Sonko in an...
Multilingual Rapper Wants Gambians to Consume His Message through His Music
‘B-Da Sufi’ is a Gambian artist who sings in different languages and wants his fellow countrymen to comprehend his message through his songs which...
V Jay Theatre Productions Tour The Gambia
Mr. Richards, a Caribbean Descendant and British national, Actor, Playwright, Storyteller, Poet Shines and founder of V. Jay Theatre Productions, visited the Gambia from...
Avoid Backway Show To Be Played Today
By Madi S. Njie
A One Man Play Show encouraging Africans to stay back home and develop the continent produced by the UK based V...
‘Unfavorable Political Climate Undermined Gambia’s QPR Reporting’ Hassoum Ceesay
By Madi S. Njie
As the country reviews QPR reporting for the first time, the past hostile political climate was blamed for the Gambia’s failure...
‘Only One Gambian Artist Has Licensed His Work With CSG’ Creative...
By Makutu Manneh
Sheikeh Omar Jallow, the Director of the Creative Industry has told Foroyaa that only one Gambian Artist has licensed his work with...
Gambia Music Union Dissolved
With MUHAMMED S. BAH
Welcome to another edition of the Arts and Music, the Column that seeks to promote Arts, Music and Culture in the...
Gambia’s Afro Manding Artist Starts European Tour
With MUHAMMED S. BAH
Welcome to another edition of Arts and Culture, the Column that seeks to promote Arts, Music and Culture in the Gambia....
‘Our Literary Sector Needs Surgery’ WAG Secretary General
By Momodou Jarju
The literary sector of the country needs surgery to develop and support writers, the young ones in particular, according to the new...
