Egalitarian, Dinkendo Family Band to stage concerts in USA Egalitarian, Gambian Afro-Reggae singer and his Dinkendo Family Band Gambian has announced that they will hold a concert in Florida in the United States of America (USA) on 17th October, 2013. “We signed a contract with full Sail University in Florida and the concerts will attract different artists all over the world and we trying to signed a memorandum of understanding between full Sail University in Florida and Gainako Entertainment so that Gambian artists can go there to learn about musical theory,” Egalitarian told journalists on 27 September, 2013. He said that after that they will be holding charity concerts for SOS children villages in Chicago in mid October, 2013. Egalitarian added that the theme of the concerts is ‘performing unique skills in performing, presenting, coaching in traditional art form’. “It will be held in three venues namely Chicago SOS children village, Lockport SOS children village and Casa Tepeyac SOS children village and the concerts are going to be cultural concerts to teach children’s on how to play African instruments like Kora, Ballafon, Djembe and Hallam,” he noted. He noted that as a Goodwill Ambassador of SOS children village The Gambia, he feel it vital to render his service beyond boarder in all over the world to contribute his quota in the future of these children’s. He added that all this concerts is setup by Senegambia music promotion. The musicians gathered were all aged between 23 and 45: The brilliant Oumar Traore on Keyboard, Momodou Jallow ( lead guitar), Pa Alieu Manneh (Bass), Pape Demba Samb ( Sabar/percussion), Arame Sow (backup vocalist ), Basiru Camara( Kora), Alhagie Cham ( Backupsingers) and Alagie Bakary Saho ( Leeket/ Drummes) many other prominent musicians. The Dinkendo Family Band had compilations from locally released singles spanning a two year period. It was during this time that Egalitarian truly came of age, both as a songwriter and as a musician. His first recording with his band, the Dinkendos, remains one of finest Gambian releases, and launched his career. Subsequent releases- Dinkendo, Fundin keal, Suka Debo, Vulture and Liberate Africa all followed with critical acclaim and growing popular adulation. Egalitarian whose really name is Momodou Lamin Bah is the Founder of Gainako Foundation for Children Development and Against Ablation and Chief Executive Office at Gainako Entertainment have produced four albums namely “Fellow Suffers”, “Indigent world”, “Walk around” and “Dinkendo”. He was awarded by Optimistic Production in hip-hop award a single entitled called ‘Suffer down in Ya yard’ won the best track in 2004 Senegal. He is a member of Artist United for Rap in Africa (AURA) formed in 2005, comprise of seventeen artists from ten West African countries. AURA stands for the development of Africa and they tour Africa to spread the positive message. The tour continues in Europe in France and Switzerland.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 18:32:25 +0000
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