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Northern Light Gambian Night

by Dawda Jobarteh

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1.
Namo 04:18
2.
Tama Silo 04:56
mbita tamula mbita jaliya tamula mbita la gambia mbita la mali mbita la la guinee mbita la ghana - yeh senegal ketumo fotumo bentumo duniya taman taman - yeh duniya duniya nganyang dunira taman duniy long mandii silo dialla allamah silo dialla tama silo dialla I’m going on a musical journey I’m going to Gambia, Mali, Guinea, Ghana, Senegal When the opportunity comes to you, go and explore the world Travel, travel – the world Enjoy life Explore the world The world is not easy to know Nice trip May God fulfill your journey Nice road trip
3.
Babma Bojang 05:16
alinga bambo kumbo alinga bambo wasi allah tallahi bambo taleh yeh bamba bojang bota jammah ning jammah le to mansa jatuba la bambo suma kondaa mansa jatungding nna bambo yela alli marlong mansa ke filila bambo yela mansa demba la bambo yela maddi sutungo la bambo yela landing barrabal la bambo be yo malikiyama sukuro mono banta ginger mbero banta Let’s cry for the crocodile And weep for the crocodile God has taken his crocodile Who were Bamba Bojang’s forefathers? Chief Jatuba’s crocodile from Suma Kunda Chief Jatungding’s crocodile is lying dead You don’t know that chief Kefili’s crocodile is lying dead Chief Demba’s crocodile is lying dead Maddi Sutungo’s crocodile is lying dead Landing Barrabal’s crocodile is on his way to next world The sugared porridge is finished The ginger juice is finished
4.
Sama Kebbalu 05:24
kana jutala kana ngomala kana balangala karambung tal sita e marlong karango e monafa kunkuto binde sita e marlong senoye monafa metye wato sita e marlong metyoyeh monafa al tol lom sama mansati yeh sama karandila aah sama metyi karandila nga wuli wakilola yeh nga katakutukata sama sama kebbalu Don’t diminish it Don’t be lazy about it Don’t refuse it It’s time to go to school You don’t know that school will benefit you It’s time to go to the farm You don’t know that the farm will benefit you It’s time to learn something You don’t know that an occupation will benefit you You are tomorrow’s presidents You are tomorrow’s teachers You are tomorrow’s professionals We have to stand up with enthusiasm We have to pass the test Tomorrow’s leaders
5.
Karang Folo 05:27
6.
Dinding Do 06:09
dinding do le nata dyang a be kumbola a dimingta a bama tata faroto bari nga mutaku kondingo aaa dyang ma keyati yeh foy ma kengyalong A child came here He was crying painfully His mother went to the farm I took care of him as my own Some say: This is not your home Don’t you understand?
7.
8.
Nkanakele 05:34
nnitemang hino sotoo mira tella kelowo mang nying koloye mol tora keloo kontongo kanungteh furejeh yantayah kurenjawo halakikoleng tinyarijawo a da bula keloo da bula a da bula sembe wafo da bula a da bula nyo toro da bu la If you don’t have empathy You can’t feel or see wrong or right Fighting is not good We are sick and tired of war Fighting’s surname is ‘seeing your loved ones dead’ Causing homelessness Deadly sickness Suffering Destruction Stop it, stop the war Stop selling your power Let us stop tormenting each other now
9.
Nakano 05:12
seri koko nakano beyeh duniya ning mola kano beyeh woto kana neneh seri niyeng neneh niyo kuyata woto nkana na nyo neneh Cherie, darling I have my love for you If I have such love for you Don’t fool me If you fool me I get sad Let us not fool each other
10.
Yankouba 05:30
dinding nyamendingba dinding kumparimba efama yeh kano jiko bela kuwoto eba yeh kanule edo koto yeh kanule A very wise child A very curious child Your father loves you There is a bright future ahead of you Your mother loves you Your siblings love you
11.
Mbassi 04:26
ALBA DOMOLA MBALI FELELA NINTELEMUNG NSALSO MBASSI FILTA WULO KONO You are eating and I’m watching If it was me I would share Mbassi got lost in the bush
12.
Duwa 05:17
DUWATIIII NYO SO DUWALA DUWALA SI MAYALA WONING DYATA KENDEYA NI NATA NTOLIYA NYO SO DUWALA WONING KAIRA TENKUNG People with prayers We pray for each other We pray for a long life With good health When you come to our world We are praying for each other For peace and stability
13.
Tabara 04:11

about

Dawda is the grandson of Alhaji Bai Konte, the son of Amadou Bansang Jobarteh and the nephew of both Malamini Jobarteh and Dembo Konte. In the world of Gambian music these are serious calling cards not to be taken lightly. Yet Dawda was not, at first, a kora player and even today his instrument is one acquired after he'd settled in Denmark. He learnt his trade as a percussionist and perhaps it is this which makes his music so distinct.

Because Dawda and his music are unique and this debut album includes some deeply personal statements. Dawda's mother was not yet 16 when he was born. In fact she was already divorced and 9 years later, when remarrying, left him in the care of his uncle. Even for the men, life is not so simple in a polygamous society and the status of a child left with others is not always secure. “Dinding Do” – meaning “kid” - is just one of several songs which deal with subjects some find difficult to discuss.

Today in Denmark, Dawda has found his home, and with its long and fruitful relationship with Jazz, Denmark has found Dawda. Over the two-year period it took to record this album, various musicians passing through Copenhagen agreed to contribute. Thus in the early hours of the morning after a gig and some schnapps, you have Linley Marthe, the last bassist to work with Joe Zawinul, performing a fabulous solo on “Karang Folo”; or Shashank Subrinayam, sometimes flautist with John McLaughlin, recording his exquisite flourishes on “Nkanakele”; or Etienne Mbape who did it just for fun because he liked the music; or Maria and Marie-Line Marolany, whom Dawda first saw singing for Salif Keita … the list goes on.

In 1985 Sterns recorded the album Jaliya by Malamini Jobarteh and Dembo Konte. Little did we think that 26 years later we'd be releasing another by their nephew. But that's the nature of musicianship. Beyond fashion, transcending time and not to be confused with technique, it has the ability to make you listen and keep on listening. Politely but consistently, with the support of long-term friends and band members Preben Carlsen on guitar, Nana Osibio on bass and Salieu Dibba on percussion, Dawda Jobarteh brings his mature, contemporary vision to an ancient tradition.

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released August 23, 2011

Dawda Jobarteh: kora, vocals & percussion
Preben Carlsen: guitars
Nana Osibio: bass
Rasmus Lund: drums
Salieu Dibba: percussion
Maria Marie-Line Marolany: backing vocals
… and many more all listed on the individual track credits.

Recorded in Copenhagen at various studios but mainly Fifth Dimension by Mikkel Nordsø
Mixed in Copenhagen by Mikkel, with final mixing in Aylesbury, UK, by Fayyaz Virji
Mastered by Ben Turner of Fine Splice
Produced by Dawda Jobarteh

(P) 2011 Sterns Africa
(C) 2011 Sterns Music
Issued under exclusive licence from Dawda Jobarteh
Supported by the Danish Arts Council Committee for Music

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Dawda Jobarteh Copenhagen, Denmark

Reflecting both his new home and life in Denmark, and his birth and history in The Gambia, there is a quiet confidence to Dawda Jobarteh's third album. His music ranges from original kora instrumentals and social-commentary songs, to Gambian and Scandinavian tunes hundreds of years old. Unique and compelling. ... more

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