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01. GUELEWAR BAND OF BANJUL - Warteef Jigeen
02. GUELEWAR BAND OF BANJUL - Leen Te Koun
03. GUELEWAR BAND OF BANJUL - Mamadu Bitike
04. GUELEWAR BAND OF BANJUL - N.T.C. The Gambia
05. GUELEWAR BAND OF BANJUL - Jilanna
06. GUELEWAR BAND OF BANJUL - President Diawara
ARTIST
TITLE
Warteef Jigeen
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
PMG 047CD PMG 047CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
1/27/2017

PMG present a reissue of Guelewar Band Of Banjul's Warteef Jigeen, originally released in 1981. "The Guelewar Band Of Banjul are a band quite unlike any other - an explosive mix of soul and funk with local rhythms like bougaraboo and ndaga combined with a defiant insistence on singing in their local language, Wolof. They certainly blew a young Youssou N'dour away. He cites them as his biggest influence. Warteef Jigeen marks the point the band found its groove. The title track sets the tone early with parping horns and psychedelic guitar licks. 'N.T.C. The Gambia' and 'Jilana' seamlessly blend traditional percussion and plaintive sax. 'Leen Te Koun' and 'President Diawara' showcase some of the freakiest synth ever to come out of West Africa. It was Laye Ngom's decision as bandleader to draft his cousin as singer that elevates Warteef Jigeen. Moussa Ngom had paid his dues singing at traditional circumcision ceremonies and his rough, expressive vocals bring a level of melancholy and intensity to the album. It's a melancholy and intensity that can only come from years of watching young boys take this painful journey to Gambian manhood, a journey, in a way, that Guelewar Band Of Banjul made on Warteef Jigeen." --Peter Moore