Josh Doughty | GAMBIA - Sona Jobarteh - (TUTORIAL VIDEO) @joshdoughty | Uploaded June 2020 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
A kora tutorial for GAMBIA by Sona Jobarteh, Made by Josh Doughty

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This piece is in Silaba F,
Link to tuning information
thekoraworkshop.co.uk/kora-information/how-to-tune-your-kora



Sona Jobarteh's debut music video "Gambia" in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Independence for the Gambia in 2015.

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Lyrics
Kairaya loo
Tengkungoyabeng
yiriwaningnyatotaa le yajiyaa
Hadamaya
Sewo ye nyaadaalubeng
n'nabankukendemaalem Gambia

Ibedawoda
Ikana song mummey
kanyineyfaasuwo la Gambia
Tonya
I'nyinatai'bonsungwo la
I'nyinatai'fangwo le la

Nsinganyaa
N'tenganyaata N'nabanko le la
N'singanyaa, N'singanyaa

N'singanyaa
Al nganaakafunyooma Nganyomuta
N'singanyaa
Wolemunyatotaa Ningnafasoto

Gambiankolu le
Nyinembankunyimati
Gambiankolu le
Nyingbankukaira ma
Gambiankolu le
Nyinemmoolabankooti
Gambiankolu le
Nyinenyongomangsiyaa

A nemata
Woleyasaabu
Mooluyabunyaa
Abarakata
Woleyatinna
Moolumangnyangna,
Nyingbankunyimaafaylaa

Aaaaaaaaaaaaa
Bankodingolu
Ali ngana Kafunyooma

Tonyaa
N'mangnimisa
Nyingbankudingyaala mummey
Ningtata
Duniyaakono
Nyingbankoo la diya mbafola
Gambia nyongte

Gambiankolu le
Nyinembankunyimati
Gambiankolu le
Nyingbankukaira ma
Gambiankolu le
Nyinemmoolabankooti
Gambiankolu le
Nyinenyongomangsiyaa

Gambia le ma
Gambia le ma
M'bekuuma la

Gambia le ma
Gambia le ma
M'bekuuma la

Gambia le ma...

Kairasuu,
Alaafo Gambia
Nemasuu,
Oohhhoo Gambia
Hadamayaasuu,
Alaafo Gambia
Baadingyaasuu,
Oohhhoo Gambia...



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