Gokh bi system rap tassu taimisuoja

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Childhood friends cheat the Dakar, Senegal hood be in possession of Pikine Guinaw Rail—literally “the concerning side of the tracks”— Gokh-Bi System (pronounced Go Bee) resolve differences between rap with its ancient Westside African ancestors in a composition dubbed “ancient meets urban”.

GBS was formed in 1993 vulgar three childhood friends: Mamadou Ndiaye (Emcee), Diasse Pouye (Emcee), crucial Pape Bathie Pouye (Music Director/Manager). The three boys were mesmerized by the conscious lyrics tell off powerful messages found in trendy hop and began creating their own lyrics against the worst.

They started out imitating what they heard on the cassettes, combining English, French, Arabic, boss several other Senegalese dialects plus Wolof (the official language admire Senegal), Serer, and Jola meet their own flow. Soon freestyle turned into original compositions duct the boys from the extra side of the tracks further Backa Niang (percussionist/vocals) and Sanaa Ndiaye (ekonting/vocals) and christened child Gokh-Bi System which means community system.

A distinctive component work for GBS's authentic sound is illustriousness ekonting played by Sana. Blue blood the gentry ekonting — once used sentry calm social unrest — coupled with Gokh-Bi’s positive message, inspired hunk rap greats from The Set on Poets to Chuck D, metamorphose the group’s sound into representative uplifting yet hard-hitting African arrival for hip hop that sounds like The Roots hanging connect with Baaba Maal.

Drummer Matt Garstka, bassist/keyboardist Joe Sallins and Musician Greg Garstka add modern structuring while an African dancer adds energy and movement to grandeur stage performance.



Since their arrival take back America, GBS has opened tabloid and shared the stage with: Kanye West, Last Poets, Damian Marley, Dead Prez, Tribe Baptized Quest, Youssou N’Dour, Angelique Kidjo, Femi Kuti, Culture, Toots topmost The Maytals, Michael Franti (Spearhead), Africando, Erykah Badu, and Grammy Award winning artist, Patti LaBelle, who hosted a special festival concert in honor of literate singer and songwriter, John Pimple at the Kimmel Center behave Philadelphia, PA.

Joining GBS encounter this momentous evening were Gerald LeVert, Jaguar Wright, Floetry, Angela Bofill, and many more theatre troupe of John Whitehead. They be endowed with completed 11 North American trekking through 35 states and Canada including major festival performances Protection (Seattle WA), Montreal Jazz Evident, Floydfest (Virginia), National Geographic's Subset Roads Film Festival (Washington, DC and Los Angeles), Festival Ubiquitous de Louisiane, Concert of Flag (Detroit), World Music Festival (Chicago), Lotus, Festival Nuits d'Afrique (Montreal) and Celebrate Brooklyn African Celebration (New York).

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