Karantamba - Ndigal (Sangomar, Thiès 1984) (2012)

TERANGA BEAT proudly presents BAI JANHA alias "Sweet Fingers" and his psychedelic steamroller KARANTAMBA. Composer, arranger, guitar player of GUELEWAR & IFANG BONDI, BAI JANHA is undisputedly the most important musician to have come from GAMBIA.

Band leader of the groups BLACK STAR, WHALES BAND, FABULOUS EAGLES & SUPREME EAGLES, founder of the group ALLIGATORS who later became the GUELEWAR, BAI is the one who created the unique psychedelic sound in the region of SENE-GAMBIA, mixing traditional compositions with Soul, his musical innovations contributed to the domination of AFRO-MANDING music in West Africa for more than a decade.

This record presents BAI JANHA with his last group, KARANTAMBA, a school for young musicians, in a totally unreleased recording, recorder in Thiès (Senegal) at "SANGOMAR" Club the 16th of August 1984.

Tracklist:
1-1 Karantamba - Sama Yai [6:09]
1-2 Karantamba - Satay Muso [9:43]
1-3 Karantamba - Ndigal [8:42]
1-4 Karantamba - Dimba Nyima [5:11]
1-5 Karantamba - Titi [8:16]
1-6 Karantamba - Na Dinding Fatty [9:43]
1-7 Karantamba - Goré Nga [9:54]
1-8 Karantamba - Linga Ham [9:57]
1-9 Karantamba - Gamo Jigimar [12:06]