"Lambang: A piece played by jalis for their own entertainment. The husbands play for their wives to dance-jaliyaa for jalis; music for musicians. The chorus goes: 'God created the art of music.'"
Clip source:
Haydon, Geoffrey, and Dennis Marks, dirs. 1984. Repercussions: A Celebration of African American Music. Program 1. Born Musicians: Traditional Music from The Gambia. Chicago: Home Vision.
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