Jan 31/07
Teug ak naari loxo
Thanks to Pape down in Dakar for helping me brush-up on my Wolof this morning. Man, it’s amazing how quickly I’ve forgotten my grammar. Anyway, the title above translates into “use two hands to drum”.
Miki N’Doye was a well-known musicians originally from a Wolof-speaking village in The Gambia who was chosen to represent his country’s music abroad after independence in 1965. He toured around Europe during the 70s before eventually settling in Norway in the late 70s. His West African drumming skill led him to several successful collaborations with Norwegian jazz artists.
I would say more but I can’t read Norwegian. Feel free to fill my knowledge gaps, Nordic listeners..
And hey, does anyone have any Super Ballet Afric recordings?
Miki N’Doye Orchestra – Ousu Lion N’Jie
Tags: gambia, wolof
I don’t see anything to read, but if it is something in norwegian you need translated, feel free to mail it to me. I’m half swedish half french, and norwegian and swedish are so related I don’t think it would be a problem to understand it. I’m not writing that well in english today, too much coffee and too little food, sorry. Anyway, thanks for your work, I really do appreciate it!
Thanks for the offer, Vajlet. I managed to decrypt most of it.
I am norwegian, and somewhat “related” to Miki. I know his son, and my sister got a kid with him, so Miki is grandfather to my sisters kid.
I`ve just discovered Mikis history by reading in several diffrent places on the internet, and if you still need some help with writing more info about Miki on this page, feel free to contact me as well, Ill be happy to help.
I realize that this was written in 2007, but still, just tell me if u need help.