• Gambia's Music Vol. 1 – Kullio, Part I
    • 1. Kullio, Part I
    • 2. Kullio, Part II
    • 3. Yo maruo ka la jula; Son-song soko li so
    • 4. Waiting for supper: a small boy sings to himself
    • 5. Tama solo
    • 6. Ramadan
    • 7. Heralding the feast day after Ramadan
    • 8. Sabu Nyima
    • 9. Bibi
    • 10. Bakari Ba
    • 11. Jata Di'Key Kana Kasi
    • 12. Ma Sane Sise
    • 13. Children Laugh, Talk, Drum on a Tin Can
    • 14. Fode Kaba

    Arabic, Wolof, Mandingo languages.

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