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Female Mbalax Artist Needs Support

Jul 25, 2008, 9:31 AM | Article By: By Lamin Darboe

[endif]An experienced Gambian Female mbalax artist, Magigen Secka, who started playing music in 1984 has called on President Jammeh and other organisations to come to her aid in order to release an album.

Magigen Secka is poised to take the music buying public by storm by releasing three singles proudly sponsored by herself. The singles entitled Yahya Jammeh, election victory by President Jammeh and under seventeen respectively.

Briefing Entertainment at her attractive residence in Banjul, The long-time female artist said during her music career, she visited three countries, USA, UK and Senegal as part of an invitation by the
Yeteh Dramma Group. The experienced female artist has not released any album yet due to a lack of sponsorship.

Touching on the congress, which was held at the Paradise Suites Hotel, The Banjul- born artist revealed that the congress was organised to unite artists in the country and to know their aims and objectives in the music industry.

Magigen Secka formed an association called Nafa Association, which is purposely designed to unite all Gambian female artists and work for the development of the music industry.