Gambia pays tribute to singer Musa Afia Ngum, who died in 2015
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Gambiana
The Gambia is paying tribute to Musa Afia Ngum, a singer and cultural figure who died on 11 October 2015 after a final musical performance. Eleven years after his death, his work continues to be presented as a major moral and cultural legacy for the people of Senegambia, according to Gambiana.
The Gambia is paying tribute to singer Musa Afia Ngum, a musical and cultural figure in Senegambia, eleven years after his death, Gambiana reports. Nicknamed “Father Musa”, he is presented as an artist whose songs conveyed lessons, comforted listeners and helped preserve the region’s cultural memory.
Musa Afia Ngum died on 11 October 2015, a few hours after performing with his son Yusupha Ngum and Senegalese singer Omar Pene, according to Gambiana. His legacy is associated with the passing on of moral values and the shared history of Senegambian peoples, beyond national borders.
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