Music & Performing Arts
Bai Janha
Guitarist, arranger and music mentor
A Gambian legacyBai Janha is a Gambian guitarist and composer whose work included Guelewar and Ifang Bondi. He later led Karantamba, a group that also nurtured younger musicians. A 1984 concert recording released as Ndigal documents his blend of electric guitar, regional percussion and extended ensemble arrangements.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Founded and led the group Karantamba.
02The album Ndigal preserves a Karantamba performance recorded in Thiès in 1984.
Photo: Teranga Beat: Ndigal release notes · Image rights retained by source. Cropped or framed for display. View original photograph. Archival performance photograph on Karantamba’s Ndigal record sleeve, supplied by Teranga Beat.
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