A project of The West African Guild the Amadu Bansang Jobarteh School of Music. The institution:
More here...is unique in that it not only provides the opportunity for students to learn with some of the most highly respected musicians in the Gambia, and indeed West Africa, but it also creates an environment in which to learn which closely resonates with familiar old traditional ways of teaching and learning:
Lamin Susso - Instrument Maker
Older students will learn with younger students and will not always be divided according to age or level of ability as they are in other institutions. This was an important method used by the elder generation in teaching to encourage the sense of ‘family’ amongst students which resulted in students looking after one another, supporting each other in their efforts, and practicing together, meaning that the work was always continuing amongst students outside of ‘class time’.
