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Open Mike Special : Presented by Mamadou Fall, Tamsier Joof and Demba Sene (Monday, 9th May 2016)

Open Mike is a no-holds-barred talk show where you, the listener sets the agenda.Call the show and talk about anything and everything. Callers are not screened. Want to talk about politics, economics, history, social issues affecting the Seereer people of Senegal, Gambia or Mauritania? Whatever it is, call in and make yourself heard. You can also call in to request a shoutout or dedicate a song to family and friends, or to yourself. Why not? You deserve it.

This Open Mike Special was presented by Mamadou Fall (the regular presenter) with Tamsier Joof and Demba Sene on 9th May 2016—the day of the political arrest and brutal suppression of Gambian demonstrators demanding the dead body of United Democratic Party (UDP) member Ebrima Solo Sandeng, and the release of UDP leader Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and his executive committee held in prison by Yahya Jammeh's regime. One of those arrested was Tamsier's source who we refer to as X on Seereer Radio. 

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Monday, 9th May 2016

Time : 22:00 PM - 00:00AM

Presenter :  Mamadou Fall, Tamsier Joof and Demba Sene

Source language :  Seereer, Saafi-Saafi, Wolof 

Subjects covered : Political situation in The Gambia

Radio program : Open Mike

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Link: http://www.seereerradio.com/open-mike

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) and Seereer Radio

Date of recording : Monday, 9th May 2016

Medium : Audio recording

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The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org 

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Skype: SEEREERRADIO

The Seereer Seex Show - Presented by Mamadou Fall (Monday, 9th May 2016)

The Seereer Seex Show is a phone, email and text-in talk and music show where you chat with Mamadou Fall about anything and everything. Request a shoutout or dedicate a song to family and friends, or to yourself. Why not? You deserve it. Tamsier Joof joins Mamadou Fall on the Seereer Seex show to  reveal important information about the political situation in the Gambia. 

You can listen to this show every Monday from 12:00 am to 1:00 am. 

NB: This show is now on hold. This particular show was an extended was extended. The actual date of this show is 9th May 2016 from midnight, not 8th May 2016 as stated in the audio, 

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Monday, 9th May 2016

Time : 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM

Presenter :  Mamadou Fall 

Source language :  Seereer and Wolof

Subjects covered : Political situation in The Gambia

Radio program : The Seereer Seex Show

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Link: http://www.seereerradio.com/seereer-seex-show

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) and Seereer Radio

Date of recording : 9th May 2016

Medium : Audio recording

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Websites :

The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org 

Seereer Radio - www.seereerradio.com

Skype: SEEREERRADIO

Cosaan Seereer : Saturday, 7th May 2016 - Presented by Tamsier Joof and Mamadou Fall

Our interview with Dr. Oussainou Sene had to be cancelled due to technical issues in Senegal where the interview was scheduled to take place. Tamsier Joof and Mamadou Fall talk about the political situation in the Gambia etc. Demba Sene will join us again next week.

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Saturday, 7th May 2016

Presenters : Tamsier Joof and Mamadou Fall

Source language(s) : Seereer, English and Wolof

Subjects covered : Gambian political situation, Senegambian society, Seereer and Jola ancestral heritage, Seereer economic stance in Senegal, Senegalese politics. 

Radio program : Cosaan Seereer

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC)

Collection : The SRC Collection

Date of recording : Saturday, 7th May 2016 

Medium : Audio recording

Additional information : This audio was recorded for the SRC Collection, with permission to broadcast granted to Seereer Radio  | The Voice of the Seereer Community (our 24 hour stream radio station). 

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Websites :

The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org 

Seereer Radio - www.seereerradio.com

Skype: SEEREERRADIO

Interview with Aji Fatoumata Tambajang, Yamoundow Gaye, Aji Haddy Jobe, Musa Darboe and Pa Nyassi : Demonstration in The Gambia (5th May 2016)

This is an interview Tamsier Joof conducted with X, Aji Fatoumata Tambajang, Yamoundow Gaye, Haddy Jobe, Musa Darboe and Pa Nyassi  on Demba Sene's live show : Morning Ride. They were all part of the demonstration in Banjul on Lawyer Ousainou Darboe's (et al.) hearing - Thursday, 5th May 2016. Apologies for the crowd noise and lack of clarity. The first lady speaking is X, followed by Aji Fatoumata Tambajang, Yamoundow Gaye, (?), Haddy Jobe, Musa Darboe, Pa Nyassi and X. The beginning of Aji Fatoumata was not recorded on this audio but available on the full show of Morning Ride. Look out for updates. There was a connection problem when Musa Darboe and Pa Nyassi were being interviewed by Tamsier Joof.

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Thursday, 5th May 2016

Presenter : Demba Sene 

Interviewer : Tamsier Joof 

Interviewee : X, Aji Fatoumata Tambajang, Yamoundow Gaye, (?), Haddy Jobe, Musa Darboe, Pa Nyassi and X.

Source language(s) : Wolof and English

Subjects covered : Gambian politics : Yahya Jammeh's regime

Radio program : Morning Ride

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) and Seereer Radio

Collection : The SRC Collection (The Seereer Resource Centre Collection)

Date of recording : Thursday, 5th May 2016

Location of interviewee : Banjul, The Gambia

Medium : Audio recording (recorded on the phone)

Additional information : This audio was recorded for Seereer Radio and the SRC Collection. It falls under the category: Senegambian political history. This audio has been edited to protect certain people's personal details amidst the political situation in The Gambia. The beginning of Aji Faoumata Tambajang was not recorded on this particular audio for technical reasons but a full live recording has been captured on the live show which will be uploaded soon. Check out our podcast site for updates. There were connection problems when Musa Darboe and Pa Nyassi were being interviewed by Tamsier Joof.

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The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org 

Seereer Radio - www.seereerradio.com

UK based Gambians' demonstration against Yahya Jammeh's regime : London, Wednesday, 20th April 2016. Reporter for The Seereer Resource Centre and Seereer Radio : Tamsier Joof

On Wednesday, 20th April 2016, UK based Gambians turned out against Yahya Jammeh's 22 years regime amidst the recent killing of Ebrima Solo Sandeng (the UDP's National Organising Secretary) by Jammeh's forces, and Lawyer Ousainou Darboe's imprisonment along with several members of his United Democratic Party (UDP). 

The demonstrators started at the Gambian Embassy near Nottinghill Gate Tube Station - located in one of the affluent areas of  London before heading to Downing Street, official residence of the British Prime Minister. The turnout was less than expected despite a huge presence of Gambian nationals in London, but those who came to exercise their constitutional rights were united by a single purpose: to oust Yahya Jammeh from political power and put an end to what international human rights organisations describe as : a 22 year reign of terror, dictatorship, secret killings, kidnapping, torture and lack of democracy. Many of the people who actually showed up came from the North of England and the Midlands. Tamsier Joof, reporting for The Seereer Resource Centre and Seereer Radio joined the demonstrators and interviewed some of the attendees and organisers. 

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Wednesday, 20th April 2016 (partially, on Mamadou Fall's Open Mike Show). This is the full audio interview.  For segments of the interview played on Mamadou' Fall's show and commentated on by Tamsier Joof and Mamadou Fall, see Open Mike - 20th April 2016 (coming soon). You may also check out our live interview with Tamsier's source (X) on Mamadou Fall's Seereer Seex show broadcast on Monday  18th April 2016 following the brutal killing of Ebrima Solo Sandeng and imprisonment of Lawyer Darboe by Yahya Jammeh's forces (coming soon).

Reporter :  Tamsier Joof

Source language :  English

Subjects covered : Gambian politics : Yahya Jammeh's regime; Gambian youths uprising against the Jammeh regime; The killing of Ebrima Solo Sandeng; Torture of Fatoumata Jawara; Imprisonment of Femi Peters and Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and members of their  United Democratic Party (UDP) - the leading opposition party against Yahya Jammeh's APRC party.

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) and Seereer Radio

Date of recording : 20th April 2016

Medium : Audio recording

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The Seereer Resource Centre and Seereer Radio's coverage of the demonstration in London by Gambians against Yahya Jammeh's regime - 20 April 2016

On Wednesday, 20th April 2016, UK based Gambians turned out against Yahya Jammeh's 22 years regime amidst the recent killing of Ebrima Solo Sandeng (the UDP's National Organising Secretary) by Jammeh's forces, and Lawyer Ousainou Darboe's imprisonment along with several members of his United Democratic Party (UDP). 

The demonstrators started at the Gambian Embassy near Nottinghill Gate Tube Station - located in one of the affluent areas of  London before heading to Downing Street, official residence of the British Prime Minister. The turnout was less than expected despite a huge presence of Gambian nationals in London, but those who came to exercise their constitutional rights were united by a single purpose: to oust Yahya Jammeh from political power and put an end to what international human rights organisations describe as : a 22 year reign of terror, dictatorship, secret killings, kidnapping, torture and lack of democracy. Many of the people who actually showed up came from the North of England and the Midlands. Tamsier Joof, reporting for The Seereer Resource Centre and Seereer Radio joined the demonstrators and interviewed some of the attendees and organisers. 

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Wednesday, 20th April 2016

Reporter :  Tamsier Joof

Presenters : Mamadou Fall and Tamsier Joof

Radio program : Open Mike

Source language :  English

Subjects covered : Gambian politics : Yahya Jammeh's regime; Gambian youths uprising against the Jammeh regime; The killing of Ebrima Solo Sandeng; Torture of Fatoumata Jawara; Imprisonment of Femi Peters and Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and members of their  United Democratic Party (UDP) - the leading opposition party against Yahya Jammeh's APRC party.

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) and Seereer Radio

 

Date of recording : 20th April 2016

 

Medium : Audio recording

 

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The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) : www.seereer.org 

Seereer Radio : www.seereerradio.com

 

Live interview with Tamsier's Gambian source (X) regarding the recent political situation in The Gambia : Broadcast on the Open Mike Show (18 April 2016)

On Thursday, 14th April 2016, Ebrima Solo Sandeng (the UDP's National Organising Secretary) led a peaceful demonstration from Serekunda (Gambia) joint by several Gambian youths demanding electoral reform against Yahya Jammeh's regime. Jammeh's forces used unreasonable force to disperse the demonstrators, leading to unlawful imprisonment and several casualties. By Saturday, 16th April, it was confirmed that Ebrima Solo Sandeng died in detention. Other UDP members Fatoumata Jawara (Female Youth President), Fatou Camara, (Constituency Women’s Leader), Nokoi Njie (2nd Vice President of the Women’s Wing) and Lang Marong (Deputy Campaign Manager) were also among those arrested, and Fatoumata Jawara was reported to be suffering from severe injuries. Another female demonstrator by the name of Sabrina Mahtani was reported to be in a coma. Following this incident, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe's, leader of the main opposition party (the United Democratic Party (UDP)) gave a press conference from his home demanding the body of Ebrima Solo Sandeng and the immediate release of the prisoners. He then lead a demonstration joint by many members of the Gambian youth along with most of his executive committee including the Gambian statesman Femi Peters. They were arrested and imprisoned, and it was later reported that they were brutally tortured by Yayah Jammeh's forces whilst in detention. In this audio, Tamsier Joof's source who we shall call X agreed to be interviewed and go live on Mamadou Fall's show : Open Mike. X was one of the demonstrators and a supporter of the UDP.

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Monday, 18th April 2016.

Presenters :  Mamadou Fall and Tamsier Joof

Source language :  Seereer, Wolof and English

Subjects covered : Gambian politics : Yahya Jammeh's regime; Gambian youths uprising against the Jammeh regime; The killing of Ebrima Solo Sandeng; Torture of Fatoumata Jawara; Imprisonment of Femi Peters and Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and members of their  United Democratic Party (UDP) - the leading opposition party against Yahya Jammeh's APRC party.

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Radio program : Open Mike

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) and Seereer Radio

Date of recording : 20th April 2016

Medium : Audio recording

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The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) : www.seereer.org 

Seereer Radio : www.seereerradio.com

Cosaan Seereer : Political Situation in The Gambia (Saturday, 7th May 2016)

 

On this day, we were suppose to have the historian Professor Ousainou Sene on the Cosaan Seereer show but due to technical reasons in Senegal, we were unable to reach him or Demba Sene. Mamadou Fall and Tamsier Joof continued with the show discussing the recent political situation in The Gambia. 

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Saturday, 7th May 2016

Presenters : Mamadou Fall and Tamsier Joof 

Source language(s) : Seereer, Wolof and English

Subjects covered : Political situation in The Gambia

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Radio program : Cosaan Seereer

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC)

Collection : The SRC Collection

Date of recording : Saturday, 7th May 2016

Medium : Audio recording

Additional information : This audio was recorded for The SRC Collection, with permission to broadcast granted to Seereer Radio | The Voice of the Seereer Community (our 24 hour stream radio station). 

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The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org

Seereer Radio - www.seereerradio.com

Cosaan Seereer : Part 2 of 2 : Exclusive interview with Professor Maara Jon : LIVE - 9th April 2016 by The Seereer Resource Centre and Seereer Radio

On Saturday, 9th April 2016, the Seereer Resource Centre and Seereer Radio's Cosaan Seereer team interviewed Professor Maara Jon live on the radio on matters relating to Seereer religion, culture and history. The first interview conducted live on Seereer Radio took place on 2nd April 2016. This audio is the second part of that live interview conducted on 9th April 2016. Members of the interviewing team consisted of Tamsier Joof (London, UK), Demba Sene (Dakar, Senegal) and Mamadou Fall (Sheffield, UK). 

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Saturday, 9th April 2016

Presenters : Tamsier Joof, Demba Sene and Mamadou Fall 

Interviewee : Professor Maara Jon

Source language(s) : Saafi-Saafi, Seereer-Siin, English and Wolof

Subjects covered : Seereer religious festivals; Raampa script; Seereer prayers and Seereer history.

Radio program : Cosaan Seereer

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC)

Collection : The SRC Collection

Date of recording : Saturday, 9th April 2016

Location of interviewee : Médina, Dakar, Senegal

Medium : Audio recording

Additional information : This audio was recorded for the SRC Collection, with permission to broadcast granted to Seereer Radio  | The Voice of the Seereer Community (our 24 hour stream radio station). 

Information about Professor Maara Jon (née. Aliou Dione) : Professor Maara Jon (or Professor Mara Joon) is a linguist, historian, researcher and author. He graduated from the University of Cheick Anta Diop (French: Université Cheikh Anta Diop or UCAD) and since 1974 has been a prominent researcher and author of Seereer (particularly Saafi) history, culture and religion. Professor Jon also attended the Centre de Linguistique Appliquée de Dakar (CLAD) under the supervision of Professor Souleymane Faye, a professor of linguistics at UCAD and a member of the SRC team. Prior to his academic career, Professor Jon had success in acting. His name Maara derived from a film he was in where he played the role of a marabout. His real Seereer name is Jig Jam Jon.

Professor Jon has had several peer-reviewed papers under his name, and has authored, co-authored or contributed to several papers and books including assisting Professor David Maranz in his research on the Seereer-Saafi Raampa script (1992). Some of his work include :

• "Saafi, ɓoo fiisaat peɗmi ɓoo ɓap" (Saafi, lisons et écrivons notre langue maternelle), Société Internationale de Linguistique, BP 2075, Dakar, Sénégal, 2000 (réédité en 2004) (author: Rokhaya Seck, in collaboration with Aliou Dione, Carol Larsen and Jorunn Dijkstra)

• "Le mythe de l'origine de l'héritage chez les Saafi" ((in Saafi: Cosaan-in Iam Saafi) [in] Notes africaines, Issues 181-190, Institut français d'Afrique noire, Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire, Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire Cheikh Anta Diop, Institut français d'Afrique noire (1984) (see page 25 and from page 43).

• "Le thème de la mort dans la littérature Seereer: Essai", author : Amade Faye, Contributor : Agence de coopération culturelle et technique, Nouvelles éditions africaines du Sénégal (1997), Credit : Aliou Dione - page 212, note 306

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Cosaan Seereer : Part 2 of 2 : Exclusive interview with Professor Issa Laye Thiaw (December 2015) by The Seereer Resource Centre and Seereer Radio

In December 2015, the Seereer Resource Centre in collaboration with our radio station (Seereer Radio) sent its research team to several parts of Seereer country to interview some notable and knowledgeable Seereer elders, historians / scholars on matters relating to Seereer religion, history and culture, so that we can document and preserve this before it is too late. This team was headed by Tamsier Joof and Demba Sene.

This is the second part of the interview they conducted with Professor Issa Laye Thiaw at his house in Diamagane Sicap. Dakar, Senegal. This audio is in two parts.

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Saturday, 16th April 2016

 

Presenters : Tamsier Joof, Demba Sene and Mamadou Fall

 

Interviewers : Tamsier Joof and Demba Sene

 

Interviewee : Professor Issa Laye Thiaw

 

Other panel members : Njaga Gaye and Momodou Secka

 

Source language(s) :  Seereer-Siin, Saafi-Saafi, English, French and Wolof

Subjects covered : Seereer prayer; Original name of Siin and original Seereervillages/towns and Raampa script.

Radio program : Cosaan Seereer

 

Radio station : Seereer Radio

 

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC)

 

Collection : The SRC Collection

 

Date of recording : 14th December 2015

 

Location : The compound of Professor Issa Laye Thiaw in Diamagane Sicap. Dakar, Senegal. Medium : Audio recording 

Additional information : This audio was recorded for the SRC Collection, with permission to broadcast granted to Seereer Radio  | The Voice of the Seereer Community (our 24 hour stream radio station). The research team was headed by Tamsier Joof (founder of the SRC and Seereer Radio) and Demba Sene. It was recorded on 14th December 2015 at Professor Thiaw's house. Apologies for the noisy background..

 

Information about Professor Issa Laye Thiaw  : Professor Issa Laye Thiaw, also known as Mbañik Caw (his Seereer name, Thiaw is spelled Caw in Seereer) is a scholar of Seereer religion and history, but perhaps better known for his work on Seereer religion and culture. His work has been cited by several international scholars writing about Seereer religion and culture. Along with his writing, Professor Thiaw has also appeared as guest speaker on several inter-religious dialogue meetings. He is the author of that celebrated book "La femme Seereer." Other papers authored by Thiaw include:

 

• La religiosité Seereer, avant et pendant leur Islamisation

   

   

   

• Mythe de la création du monde selon les sages sereer

Professor Thiaw supports the Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) where he currently serves as Consultant on Seereer religion, History and Culture. Working in partnership with the Seereer Resource Centre, Professor Thiaw and the SRC are in the process of building a huge complex in Sanghe (or Sangue) - Senegal, which will be called "The Seereer Resource Centre and the Temple of Initiated Women." It will be the flagship office of the SRC where Seereer ancient religion, culture and medicine will be taught to those interested in these subjects. To learn more about this project and how you can part take in it, visit the Seereer Resource Centre's website or e-mail us at info@seereer.com.

 

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The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org

 

Seereer Radio - www.seereerradio.com