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General Info
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Genre: Hip Hop / Other
Location Pikine Guinaw Rails/ Dakar/ Senegal, US
Profile Views: 186478
Last Login: 8/4/2011
Member Since 6/26/2005
Website For Booking contact Amu Music @ doug@amumusic.com
Record Label A Round World /Amu Music
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
...... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. In partnership with Waranka GR Association, a non-profit organization in Senegal, GBS and AMU Music will donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of “Rap Tassu” to provide the band’s village Pikine Guinaw Rails, Dakar, Senegal with water pumps and other equipment to alleviate extreme flooding which occurs annually and causes unsafe living conditions, malaria and often death for the people of Pikine. .. .. ..Since the song is not yet available on itunes, amazon and other leading digital download companies we are asking that you join our mailing list to receive an update when the track becomes available!.. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .......... .. .. .. .. ...... .. ...... ...... .. .. .. ..Rap Tassu video.. .. ..GBS live in Montreal.. .. ..Mission of Music video.. .. ..Mama Afrika Video.. .. .. .. ..BUY THE NEW GBS ALBUM "VOICE OF THE JELI" HERE.. .. .. .......... .. .. Rap-Tassu .. .. Childhood friends from the Dakar, Senegal hood of Pikine Guinaw Rail—literally “the other side of the tracks”— Gokh-Bi System (pronounced Go Bee) reunite rap with its ancient West African ancestors in a style dubbed “ancient meets urban”. GBS was formed in 1993 by three childhood friends: Mamadou Ndiaye (Emcee), Diasse Pouye (Emcee), and Pape Bathie Pouye (Music Director/Manager). The three boys were transfixed by the conscious lyrics and powerful messages found in hip hop and began creating their own lyrics against the beat. They started out imitating what they heard on the cassettes, combining English, French, Arabic, and several other Senegalese dialects including Wolof (the official language of Senegal), Serer, and Jola into their own flow. Soon freestyle turned into original compositions and the boys from the other side of the tracks added Backa Niang (percussionist/vocals) and Sana Ndiaye (ekonting/vocals) and christened themselves Gokh-Bi System which means neighborhood system. A distinctive component of GBS's authentic sound is the ekonting played by Sana. The ekonting — once used to calm social unrest — and Gokh-Bi’s positive message, inspired by rap greats from The Last Poets to Chuck D, transform the group’s sound into an uplifting yet hard-hitting African homecoming for hip hop that sounds like The Roots hanging with Baaba Maal. Drummer Matt Garstka, bassist/keyboardist Joe Sallins and Guitarist Greg Garstka add modern instrumentation while an African dancer adds energy and movement to the stage performance. .. .. Since their arrival in America, GBS has opened for and shared the stage with: Kanye West, Last Poets, Damian Marley, Dead Prez, Tribe Called Quest, Youssou N’Dour, Angelique Kidjo, Femi Kuti, Culture, Toots and The Maytals, Michael Franti (Spearhead), Africando, Erykah Badu, and Grammy Award winning artist, Patti LaBelle, who hosted a special tribute concert in honor of legendary singer and songwriter, John Whitehead at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, PA. Joining GBS at this momentous evening were Gerald LeVert, Jaguar Wright, Floetry, Angela Bofill, and many more friends of John Whitehead. They have completed 11 North American tours through 35 states and Canada including major festival performances Bumbershoot (Seattle WA), Montreal Jazz Fest, Floydfest (Virginia), National Geographic's All Roads Film Festival (Washington, DC and Los Angeles), Festival International de Louisiane, Concert of Colors (Detroit), World Music Festival (Chicago), Lotus, Festival Nuits d'Afrique (Montreal) and Celebrate Brooklyn African Festival (New York). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......Gokh-Bi System ft. FNB- 'Turn Around' (Official Video).. from ..Nomadic Wax.. on ..Vimeo..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Gokh-Bi System feat Ndongo Lo "PIKINE" -
Members
Mamadou aka Pathe , Diasse , Sana , Backa , Joe Sallins, Matt, Greg, Pape Bathie & Doug Deutsch (Managers, Producers) -
Influences
.. .."Ancient Meets Urban"TM.... ..On "Rap-Tassu", GBS combines the rhythm of the bougarabou, djeme, and sabar drums, with the melodic ekonting infusing modern sounds of the western guitar, bass, vocals, and emceeing that distinctly expresses hip-hop grounded in tassu... .."Rap-Tassu will enlighten people about the origins of rap music. For centuries in Senegal, we've had a style of early hip-hop called Tassu which sounds like drumming and clapping against a chant", explains Mamadou. It's basically the music that stayed in the spirit of African-Americans that evolved into the rap music we hear today. .. ..From the school of:.. ..ANCIENT:...... Islam, griot story telling (Yella & Tassu), Mbalax & traditional west african music .. ..URBAN:......Breakdancing, graffiti, old school & modern hip-hop, funk, reggae, jazz, & rhythm & blues .. -
Sounds Like
...... ...... ..Mamadou & Diasse @ Leaf Fest.. ...... ....CLICK HERE TO BUY "MANY LESSONS".... ...... ..Click here for ..[GBS INTERVIEW 411].... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..GBS with Sharon Carpenter BET News.. ...... ..GBS on the World Hip Hop History Map.. ...... ..Jo Sallins aka Mr Cool.. ...... ..Greg "El Maestro".. ...... ..Talla "Dancer".. ...... ..Matt the "Champ".. ...... .."Ekonting" origin of banjo.. ...... ...... ...... .. .. .. ...... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ...... .. ...... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .......... .. .. .. ..BUY THE NEW GBS ALBUM "VOICE OF THE JELI" HERE.. .. .. ..........
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6 Songs | Jun 12, 2010
Comments
- NASREE1 year ago
bismila si keur gui
- Jereme James1 year ago
Wake Up. . .
Nourish Thy Soul
Feed Your Mind
Meditate A Moment
On Some Savory Rhymes
Let Me Know Whatchya Think
Keep The Link!
Blessings & Joy
Freedom & Peace
JJ - Willie J. Bonce1 year ago
THANKS FOR THE ADD, 'Gokh-Bi System aka GBS'...KOOL SWEET SONGS, Y'ALL. KEEP PLAYING YAH MUSIC and BRING PEACE ON EARTH WITH THEM...ONE LOVE and ENOUGH RESPECT, BLESSED
- www.LgiProductions.com1 year ago
Keep the fire Blaisin!! Good work over there! Keep me updated.
- Prinze Royal Elite aka …1 year ago
Itz My nature as an ARTIST 2 be Free-Spirited/itz my job 2 c da same world as my fanz, analyze it, & say Herez another perspective u dig!-Divine Allah Edwards aka Prinze Royal Elite
- Sekhmet and the Goddess…1 year ago
oN AIME BEAUCOUP;)
- Black Music City1 year ago
Hi, thanks for the friendship, you're very welcome!
One Love - Naeem Oba1 year ago
SALUTE!
- Association ACas1 year ago
bonne anne avous mes freres et pliens succes avous pour cette nouvelle annee2010.
oumar koumbassa president acas - Cafe Ingwa1 year ago
Hallo "Freunde" !!
Wir haben uns nach monatelanger Schwerstarbeit dazu entschlossen,
einen neuen Song hochzuladen. Er heißt "ZU GAL", ist sehr persönlich
und gleichzeitig unheimlich abstrakt.
Da wir diesmal schon im Vorfeld
davon erfahren haben, dass er euch gefällt, freuen wir uns schon seit
Wochen über das fanatische Feedback! Treibt's nicht zu weit, wir sind
unterm Strich auch nur Übermenschen, mehr nicht.
Viele Grüsse vom Lingoland-Einsatzteam
Bio:
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In partnership with Waranka GR Association, a non-profit organization in Senegal, GBS and AMU Music will donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of “Rap Tassu” to provide the band’s village Pikine Guinaw Rails, Dakar, Senegal with water pumps and other equipment to alleviate extreme flooding which occurs annually and causes unsafe living conditions, malaria and often death for the people of Pikine.
Since the song is not yet available on itunes, amazon and other leading digital download companies we are asking that you join our mailing list to receive an update when the track becomes available!
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Rap Tassu video
GBS live in Montreal
Mission of Music video
Mama Afrika Video
BUY THE NEW GBS ALBUM "VOICE OF THE JELI" HERE
Rap-Tassu
Childhood friends from the Dakar, Senegal hood of Pikine Guinaw Rail—literally “the other side of the tracks”— Gokh-Bi System (pronounced Go Bee) reunite rap with its ancient West African ancestors in a style dubbed “ancient meets urban”. GBS was formed in 1993 by three childhood friends: Mamadou Ndiaye (Emcee), Diasse Pouye (Emcee), and Pape Bathie Pouye (Music Director/Manager). The three boys were transfixed by the conscious lyrics and powerful messages found in hip hop and began creating their own lyrics against the beat. They started out imitating what they heard on the cassettes, combining English, French, Arabic, and several other Senegalese dialects including Wolof (the official language of Senegal), Serer, and Jola into their own flow. Soon freestyle turned into original compositions and the boys from the other side of the tracks added Backa Niang (percussionist/vocals) and Sana Ndiaye (ekonting/vocals) and christened themselves Gokh-Bi System which means neighborhood system. A distinctive component of GBS's authentic sound is the ekonting played by Sana. The ekonting — once used to calm social unrest — and Gokh-Bi’s positive message, inspired by rap greats from The Last Poets to Chuck D, transform the group’s sound into an uplifting yet hard-hitting African homecoming for hip hop that sounds like The Roots hanging with Baaba Maal. Drummer Matt Garstka, bassist/keyboardist Joe Sallins and Guitarist Greg Garstka add modern instrumentation while an African dancer adds energy and movement to the stage performance.
Since their arrival in America, GBS has opened for and shared the stage with: Kanye West, Last Poets, Damian Marley, Dead Prez, Tribe Called Quest, Youssou N’Dour, Angelique Kidjo, Femi Kuti, Culture, Toots and The Maytals, Michael Franti (Spearhead), Africando, Erykah Badu, and Grammy Award winning artist, Patti LaBelle, who hosted a special tribute concert in honor of legendary singer and songwriter, John Whitehead at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, PA. Joining GBS at this momentous evening were Gerald LeVert, Jaguar Wright, Floetry, Angela Bofill, and many more friends of John Whitehead. They have completed 11 North American tours through 35 states and Canada including major festival performances Bumbershoot (Seattle WA), Montreal Jazz Fest, Floydfest (Virginia), National Geographic's All Roads Film Festival (Washington, DC and Los Angeles), Festival International de Louisiane, Concert of Colors (Detroit), World Music Festival (Chicago), Lotus, Festival Nuits d'Afrique (Montreal) and Celebrate Brooklyn African Festival (New York).
Gokh-Bi System ft. FNB- 'Turn Around' (Official Video) from Nomadic Wax on Vimeo.
.. Gokh-Bi System feat Ndongo Lo "PIKINE"Member Since:
June 26, 2005Members:
Mamadou aka Pathe , Diasse , Sana , Backa , Joe Sallins, Matt, Greg, Pape Bathie & Doug Deutsch (Managers, Producers)Influences:
"Ancient Meets Urban"TM..
On "Rap-Tassu", GBS combines the rhythm of the bougarabou, djeme, and sabar drums, with the melodic ekonting infusing modern sounds of the western guitar, bass, vocals, and emceeing that distinctly expresses hip-hop grounded in tassu.
"Rap-Tassu will enlighten people about the origins of rap music. For centuries in Senegal, we've had a style of early hip-hop called Tassu which sounds like drumming and clapping against a chant", explains Mamadou. It's basically the music that stayed in the spirit of African-Americans that evolved into the rap music we hear today.
From the school of:
ANCIENT:..
Islam, griot story telling (Yella & Tassu), Mbalax & traditional west african music
URBAN:..
Breakdancing, graffiti, old school & modern hip-hop, funk, reggae, jazz, & rhythm & blues
Sounds Like:
Mamadou & Diasse @ Leaf Fest
CLICK HERE TO BUY "MANY LESSONS"
Click here for [GBS INTERVIEW 411]
GBS with Sharon Carpenter BET News
GBS on the World Hip Hop History Map
Jo Sallins aka Mr Cool
Greg "El Maestro"
Talla "Dancer"
Matt the "Champ"
"Ekonting" origin of banjo
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BUY THE NEW GBS ALBUM "VOICE OF THE JELI" HERE
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