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Akonting pronunciation

          Akonting banjo!

          Biography
          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.

          "Formed in 1993 by three childhood friends: Mamadou
          Ndiaye (Emcee), Diasse Pouye (Emcee), and Pape
          Bathie Pouye (Music Director/Manager).

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          5. 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