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toubab1020

12309 Posts

Posted - 21 Apr 2011 : 17:34:45

If you have time and the inclination of course click on these links,quite interesting:

(And don't forget,they want your money in sponsorship

)

http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/welcome-kora-fm

http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/new-fm-officially-opens-for-business

Or this one

http://www.last.fm/music/Kora/+wiki

This is from The Point Newspaper:

Welcome KORA FM
africa � gambia
Thursday, April 21, 2011
We would like to welcome Kora FM Radio to the Gambian media landscape.
We are also pleased to learn that the new FM will be concentrating more on youths and the elderly through its programming.
Radio work, of course, is all about innovation and creativity without which one cannot attract a good audience.
Since there are many FM stations already in the country, we encourage the new comer to learn from the old ones some best practices, and create more innovative and educative programs.
It would also be good if Kora FM could provide its listeners with news through newspaper reviews which will give it an edge over many local FM stations.
The role of the media is not only limited to entrainment, but most importantly educating and informing.
These are cardinal principles of the media, and must be known and practiced by all media practitioners, including Kora FM.
We call on the management of the new FM radio to come up with more educational programmes that are of benefit to the society.
The radio should initiate programmes that will be of importance to society, and nothing else.
We appeal to the public and private sector to help the radio achieve its desire objectives, and this can be only done through sponsored programmes, and placing advertisement with Kora FM, as this is the only way the radio can also survive, and continue to serve the people.

"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.

Momodou

Denmark
11713 Posts

Posted - 21 Apr 2011 : 17:57:27

Toubab, what do you mean is confusing??

A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone

toubab1020

12309 Posts

Posted - 21 Apr 2011 : 19:43:24

Momodou,this link relates to western music,hence my comment about take your pick they both are called Kora

http://www.last.fm/music/Kora

"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.

Momodou

Denmark
11713 Posts

Posted - 21 Apr 2011 : 20:21:50

Ah! I see.

Kora can refer to:(Kora From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Kora (instrument), a stringed musical instrument of West African origin

Kora (pilgrimage), a type of pilgrimage in the Buddhist tradition

Kora (tribe), another name for the Banjara, a tribe of central India

Kora (sword), a type of sword from Nepal

Kora (band), a New Zealand reggae band

Kora Awards, music awards for African music

Kora National Park, Coast Province, Kenya

Kora, Ethiopia

Kora, Katihar, a town in the Indian state of Bihar

Kora, Mali

K�ra, Shiga, a town in Japan

Olga Jackowska, Polish singer and songwriter known as "Kora"

Persephone, a Greek goddess also called Core or Cora

Korha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) - in Katihar district, Bihar, India

I am sure you must know that the FM station in this article is named after the famous West African instrument and not the URL you found on the WWW so I don't see any confusion here, unless you want us to be........Sorry can't see the humour in your posting

A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone

toubab1020

12309 Posts

Posted - 21 Apr 2011 : 20:54:09

Yep.. you guessed it Momodou , toubab humour

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It would enlighten me if you were to post some Gambian humour,everything seems SO SERIOUS,(OK, Gambia is hard for the survival of the average gambian,