Gambia: Tribute to the King Paps Touray's - Birthday Sixth December

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Singer of the Famous African Jazz Band, Super Eagles Band. Ifang Bondi & the Great Soto Koto Band Africa's most dynamic Voice, Singer songwriter & Founder of the Afro-Mandingo sounds & the Viva Super Eagles success Paps Touray was a singer, a lead singer of the Gambian African Jazz in the 60's.

He is the son of Wolof Griot vocalist Marie Samuel Njie of Banjul. Marie Samuel Njie was a singing griot legend who composed songs for social harmony, social living, high society, politics, and patrons of the arts, people's hobbies and life. The late Marie Samuel used to carry Paps Touray on her back. As she did with all her children including the historian, narrator & troubadour musician and singer Alhagi Efri Mbye.

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