As modernisation sweeps across The Gambia, a deeply rooted cultural practice faces an existential threat: the tradition of Fula facial marks. Once a vibrant emblem of identity and heritage for the Fula people, these markings are becoming increasingly rare in urban…

Kora, the 21-string West African ‘harp-lute’ of the Mandinka ethnic group played by members of the four griot (hereditary musician) families, namely Kouyateh, Jobarteh, Suso and Conteh, is a xylophone founded in The Gambia – a tiny West African country…