Gambian culture and art

Summary

Gambian culture brings together music, language, storytelling, dance and community life. Traditions are shared and adapted across the country’s many communities, creating a rich and varied cultural landscape.

Music and performance

The kora, balafon and drums feature prominently in the archive. Musicians combine these instruments with modern sounds, carrying stories and social messages to audiences in The Gambia and abroad.

Community across borders

The cultural-week pages document gatherings in Copenhagen, where music, football and family activities brought Gambian communities together from across northern Europe.

Discover the collection

Explore the musician profiles, cultural-week photographs, historical sites and book recommendations below. The profiles describe the artists at the time the original pages were written.

Photographs from the archive

Edited from the original Gambia.dk archive. Historical information reflects the period described.