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ylowe
USA
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 Posted - 15 Jul 2012 : 14:49:06
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My father died when i was seven years old and if there anyone out there who knows more about him please help. The following culled from my brother's facebook page.
34 years ago, we lost a very special dad. Today, we are yet to recover from this irreplaceable loss. You were not only the few educated of your generation, but also one of the most eloquent of your time. This excerpt from Kairaba by D.K. Jawara says it all:
"Every day there were large crowds scattered about. People stood around or sat on the hard ground on the edge of MacCarthy Square and listen ...to Lowe's translation of the reports Capt. Peters would read in English. Lowe made a fashion of it when he announced in picturesque Wollof- Yengu yengu yi cha toli xhareh ba!- inviting the mostly illiterate crowd to imagine the earth-shaking events taking place far away in the field of battle. We enjoyed the expression so much that we nicknamed him Yengu Yengu." (Kairaba, page 130)
Your contribution as a journalist during the second World War earned you a medal as Member of the British Empire (MBE) and a street named after you. Most importantly, you we're a great father, husband, and patriot. I wish I'm half as successful as you're. Rest in eternal peace Alieu Mamadou Badou Lowe.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 15 Jul 2012 : 17:42:15
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Short quote;
"Member of the British Empire (MBE) and a street named after you."
They don't give them out like sweets.obviously a great man.
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Edited by - toubab1020 on 15 Jul 2012 17:42:41 |
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ylowe
USA
217 Posts |
Posted - 13 Aug 2012 : 08:59:24
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Alhagie Mansour Njie interviewed by Foroyaa newspaper.
Alh. Mansour: My career as a broadcaster started in 1962 when Radio Gambia was established which was under the Gambia Information Office. I changed from being an accounts clerk to a broadcaster in 1962. I was the second Wollof announcer in the Gambia and I took over from one Mr. Badou Lowe who was the first Wollof announcer. At that time, the radio station was in Banjul at Marina Parade. The radio station coverage at that time was not going far and it used to be only within Banjul and the environments and some people used to call it radio Kombo. When Radio Gambia started, the broadcasting period was just two hours from 6.00pm to 8.00pm and it was later extended.
The station was transferred from Banjul to Bakau (Mile Seven) in the early 1970s and was officially inaugurated on 18th February 1971 by Major General Yakubu Gowon, the then Federal President of Nigeria. |
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