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Gambia's Kora star Jaliba Kuyateh to perform show in Seattle Saturday to help raise funds for Gambia's hiv patients!!
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Gambia's Kora star Jaliba Kuyateh to perform show in Seattle Saturday to help raise funds for Gambia's hiv patients!!
ADVERTOTIAL PIECE
 
Gambia's
leading musician and Kora star Jaliba Kuyateh will be performing a
massive show this weekend in Seattle here in the United States. The
show which is scheduled for July 15TH and 16TH is being spearheaded by
the Seattle Gambian Association. Widely missed by his Seattle fans,
Jaliba is expected to be greeted by a big audience, who are seemingly
suffering from Kora fever. A good number of Gambians are said to be
residing in Seattle. Seattle will be a good place to chill out this
weekend. To witness a first hand African traditional and cultural
music just visit the place this weekend. Jaliba is known for his
entertaining skills. He got a good command of the kora with his
melodious voice.
The Jaliba Kuyateh Seattle show would be a
show with a difference, as it primary purpose according to the
organisers is to support humanity particularly the Gambian Group
called "Gambians living With Hiv" locally known as the Santayalla
Society. This society which has a membership of over five hundred
people is being headed by Lamin Ceesay, an Hiv patient.  The Santayalla
society also has a good number of aids orphans, whose parents died in
recent years due to the global pandemic HiV/Aids. These orphans are in
dire need of support and care. They also need better education, health
care and proper counseling.
 The Aids pandemic was first
discovered in the impoverished West African country in May of 1986.
Since its discovery, the disease has witnessed steady increase
especially amongst the youth population who formed the cream of
society. Findings released by the country's aids researchers say about
20,000 Gambians are believed to be living with HIV, the virus that
causes aids. There are also underreported cases of HIV, which health
experts say never featured on such national findings.
 The
government in a bid tackle the dreadful disease created a National Aids
Council headed by the office of the President. The World Bank and other
donor agencies are also helping Gambia to combat the aids pandemic,
which Observers say if not handled with care and serious political will
might end up ravaging the West African country, just as it did to other
Southern African countries. Already South Africa and Zimbabwe are
toping the list of countries devastated by the aids epidemic.
 Based
on this, the Seattle Gambian Association thought it imperative to
extend helping hands to our country's HIV patients. The Association's
President Lamin PF Manneh in a statement said"Invitation
is being extended to not only the African and local community, but to
all those well wishers of the Gambia to this Explosive night. Proceeds
from both shows will be used to sponsor a project for Santa Yalla
Support Society in the Gambia. The Santa Yalla Society is a local base
organization dedicated to educate the Gambian community on the
awareness of HIV/AIDS and to also put a human face to the deadly
disease which is ravaging our society in the Gambia."
According to Mr.Manneh"The
society currently has over 500 members from various parts of the
country, 73% and 27% of these members are females and males
respectively. Santa Yalla’s immediate goals are to reduce stigma and
discrimination against people living with the disease, and to also
promote positive living with HIV/AIDS. Santa Yalla also runs a Center
in Kanifing where they provide daily meals for victims and their
children. The entire local community is urged to come out in hundreds
to enjoy the shows and support a cause worthy of all the support one
can give. Do not miss this rare opportunity to have a glimpse of Jaliba
and his eloquent dancers.For information and directions please contact
the following People:Lamin PF Manneh President 206-604-8473 Demba
Baldeh _Public Relation Officer 425-319-0884 Saidy Ceesay – Social
Secretary -206-963-2075."
The kora star last performs in Seattle in October of 2002. "As
can be rightly recalled, Jaliba’s Performance of the decade was held
right here in Seattle in October 2002 and as a result, the city has
become his favorite destination in the United States. Well, Seattle and
the Surroundings are gearing up for another Marvelous performance of
Jaliba’s acrobatic traditional KORA show for two consecutive nights. "
Accompanied by his KUMAREH
BAND, Jaliba is expected to be given a rousing welcome by Kora fans in
Seattle. Jaliba Kuyateh himself has been very instrumental in combating
HIV/AIDS in the Gambia and across the continent. This is manifested by
the aids songs he composed in the recent past. Generally, Jaliba
including other Gambian musicians had been campaigning against
discrimination against HIV patients. This to some extent helped to
raise the populace's awareness on the pandemic and the need to promote
positive living.
The Satallayalla society has been playing a
crucial role to help fight the aids pandemic in The Gambia and beyond.
Its members are being used as resource persons during aids workshops.
Members of this group usually narrate their past experiences and how
they contracted the disease. Thanks to their openness, many Gambians
are now beginning to accept aids as a reality.
Beside serving
as resource persons during aids workshops, a good number of the group
are unemployed. They need help from Gambians and friends of the Gambia.
Supporting these folks is a worthy cause. Therefore Gambians residing
in Seattle and elsewhere should chip in and help these terminally ill
patients. Your "hard earned dollar" will go a long way in improving the
lives of these HIV patients. Fighting Hiv/Aids requires collective
action. Help, if you can help. They need your help.
While the
government has brought anti retroviral drugs into the country to help
aids patients, it is gathered that most of the patients died due to
lack of balance diet and support and care. The two are lacking in some
areas. The more people help these people, the better it will be for our
country. People should change their attitude towards HIV patients. They
should not be isolated or discriminated in any form. See you in Seattle
on July 15TH and 16TH to support such a worthy cause. This advert was
brought to you by the Seattle Gambian Association.
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Posted on Friday, July 14, 2006 (Archive on Monday, July 24, 2006)
Posted by PNMBAI Contributed by PNMBAI
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