Yusupha Ngum Explained

Yusupha Ngum
Occupation:Singer, songwriter
Notable Works:
Yaay Borom
Golden Jubilee
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Yusupha Ngum is a singer and songwriter from Gambia, also known by the stage name "Joloffman". He has performed in a variety of styles, including mbalax, folk music, rap, jazz fusion, and Afro fusion music. Yusupha is currently based in Australia.

Life

Yusupha's father was Musa Ngum[1] (also often spelled "Moussa Ngom"). Musa Ngum was a griot, and a highly successful singer in Gambia and Senegal.[2] Yusupha followed in the griot tradition of his father.[3]

When he was growing up, Yusupha went to a Franco-Arab school in Senegal.[4]

Career

Yusupha started his music career by co-founding the rap band Galaxy Crew in 1998. With Galaxy Crew, Yusupha released three albums, Bamba (2000), Peace and Blessings (2001) and Toloff-Toloff (2004).[5]

Yusupha started his solo career in 2005, where he shifted to creating mbalax music. As a solo artist, Yusupha released his first album in 2006, titled Ndigal.[5]

In 2007, Yusupha went on a two-month tour of Sweden.[6] [7]

In 2009, Yusupha released his second solo album, titled Yaay Borom,[8] which reached no. 3 on the Gambian album charts.[9]

In 2015, Yusupha released his third solo album, Golden Jubilee, to celebrate the 50th year of Gambia's independence.[10]

In 2013, Yusupha along with two partners formed the Australia-based trio Jaaleekaay. In 2016, Jaaleekaay released their self-titled album.[3] [11] In its review of the 2016 National Folk Festival, Scenestr described Jaaleekaay as "the band of the festival".[12]

Yusupha is currently based in Melbourne, Australia,[13] and is the lead singer of Yusupha Ngum and the Affia Band[14] [15] and was the original lead singer of the band Ausecuma Beats.[16]

In 2018, Yusupha Ngum & the Affia Band recorded a song, "Gainde", to celebrate the Senegal team's qualification in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[14] The song was widely reported in the Gambian and Senegalese media.[15] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

In July 2018, Yusupha appeared as part of an ensemble shot on the cover of Beat Magazine, representing the band Ausecuma Beats.[23]

After a performance at the Healesville Music Festival, the chair of the festival nominated the set by Yusupha Ngum & the Affia Band as one of the "stand out" performances, and named the band as one of three he listed as "among some of the big names that really pulled the crowds".[24]

In 2019, Yusupha Ngum & the Affia Band included jazz fusion music in their repertoire at the Castlemaine Jazz Festival.[25] [26] [27]

In 2019, Ausecuma Beats released their self-titled EP,[28] and released their self-titled album in 2020,[29] with Yusupha on lead vocals on every track except for one vocal track and one instrumental track. Yusupha Ngum left Ausecuma Beats in 2020.

Accomplishments and awards

In 2009, Yusupha won the award for the "Most Radio Played Artist Male" category at the Gamspirit Music Awards.[30] [31]

In 2015, Yusupha was nominated for both the "Best Mbalax Artist" and "Best Traditional Artist" categories of the Purely Gambian Entertainment awards.[32]

Partial discography

Solo

Albums:

With Galaxy Crew

Albums:

With Jaaleekaay

Albums:

With Yusupha Ngum & the Affia Band

Singles:

With Ausecuma Beats

Albums:

Singles:

With Vellúa

Singles:

Partial videography

Solo

With Galaxy Crew

With Yusupha Ngum & the Affia Band

Notes and References

  1. http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/musa-ngum-tribute-concert-held "Musa Ngum tribute concert held"
  2. Panzacchi. Cornelia . 1994. The Livelihoods of Traditional Griots in Modern Senegal. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 64. 2. 202. 10.2307/1160979 . 1160979 .
  3. https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/a-west-african-crossing-point/3001320/ "Jaaleekaay, a West African musical crossing point"
  4. https://allafrica.com/stories/201405091247.html "Gambia: Jollofman - Music Unifies, Politics Divides"
  5. https://allafrica.com/stories/200712280768.html "Gambia: Yusupha Ngum Determined To Reach The Zenith Of Music"
  6. https://allafrica.com/stories/200709040303.html "Gambia: Yusupha Ngum Blazing in Sweden"
  7. http://africa.gm/africa/gambia/banjul/article/2007/9/19/yusupha-ngum-returns-from-sweden "Yusupha Ngum returns from Sweden"
  8. http://africa.gm/africa/gambia/article/whats-on-jollof-man-releases-new-album "Whats On: Jolof man releases new album"
  9. http://africa.gm/africa/gambia/article/top-ten-albums-of-the-week-1 "Top Ten Albums of The Week"
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWcvoT58jKE "Yusupha Ngum Ndokaleh (Congratulations) Album Launch" (video)
  11. https://www.commongroundbyronbay.com.au/byronbay/music/jaaleekaay-album-launch-show/ "Jaaleekaay Album Launch Show"
  12. http://scenestr.com.au/music/the-national-folk-festival-2016-review "The National Folk Festival 2016 Review"
  13. http://theconversation.com/africans-are-making-a-rich-contribution-to-australias-contemporary-soundtrack-102613 "Africans are making a rich contribution to Australia’s contemporary soundtrack"
  14. http://www.saltmagazine.org/melbourne-band-composes-anthem-for-senegal-in-the-world-cup/ "Melbourne Band composes anthem for Senegal in the World Cup"
  15. https://jollofnews.com/2018/06/19/yusupha-ngum-composes-song-for-senegals-world-cup-team/ "Yusupha Ngum Composes Song For Senegal’s World Cup Team"
  16. https://www.thecitizen.org.au/articles/on-sydney-road-where-gambia-meets-cuba-via-japan-and-ballarat "On Sydney Road, where Gambia meets Cuba via Japan and … Ballarat"
  17. https://theworldnews.net/gm-news/yusupha-ngum-composes-song-for-senegal-s-world-cup-team "Yusupha Ngum Composes Song For Senegal’s World Cup Team"
  18. https://www.senenews.com/actualites/gainde-yusupha-ngum-fils-de-moussa-ngom-chante-les-lions_238113.html "« Gainde » : Yusupha Ngum, fils de Moussa Ngom, chante les Lions"
  19. https://news.sen360.sn/actualite/gainde-yusupha-ngum-fils-de-moussa-ngom-chante-les-lions-1070650.html "« Gainde » : Yusupha Ngum, fils de Moussa Ngom, chante les Lions"
  20. http://senetribune.com/news/gainde-yusupha-ngum-fils-de-moussa-ngom-chante-les-lions/ "« Gainde » : Yusupha Ngum, fils de Moussa Ngom, chante les Lions"
  21. https://www.africanewshub.com/news/8728866-gainde-yusupha-ngum-fils-de-moussa-ngom-chante-les-lions "« Gainde » : Yusupha Ngum, fils de Moussa Ngom, chante les Lions"
  22. http://xalimasn.com/yusupha-ngum-gainde/ "Yusupha Ngum »Gainde»"
  23. https://issuu.com/furstmedia/docs/beat1634 "Beat Magazine issue 1634: Leaps and Bounds Music Festival (cover)"
  24. https://mountainviews.mailcommunity.com.au/mail/2017-11-13/hills-music-magnet/ "Hills music magnet"
  25. https://www.midlandexpress.com.au/tempo-builds-for-jazz-fest/ "Tempo builds for jazz fest"
  26. https://www.beat.com.au/the-castlemaine-jazz-festival-is-back-for-its-sixth-year/ "The Castlemaine Jazz Festival is back for its sixth year"
  27. http://www.culturemad.com/2019/06/29/castlemaine-jazz-festival-queens-birthday-weekend-june-8-10-2019/ "Castlemaine Jazz Festival, Queens Birthday Weekend, June 8-10 2019"
  28. https://www.cbaa.org.au/article/ausecuma-beats-debut-aida "Ausecuma Beats Debut With Aida!"
  29. https://www.discogs.com/Ausecuma-Beats-Ausecuma-Beats/release/16856088 " Ausecuma Beats – Ausecuma Beats"
  30. http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/oussou-njie-senior-received-life-time-achievement-award "Oussou Njie Senior Received Life Time Achievement Award"
  31. http://africa.gm/africa/gambia/article/whats-on-all-set-for-gamspirit-music-awards "Whats On: All set for Gamspirit Music Awards"
  32. http://www.whatson-gambia.com/news/headline-news/882-purely-gambian-entertainment-and-awards-night-nominations-announced-see-the-full-list "Purely Gambian Entertainment and Awards Night nominations announced: See the full list"
  33. https://airit.org.au/ "Amrap Metro Chart"
  34. https://airit.org.au/ "Amrap Metro Chart"

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