Tea with the Alkalo’s:
all the villages that kindly permitted our raggle-taggle, road-weary team turn up, unannounced, and pitch our small camp every evening.
The age old tradition and protocol for approaching the Alkalo’s and asking something from them requires you to give them a ‘silafando’ (translates as ‘a present on behalf of my journey’) of kolla nuts. Once accepted, you are warmly welcomed into the village and everyone knows that you are there as a guest of the Alkalo, which also means you are treated with respect as strangers in the village during your stay (if anyone were to disrespect that, then they would have the Alkalo to answer to and the shame on the family that goes with it!).
‘Alhaji’ where pre-fixed to names indicates that the Alkalo has made the haj to Mecca
November 2009
November 2009 Monday 2nd – Alkalo – Duta Fofana (and his son, Lamin), Pirangue
Tuesday 3rd – Village Elder (on behalf of Alkalo), – Bachary Sanyang
Wednesday 4th – Alkalo – Sirrifo Colley, Killy
Thursday 5th – Alkalo – Malamin Bojang, Sanganjor
Friday 6th – Alkalo – Landing Jammeh, Kalagi (Tamba Kunda)
Saturday 7th – Alkalo – Sunkary Sanyang (female), Tendaba
Sunday 8th – day off at Tendaba Camp
Monday 9th – Alkalo – Ala Sana Sanneh, Genier
Tuesday 10th – Alkalo – Alhaji Kabiru, Jappineh
Wednesday 11th – Alkalo – Jare Sowe, Falleng Koto
Thursday 12th – Alkalo’s son – Jiki Bayai, Sotokoi
Friday 13th – day off at The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust, Sambel Kunda
Saturday 14th – day off at The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust, Sambel Kunda
Sunday 15th – Alkalo – Lamin ‘Nyamo’ Ceesay, Brikama Ba
Monday 16th – day off at Bird Safari Camp (thanks to Mark), Janjanbureh
Tuesday 17th – day off at Bird Safari Camp, Janjanbureh
Wednesday 18th – Alkalo – Kebba Kora, Bansang
Thursday 19th – Alkalo – Bayo Drammeh, Bakadadgy
Friday 20th – Alkalo – Fatou Dansou (female), Kabba Kamma (Basse)
Saturday 21st – day off in Kabba Kamma (Basse)
Sunday 22nd – Alkalo – Alhaji Mohammadou Tonkara, Sudou Wole
Monday 23rd – Alkalo’s son – Chima May Gumaneh, Koina (half way point!)
Tuesday 24th – Alkalo – Madinding Dabbo, Brifu
Wednesday 25th – Alkalo – Ebrahima Touray, Chamoi Bunda
Thursday 26th – Alkalo – Dadi Bah, Tuba Dabo
Friday 27th – day off in Tuba Dabo with Mr Bah the Marabout
Saturday 28th – Alkalo – Maduma Ceesay, Sami Surwa Kunda
Sunday 29th – Alkalo – Kasum Sosuso, Demba Kali
Monday 30th – Alkalo – Dam Sallah, Kerr Sait Maram
December 2009
December 2009 – Tuesday 1st – Alkalo – Seedy Bensouda, Kuntaur (near Wassu stone circles)
Wednesday 2nd – Alkalo – Samba Camera, Kerr Batch (stone circles)
Thursday 3rd – Alkalo – Gibbi Cham, Chamen
Friday 4th – Alkalo – Alhaji Abdou Touray, Balangar Bental
Saturday 5th – Alkalo – Lamin Dibba, Farafenni
Sunday 6th – day off in Farafenni (at Eddies Place)
Monday 7th – Alkalo – Alhaji Karambah Minteh, Minteh Kunda
Tuesday 8th – Haddi Panneh (female), Njawara
Wednesday 9th – Alkalo – Masanneh Cham, Chamen Sosseh
Thursday 10th – Alkalo – Tako Taal (female), Juffureh/Albreda
Friday 11th – Alkalo – Alhaji Kenbugul Fye, Barra
Saturday 12th – HOME – Makasutu Culture Forest (thank you James English and Lawrence Williams!!)
Flo with the imam at Sanganjor
Image: Jones – The Gambia – 2009
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