 Flx-Man from Gambia
Pencha B became undoubtedly one of the best and most successful musical groups in the Gambia, and most proficient in creating outstanding blends of purely African flavours in ragga, reggae and hip hop.
His grounding as a professional artist began during these years. His commitment and love for music always pushed him to research, so as to have a stronger grip to the requirements of music. As such, he personally wrote and arranged some of the songs done by the group PENCHA B, which released five albums namely, Chossan ken du mome, Nyohou Borome, Slavery, Kairo Songs of the Gambia and finally Mann ak Yow which was done in collaboration with another group called Dancehall Masters.
"My music is based on a typical Wollof -Talif on hip hop beats, reggae, dancehall, folk and some times I blend in some nice acoustic songs both in English and wollof. As an artist, my main focus is on creativity and originality. My strong and very rich West African heritage that has stunned the entire world is an invaluable source of great inspiration. As an artist, my environment and history has motivated me to capture those factors that influences the everyday life of my own people in my music. These include, war, poverty, disease, corruption, marital disagreements, domestic violence and other social vices. I equally ensure the portrayal of the pretty part of my surrounding in my songs. Such as, beauty, rich culture, hard working, decent livelihood, hospitality etc," says Flx-Man.
"The whole idea behind what I call Talif-Hip hop both the music and lyrics is based on issues that are affecting Humanity/mankind and the physical environment that has endured so much abuse and misuse as a result of human activity."
“Talif”- The preaching of good teachings.
Flx-Man’s ambition is to revolutionize the entire showbiz and multimedia scenario in The Gambia to a livelier, more creative, more innovative and original concept that would earn the respect and recognition of all and sundry.
About Flx-Man aka Pa Manjai Sey: Pa Manjai Sey aka Flx-man was born on 16th January 1980 in Banjul, the Capital City of the Gambia, West Africa. He attended Albion primary School where he sat for the Primary School Leaving Certificate Examination and obtained the pass mark, which gained him entry into Hermann Gmeiner Technical High School in Bakoteh.
Three years after, Pa successfully completed high school with good merits. This got him enrolled at the International Business College (IBC) on a Business Information Technology course where he obtained a HNC certificate in Business Information Technology and proceeded to Stockport College of Further and Higher Education in Manchester - England, where he did his Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business Information Technology.
www.myspace.com/flxmangambia
|
