Waagan: Reviving the Open Mic Festival - Part 2
Responding to public demands, one of the Open Mic Festival’s pioneers, Waagan, spoke about how the legacy event could be revived. This second part of a two-part story looks into why the Open Mic Festival was shelved and how it can be revived. More in this publication.
Waagan: Shelving the Open Mic Festival - Part 1
One of the pioneers of the Open Mic Festival, Waagan, opens up for the first time on shelving the biggest Gambian concert in the country prior to COVID-19. This two-part series provides an insight on how the legacy event could possibly be revived. More in this first part, highlighting how it was shelved.
First Gom Sa Bopa Cypher of 2025 Features Panel Discussion & Artists Performances
Team Gom Sa Bopa organised it’s first Cypher Street Rap Battles on 4th January 2025, which featured a panel discussion on the state of the art and entertainment sector in The Gambia and featured various artist performances and an Open Mic session where artists will compete for D100,000 and various additional incentives to be crown Cypher Champion 2025. More in this press release.
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