Ahmed Janka Nabay

Ahmed Janka Nabay
1964 - 2018
Ahmed Janka Nabay  Sierra Leonean Musician
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First Name Ahmed
Middle Name Janka
Last Name Nabay
Birthday 5th January, 1964
Died 2nd April, 2018
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Nationality Sierra Leonean
Occupation Musician

Ahmed Janka Nabay (January 5, 1964 – April 2, 2018) was a Sierra Leonean musician and a major figure in Bubu Music, a traditionally Temne music which is played by up to 20 musicians blowing into bamboo pipes of different sizes. He first earned attention after performing for an audition of SuperSound. Janka Nabay recorded his album in Forensic Studios in Freetown during the Sierra Leonean Civil War. Since moving to Washington, D.C. in 2003, Janka Nabay continued to play bubu music, including a performance at the CMJ College Music Marathon in New York in 2009 and 2010. In June 2010, he formed a full band, Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang, with members of four Brooklyn indie rock groups Skeletons, Gang Gang Dance, and Starring. In 2012, Janka's band announced that they had signed a three-album record deal with David Byrne's record label, Luaka Bop.

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