5 minutes with BLOOD

I walked in his home studio at Bundung where most of his works with other artists take place.

Q1- Many people are mostly caught off guard when they here BLOOD. How did you come up with the name BLOOD?

Well... the name BLOOD, I quoted it from the holy book because I am a muslim, because God created mankind from a sensitive clot of blood. So I believe blood is very important cuz there is no man or animal and dem thing dem without blood in their veins. So I believe blood is a very important thing when it comes to human being cuz even human beings are related through blood. Blood is live itself and very imporatant, and thats why I came up with the name BLOOD cuz am part of every human being.

Q2- On the interview you had with Dj Senator last month on GRTS radio. You said ”what ever help is coming from the big man you are not getting the help. Can you clear that for us?

Its like this, even if it is coming then it is going to the wrong people though at times there might be help coming for the artists given to some people who dont know music and where to put the resources at the right places. Over the years there were so many artists that had the chance to meet with him but I dont think those artists ever tell him the problems Gambian artists are faced with you understand. Some artists would go somewhere and the tell the big man because they know if they tell him the problem he will solve it right there. and I believe he can solve it. {empasizing}You get me... But what about if you go there and explain your own personal problem then he would just solve your personall problem. So at the end of the day you will leave the other artists there, but me! I believe that if I have a chance to meet him once to sit with him and talk with him I will explain to him the problems of the gambian artists.

Q3- What is your impression about the music scene in The Gambia?

Well the Gambian music scene have actually started changing because you cannot say it is not changing because nowadays radios are playing our music though, they are not playing it up to the level of our satisfaction or to the level that we want them to. Atleast its better than nothing and the fanbase is also increasing, the Gambian music is like its different from years back when you find it very hard. Now when you go around you hear Gambian music on phones as ringtones. On the radios some Djs are playing our music especialy DJ senetor he loves Gambian music and has been playing Gambian over the years because he actually started with promoting Gambian music while some Djs out there started with foreign music. And its just now they have started to play our music somehow because they know things are beginig to change.

The music scene have changed, and all the artists need to do is we need to unite! The unification of the artists is very important because without it we will never make it. Because its only the artist that can change the music scene. So with the artists coming together we can make it.

Q4- Over the years you have gained considerable amount of radio replays. Are you satisfied with the level of promotions from the radio stations and the TV?

First of all I will give thanks to the most high. Over the years its like non of my tunes are been played on the radio. Me give thnx to god because is god who puts that thing which makes the people feel the music and Djs play it on the radios. Actually I have done so many songs that I have not that have not yet been taken to the radio stations for promotion. The only songs you hear on the radio are the products I have released.

Watch out for his album and other projects coming your way real soon God willing.