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Krio gumbe

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Summary

Krio vocal/percussive music involving a seated box drum, smaller percussion and historically creolized Atlantic connections. [1]

Contemporary and trending

Krio social and heritage performance maintains a distinct repertoire. The museum description establishes its community and instrumental identity, without claiming a nationwide contemporary ranking. [1]

History

Gumbe’s history belongs to creolized Atlantic connections and the development of Krio society. Similar names elsewhere require historical comparison rather than automatic equivalence. [1]

Musical characteristics

A seated box drum supports singing with smaller percussion. The instrument’s physical construction and playing posture are part of the ensemble’s characteristic sound. [1]

Geography and communities

Freetown/Western Area Krio communities, Sierra Leone. Krio social and migrant networks; wider West African name/instrument connections do not make all regional forms identical. [1]

Artists

Krio singers and percussionists carry the practice collectively. The Sierra Leone National Museum documents an instrument and its use rather than a definitive list of commercial artists. [1]

Representative performances

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Repertoire Field use Notes
traditional regional Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates.
MuGlobe representative performances
Artist Performance / song / title Embedded player URL Notes Repertoire kind Repertoire date Recording date Format Opening Places Fit Evidence Review note MuGlobe favorite Current hit Authentic
3 Ebenezas Why African JUNGLE SPIRIT Music is the Best Music Ever - 3 EBENEZAS with "Moni" https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZN0M8tz4jr0 Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. Video publication: 2025-05-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[2] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. false false false
3 Ebenezas Why African JUNGLE SPIRIT Music is the Best Music Ever - 3 EBENEZAS with "Titi fain fain" https://www.youtube.com/embed/eiH6GibmHBM Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. Video publication: 2025-01-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[3] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. false false false
3 Ebenezas Why African JUNGLE SPIRIT Music is the Best Music Ever - '3 EBENEZAS' - Emonawi (African song) https://www.youtube.com/embed/tE1NHwZBViA Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. Video publication: 2024-12-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[4] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. false false false
Sabanor Cultural Group MILO JAZZ of Freetown (traditional GUMBE, Sierra Leone) - by Sabanor Cultural Group (Sierra Leone) https://www.youtube.com/embed/uWVkzcvH9MI Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Freetown group performing the explicitly source-identified Gumbe/Milo Jazz tradition. Publisher’s generic jazz/origin prose is not adopted as historical fact; actual particular local ensemble and form are distinguished from unrelated Guinean/Bahamian styles. Video publication: 2024-10-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[5] traditional unknown unknown live unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Freetown group performing the explicitly source-identified Gumbe/Milo Jazz tradition. Publisher’s generic jazz/origin prose is not adopted as historical fact; actual particular local ensemble and form are distinguished from unrelated Guinean/Bahamian styles. false false false
3 Ebenezas JUNGLE Rhythms, Hidden SOULS – Experience '3 EBENEZAS' - Fire de kam (TRADITIONAL African song _ SL) https://www.youtube.com/embed/SmSIIvq6cwk Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. Video publication: 2024-09-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[6] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. false false false
3 Ebenezas Why African JUNGLE SPIRIT Music is the Best Music Ever - 3 EBENEZAS with "Lili Pepe and Lili Solt" https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Z48MPPO6k0 Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. Video publication: 2024-07-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[7] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. false false false
3 Ebenezas 3 Ebenezas - SALON TIDE (Sierra Leonean song) https://www.youtube.com/embed/gWebEbHDlxw Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. Video publication: 2024-06-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[8] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. false false false
3 Ebenezas 3 Ebenezers -Jolof Res (TRADITIONAL African song - Sierra Leone) https://www.youtube.com/embed/nB7hdkpyD-8 Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. Video publication: 2024-05-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[9] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. false false false
3 Ebenezas 3 Ebenezers - Gi mi https://www.youtube.com/embed/OQkITSf0wes Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. Video publication: 2024-04-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[10] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. false false false
3 Ebenezas 3 Ebenezers - Cow belle no de https://www.youtube.com/embed/WwISrrBuTHk Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. Video publication: 2024-01-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[11] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. false false false
3 Ebenezas 3 Ebenezers - COME TOMORROW NIGHT https://www.youtube.com/embed/evc3Iz4OnPA Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. Video publication: 2023-12-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[12] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. false false false
3 Ebenezas 3 Ebenezas - WI LEK WI SALON https://www.youtube.com/embed/_hwyMyILB6I Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. Video publication: 2023-11-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[13] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. false false false
3 Ebenezas 3 Ebenezas - BESOMA (Sierra Leonean song) https://www.youtube.com/embed/6XmIw1_7nNQ Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. Video publication: 2023-10-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[14] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. false false false
3 Ebenezas 3 Ebenezas - COST OF LIVING NA FREETONG - Take a little time, 2 minutes, relax and enjoy... (subttl) https://www.youtube.com/embed/rHrg0tmed8o Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. Video publication: 2023-09-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[15] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: De TamTamClub - African culture. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific distinct named songs in the publisher’s 3 Ebenezas tribute to Ebenezer Calendar and Sierra Leonean Gumbe heritage. Actual collective credited, not the historical dedicatee as a newly recorded singer. Editorial association with this project’s Krio Gumbe reworking is explicit; this does not equate every historical Maringa recording or all Sierra Leone songs with one form. Individual band names/session dates are unprovided; colonial promotional wording is not adopted as genre description. false false false
Foday Dumbuya and We Yone Cultural Theatre Milo Jazz and Dancers of Weyone Cultural Theatre - Kroo bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone, April 2022 https://www.youtube.com/embed/CmEvtBkVMNk Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Charles Huckvale. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual April2022 Kroo Bay Freetown Milo Jazz performance. Primary visiting recordist explicitly describes the group and instruments.39-second same-occasion excerpt not selected again. Documented performance/session: 2022-04. Video publication: 2022-10-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[16] traditional unknown 2022-04 live unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Charles Huckvale. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual April2022 Kroo Bay Freetown Milo Jazz performance. Primary visiting recordist explicitly describes the group and instruments.39-second same-occasion excerpt not selected again. Documented performance/session: 2022-04. false false false
Double King feat. Rozzy Sokota Double King ft Rozzy Sokota-Take my hand https://www.youtube.com/embed/XIn18HY3IAQ Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Double King. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Take My Hand, own musician explicitly tags Gumbe fusion, corroborated by his direct2020 interview about this particular release. Label/producer/teacher names are not all singing features. Video publication: 2020-08-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[17] popular unknown unknown music-video unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Double King. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Take My Hand, own musician explicitly tags Gumbe fusion, corroborated by his direct2020 interview about this particular release. Label/producer/teacher names are not all singing features. false false false
Double King feat. Joecelia Double King ft Joecelia - Stay Safe (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kwcgc_OrL0k Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Double King. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Stay Safe, own primary musician explicitly identifies Gumbe fusion and Joshhbeatz production. Joecelia is actual named feature; official alternate audio not selected again. Video publication: 2020-06-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[18] popular unknown unknown music-video unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Double King. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Stay Safe, own primary musician explicitly identifies Gumbe fusion and Joshhbeatz production. Joecelia is actual named feature; official alternate audio not selected again. false false false
Double King Gumbe Dance https://www.youtube.com/embed/xn-sF9EHRCw Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Double King. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Gumbe Dance, specific2019 artist/distributor recording and modern Sierra Leonean adaptation. Performer credit comes from distributor, not an arbitrary dancer identity. Contemporary production retained separately from traditional ensemble recordings. Distributor release: 2019-12-01; reissue date does not establish original recording. Video publication: 2019-12-29; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[19] popular unknown unknown audio unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Double King. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Gumbe Dance, specific2019 artist/distributor recording and modern Sierra Leonean adaptation. Performer credit comes from distributor, not an arbitrary dancer identity. Contemporary production retained separately from traditional ensemble recordings. Distributor release: 2019-12-01; reissue date does not establish original recording. false false false
Double King Double King MAMA LOVING ( Official Video ) https://www.youtube.com/embed/y2v1OKFX13Y Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Double King. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Mama Loving, specific work named alongside Gumbe Dance/Stay Safe/Take My Hand in the musician’s2020 account of his Milo Jazz/Gumbe-fusion practice. Separate official audio not counted again; do not extend this review automatically to later Afro-pop releases. Video publication: 2019-10-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[20] popular unknown unknown music-video unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Double King. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Mama Loving, specific work named alongside Gumbe Dance/Stay Safe/Take My Hand in the musician’s2020 account of his Milo Jazz/Gumbe-fusion practice. Separate official audio not counted again; do not extend this review automatically to later Afro-pop releases. false false false
Abdul TJ and his Milo Jazz ensemble Tahir & Setura Gumbay entrance September 21st. 2019 https://www.youtube.com/embed/2hvHdiNWnh4 Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Abdul Wahab Okabay Seisay. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual live Gumbay wedding entrance,21September2019, explicitly named drummers/ensemble. Tahir and Setura are the couple, not assumed musicians; diaspora social setting does not erase particular Sierra Leonean repertoire. Documented performance/session: 2019-09-21. Video publication: 2019-09-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[21] traditional unknown 2019-09-21 live unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Abdul Wahab Okabay Seisay. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual live Gumbay wedding entrance,21September2019, explicitly named drummers/ensemble. Tahir and Setura are the couple, not assumed musicians; diaspora social setting does not erase particular Sierra Leonean repertoire. Documented performance/session: 2019-09-21. false false false
Dr Oloh and His Milo Jazz Band Dr Oloh & His Milo Jazz Band - Cobbah Me (Peel Session) https://www.youtube.com/embed/zdmgz3lgaEw Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Vibracobra23 Redux. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual separate Yawohammi, Ajuba, Aleluyah Tumbay and Cobbah Me studio performances from the10October1991 Peel Session. Full matching session uploads discovered but not selected again. Actual Milo Jazz/Gumbe musical lineage distinguished from generic all-Sierra Leone pop. Documented performance/session: 1991-10-10. Video publication: 2019-07-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[22] popular unknown 1991-10-10 audio unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Vibracobra23 Redux. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual separate Yawohammi, Ajuba, Aleluyah Tumbay and Cobbah Me studio performances from the10October1991 Peel Session. Full matching session uploads discovered but not selected again. Actual Milo Jazz/Gumbe musical lineage distinguished from generic all-Sierra Leone pop. Documented performance/session: 1991-10-10. false false false
De Champ (Collins Pratt) feat. Dr Oloh Tire Pt 4-De Champ (Collins Pratt) Ft. Dr Oloh https://www.youtube.com/embed/HSABFqegOFg Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Salone Rewind. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Tire Part4, particular classic collaboration and actual credited musicians, rather than a filmmaker or compilation brand as voice. Specific Milo Jazz/Gumbe practitioner collaboration retained, unknown original date. Video publication: 2017-08-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[23] popular unknown unknown audio unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Salone Rewind. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Tire Part4, particular classic collaboration and actual credited musicians, rather than a filmmaker or compilation brand as voice. Specific Milo Jazz/Gumbe practitioner collaboration retained, unknown original date. false false false
Dr Oloh and His Milo Jazz Band Dr Oloh & His Milo Jazz Band - Yawohammi (Peel Session) https://www.youtube.com/embed/K_KNKLe9wEU Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Vibracobra23 Redux. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual separate Yawohammi, Ajuba, Aleluyah Tumbay and Cobbah Me studio performances from the10October1991 Peel Session. Full matching session uploads discovered but not selected again. Actual Milo Jazz/Gumbe musical lineage distinguished from generic all-Sierra Leone pop. Documented performance/session: 1991-10-10. Video publication: 2017-08-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[24] popular unknown 1991-10-10 audio unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Vibracobra23 Redux. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual separate Yawohammi, Ajuba, Aleluyah Tumbay and Cobbah Me studio performances from the10October1991 Peel Session. Full matching session uploads discovered but not selected again. Actual Milo Jazz/Gumbe musical lineage distinguished from generic all-Sierra Leone pop. Documented performance/session: 1991-10-10. false false false
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars Goombay Interlude - A'Salamaleichem https://www.youtube.com/embed/8yZ3XJuUr3A Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Goombay Interlude – A’Salamaleichem, specific traditional arrangement on Radio Salone, artist and Cumbancha credits explicit.2012 distributor release is distinct from unknown session date. No whole mixed-style album is assigned automatically. Distributor release: 2012-04-24; reissue date does not establish original recording. Video publication: 2017-07-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[25] popular unknown unknown audio unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Goombay Interlude – A’Salamaleichem, specific traditional arrangement on Radio Salone, artist and Cumbancha credits explicit.2012 distributor release is distinct from unknown session date. No whole mixed-style album is assigned automatically. Distributor release: 2012-04-24; reissue date does not establish original recording. false false false
Dr Oloh and His Milo Jazz Band Dr Oloh - Ajuba (Medley) https://www.youtube.com/embed/3T9KGCCYF-0 Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Lion Mountain. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular full Ajuba/Koko musical medley recordings, longer than the distinct dated Peel Session renditions. Same-work performances can differ; other reuploads of the same630/570-second medleys are not selected. Original session dates unknown. Video publication: 2017-05-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[26] popular unknown unknown audio unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Lion Mountain. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular full Ajuba/Koko musical medley recordings, longer than the distinct dated Peel Session renditions. Same-work performances can differ; other reuploads of the same630/570-second medleys are not selected. Original session dates unknown. false false false
Dr Oloh and His Milo Jazz Band Dr Oloh - Koko (Medley) https://www.youtube.com/embed/6v8_z5MM8Gc Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Lion Mountain. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular full Ajuba/Koko musical medley recordings, longer than the distinct dated Peel Session renditions. Same-work performances can differ; other reuploads of the same630/570-second medleys are not selected. Original session dates unknown. Video publication: 2017-05-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[27] popular unknown unknown audio unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Lion Mountain. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular full Ajuba/Koko musical medley recordings, longer than the distinct dated Peel Session renditions. Same-work performances can differ; other reuploads of the same630/570-second medleys are not selected. Original session dates unknown. false false false
Dr Oloh and His Milo Jazz Band Dr Oloh & His Milo Jazz Band - Aleluyah Tumbay (Peel Session) https://www.youtube.com/embed/hQY5j-NKU_k Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Vibracobra23 Redux. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual separate Yawohammi, Ajuba, Aleluyah Tumbay and Cobbah Me studio performances from the10October1991 Peel Session. Full matching session uploads discovered but not selected again. Actual Milo Jazz/Gumbe musical lineage distinguished from generic all-Sierra Leone pop. Documented performance/session: 1991-10-10. Video publication: 2016-08-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[28] popular unknown 1991-10-10 audio unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Vibracobra23 Redux. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual separate Yawohammi, Ajuba, Aleluyah Tumbay and Cobbah Me studio performances from the10October1991 Peel Session. Full matching session uploads discovered but not selected again. Actual Milo Jazz/Gumbe musical lineage distinguished from generic all-Sierra Leone pop. Documented performance/session: 1991-10-10. false false false
Dr Oloh and His Milo Jazz Band Dr Oloh & His Milo Jazz Band - Ajuba (Peel Session) https://www.youtube.com/embed/6qZiUFgQheM Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Vibracobra23 Redux. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual separate Yawohammi, Ajuba, Aleluyah Tumbay and Cobbah Me studio performances from the10October1991 Peel Session. Full matching session uploads discovered but not selected again. Actual Milo Jazz/Gumbe musical lineage distinguished from generic all-Sierra Leone pop. Documented performance/session: 1991-10-10. Video publication: 2016-08-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[29] popular unknown 1991-10-10 audio unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: Vibracobra23 Redux. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual separate Yawohammi, Ajuba, Aleluyah Tumbay and Cobbah Me studio performances from the10October1991 Peel Session. Full matching session uploads discovered but not selected again. Actual Milo Jazz/Gumbe musical lineage distinguished from generic all-Sierra Leone pop. Documented performance/session: 1991-10-10. false false false
Ebenezer Calendar and His Maringar Band ebenezer calendar & his maringar band - lumley https://www.youtube.com/embed/1NcXqjjXDQM Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: cattleandcane. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Lumley, particular musical work explicitly analysed as Gumbe-derived rhythm in specialist scholarship. Maringa arrangement acknowledged; not an assertion that every palm-wine recording is the same form. Video publication: 2014-03-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.[30] popular unknown unknown audio unknown country:Sierra Leone supported Recording/context source Recording/context source Reviewed Krio gumbe musical recording. Source: cattleandcane. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Lumley, particular musical work explicitly analysed as Gumbe-derived rhythm in specialist scholarship. Maringa arrangement acknowledged; not an assertion that every palm-wine recording is the same form. false false false

Related genres

Bissau-Guinean gumbé is a distinct popular field; Bubu has different Temne-associated wind and percussion foundations. [1]

References and further reading

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Gumbe drum — Sierra Leone National Museum. Access note: Full descriptive text read; linked media not investigated.
  2. ↑ Why African JUNGLE SPIRIT Music is the Best Music Ever - 3 EBENEZAS with "Moni".
  3. ↑ Why African JUNGLE SPIRIT Music is the Best Music Ever - 3 EBENEZAS with "Titi fain fain".
  4. ↑ Why African JUNGLE SPIRIT Music is the Best Music Ever - '3 EBENEZAS' - Emonawi (African song).
  5. ↑ MILO JAZZ of Freetown (traditional GUMBE, Sierra Leone) - by Sabanor Cultural Group (Sierra Leone).
  6. ↑ JUNGLE Rhythms, Hidden SOULS – Experience '3 EBENEZAS' - Fire de kam (TRADITIONAL African song _ SL).
  7. ↑ Why African JUNGLE SPIRIT Music is the Best Music Ever - 3 EBENEZAS with "Lili Pepe and Lili Solt".
  8. ↑ 3 Ebenezas - SALON TIDE (Sierra Leonean song).
  9. ↑ 3 Ebenezers -Jolof Res (TRADITIONAL African song - Sierra Leone).
  10. ↑ 3 Ebenezers - Gi mi.
  11. ↑ 3 Ebenezers - Cow belle no de.
  12. ↑ 3 Ebenezers - COME TOMORROW NIGHT.
  13. ↑ 3 Ebenezas - WI LEK WI SALON.
  14. ↑ 3 Ebenezas - BESOMA (Sierra Leonean song).
  15. ↑ 3 Ebenezas - COST OF LIVING NA FREETONG - Take a little time, 2 minutes, relax and enjoy... (subttl).
  16. ↑ Milo Jazz and Dancers of Weyone Cultural Theatre - Kroo bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone, April 2022.
  17. ↑ Double King ft Rozzy Sokota-Take my hand.
  18. ↑ Double King ft Joecelia - Stay Safe (Official Video).
  19. ↑ Gumbe Dance.
  20. ↑ Double King MAMA LOVING ( Official Video ).
  21. ↑ Tahir & Setura Gumbay entrance September 21st. 2019.
  22. ↑ Dr Oloh & His Milo Jazz Band - Cobbah Me (Peel Session).
  23. ↑ Tire Pt 4-De Champ (Collins Pratt) Ft. Dr Oloh.
  24. ↑ Dr Oloh & His Milo Jazz Band - Yawohammi (Peel Session).
  25. ↑ Goombay Interlude - A'Salamaleichem.
  26. ↑ Dr Oloh - Ajuba (Medley).
  27. ↑ Dr Oloh - Koko (Medley).
  28. ↑ Dr Oloh & His Milo Jazz Band - Aleluyah Tumbay (Peel Session).
  29. ↑ Dr Oloh & His Milo Jazz Band - Ajuba (Peel Session).
  30. ↑ ebenezer calendar & his maringar band - lumley.

Hotspot mushrooms

Freetown/Western Area Krio communities, Sierra Leone. Krio social and migrant networks; wider West African name/instrument connections do not make all regional forms identical. Fields distinguish the community heartland from specifically documented wider use; political borders and population totals do not determine intensity.

The fields express editorial judgments about relative musical affinity and reach, not measured audience shares. Radius is the zero edge of a linear fade; same-genre overlaps combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms
ID Location Latitude Longitude Radius (km) Strength Notes
krio-gumbe-western-area Freetown and Western Area Krio communities 8.35 -13.15 160 0.61 Specific community social repertoire.