By: Bakary Ceesay
Genuine Concert is an annually entertainment platform established and dubbed by Gambian promoter Don Uche D Genuine in February 2020 is set for its second edition on 26th March, 2022 at Lamin Youth Centre.
This year edition will be headline by the following T. Small, Jally Naya, Big Banga, Uchee, Tee, Amadou Vypa, Mad Dot, Y Dee, Tha Bangerz, Maajal, Stakula and many young stars together with DJ Lashes of Oneforce World.
Don Uche D Genuine, chief executive of the Genuine Concert said the objective is to promote young Gambian musicians from the grassroots who has no or little exposure and always face difficulties to get on bigger gigs to showcase their talents, that motivated him to come up with this concept of creating a broadways where these young stars can shine on due time.
“This was the reason why Genuine Concert came into existence and me and my team are really proud how far this platform has gone within this short period of time” he added.
He explains that: “W have one goal and one objective that is to create platforms where Gambian musicians can easy illuminate without struggling for long. I understand things are really changing contrary to the previous years but yet still young stars face difficulties to display their craft because the concentration of many promoters are just on few bigger artist and that is crippling the young upcoming musicians. Our goal is to change that narrative and allow all the artist to have equal opportunity to shine.”
” We are fully aware about the business prospect of music but we never allow to be distracted from our goal and objectives even if it will cost us at a huge lost, what is important to us, is to give them light shine. For the past years all we do is put young stars to headline the event and we give it hype and energy in the street. Our focus is different, we always bring fresh energy”
