Musa Ngum was one of the pioneers of mbalax music, and "helped to define the mbalax style of popular music in the Senegambia" and "had a strong influence on Youssou N'Dour and other mbalax pioneers".
19 Facts About Musa Ngum
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Musa Ngum was "something of a cult icon back in the Senegambia region, and a pioneer of the mbalax fusion style".
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Musa Ngum mastered many of the njuup classics and built a name for himself while at the same time developing his voice.
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Musa Ngum was born in the village of Fatoto, Gambia, in 1953 to Pa Antouman Musa Ngum and Ya Ramou Nyang of Banjul.
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Musa Ngum's surname Ngum spelled as Ngom is a typical Serer surname within the Senegambia region.
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Musa Ngum mastered many of the njuup classics and built a name for himself while at the same time developing his vocal range.
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Musa Ngum was the lead singer of Guelewar, as well as one of the lead singers of Super Diamono during the 1980s.
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Musa Ngum was a solo artist, sometimes under his own name, and sometimes under the name "Moussa Ngom et l'Ensemble Lyrique Traditionnel du Senegal".
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Musa Ngum married Sohna Jobe in the 1970s and together they have nine children, two girls and seven boys.
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One of Musa Ngum's children is the award-winning singer and songwriter Yusupha Musa Ngum.
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On October 10,2015, Musa Ngum played a live concert in Dakar at club Just For You.
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Musa Ngum's lyrics are filled with goodwill messages and wisdom designed to educate his listeners of their history and culture, and the virtues of a good citizen.
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Musa Ngum was one of the most famous Baifall of his generation.
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Musa Ngum was a revolutionary Baifall and an ambassador to the Baifall sect.
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Musa Ngum believed that, a united Senegambia would make a United States of Africa possible, because Senegalese and Gambians are the same people, speak the same languages, and share the same history and culture.
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For decades, Musa Ngum created his own style of fashion where he wore unmatching shoes.
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Musa Ngum used to call one of the pair "Senegal" and the other "Gambia".
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Musa Ngum told the interviewer that he would not stop wearing none-matching shoes until and unless there is one Senegambia led by one president.
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Musa Ngum said that his dream was to see Senegal and Gambia united under one president.