‘’Kombonka’’ stage name, born as Ebrima Touray from Medina Salam, a young upcoming Gambian Rapper who has just stormed the Gambian music industry with another unique style of Manding rap music which gave him focused after the dropped of his debut music compilation in December 25, 2021.
Ebrima, Just like any other young African migrants who left home in a quest for better life by taking the desert and then through the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, he was no such different from any other but for the fact that he used music to tell his grief-stricken story and feelings made it little divergent.
In his debut album ‘Yalong Nyalong’ he explained what induced his journey. Track No.1 ‘Koleya’ featuring Barhama; a very emotional song, he talked about his imprisonment in North Africa in a very dark place for nine (9) years with only one meal a day. People who were not able to sustain the situation; many of them lost their lives, as a result of that his family assumed him dead after so many years of missing, he said.
Everything that belongs to him was given, came back home realizing the family has split and the passing of his parents was really difficult to consume after being through so much in his life just to come and find out that two of the most important people in your life are no more.
Not many people can hold it together and tell their story like Ebrima. His 45 minutes album has touched the hearts of many, especially his fellow migrants.
After trying so many things in life, music has been seen as the only tool that can pull him up again to fight back.
Kombonka will be launching ‘Yalong Nyalong’ album on the 8th January, 2022 at Qcity football field. The album featured top stars like Hussain Dada, Barhama, Miss Jobiz and Gaston from Senegal.
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