Hello and warm welcome to yet another edition of entertainment. In this edition, we feature one of the youngest and finest D J, commonly known as D.J Njag’s junior of Kora FM.

Would you please tell us about yourself ?

Well, my name is Njaga Sowe, commonly known as D J Njaga Junior. I started my education at St. Michael’s Lower Basic School, Berending Junior and later at Essau Senior Secondary School.
 After completing school, I worked as an unqualified teacher for three months at Serrekunda Lower Basic School, before moving to Unique FM. With the support of Lamin Manga, I got a scholarship to study journalism at Insight Training Center.
 After completion of the course, I joined Kora FM as a part time D J and with the support of the management of the radio station I was able to attract the attention of many audiences.

What motivates you to become a DJ?

Yeah, it all started when I was a very young boy and my passion to become one was so much motivated by listening to DJ’s like field- Marshall.
“From there, I said to myself I would take up DJ as a career and since I started, I realised that I have the potential and the capability to take it up as a profession.

You said you were motivated by DJ’s like Field Marshal. How did you find the job?
 
Yeah, I find the job very interesting and challenging. It is through research and understanding of the ethics of the profession and with the help of God, I was able to cope. It is also through hard work, commitment and dedication to the job that I was able to make a break-through and muster a large number of audiences in the Greater Banjul Area and its surroundings.

What kind of music do you play when you are on air?

 Actually, I play all kinds of music when I am on air. As you know music has no boundary.   But as at now, I have specialised on playing mbalax, Fula music and Serrer mix.

There is a saying that Gambian DJ’s play more of foreign music than Gambian music.  

Yeah, that is the truth. But as I told you earlier I featured more of our local ndaga music in my mbalax programs.

Many are saying that playing Gambian music will promote our local music industry?

Yes, it is true that if Gambian music is given more air time, it will promote the local music industry.
 But you know all the DJ’s are not the same, as there are a few of us who put that into consideration.    
Why the name Kora FM?

Well, I don’t know actually why the management came up with the name Kora FM.
 But to my own opinion, I believed the Kora is a very influential traditional instrument in The Gambia, and may be because of that, they come up with the name Kora.

Now that there are many radio stations in town, do you think Kora FM can stand the competition?

Of course, yes, Kora FM can stand the competition.   We started operation some few months ago, but yet we were able to have a large number of audiences within The Greater Banjul Area and the environments.

You have been working as a D J since 2005. What are some of the difficulties that you were facing as a D J?

Well, there is lot of difficulties that I face as a DJ.  One of the problems is staying in one radio station for longer hours as the job is so dynamic.
 
You said the job is so dynamic and that is the reason why DJ’s hardly stay in one radio station?

No, that is not the case.  At times some proprietors don’t respect their DJ’s and this is why many don’t stay in one radio station for a very long time.  For some is because of the competitiveness in the profession.
 
 Do you have anything to say to your fans?

Yeah, I would like to thanks all my fans who have always been there for me, with all the huddles that I have gone through in life. Thanks you too for granting me this interview.

Editor’s Note: We are deeply sorry for publishing the unedited version of this article on our last edition.
The error is deeply regreted.