Abdul tee jay biography books
Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Abdul Tee-Jay, an abbreviation for the Fula name Tejan-Jalloh from the Fouta Jalloh region in Guinea where his family..
Abdul Tee-Jay hails from Sierra Leone although his parents and hence his full name, Tejan-Jalloh, come from Guinea.
Title, Abdul Tee-Jay - Palm Wine a Go-Go ; Release date, ; Studio, Far Side ; Condition, Unavailable ; Note, Unavailable.
At a very young age, somewhat secretly, Abdul learnt to play guitar. At that time there was music coming into the port of Freetown from many different regions such as soukous and high-life, traditional and popular as well as local musicians: Abdul was influenced by all of these sounds and joined local bands.
His family were all very academic and he also went to study in Virginia, USA in While there he took the opportunities to learn more guitar, use better instruments, joined a band called Spice and learnt to play the dulcimer.
In Abdul came to Britain to work in banking but met other musicians and decided to form a band.
This was called African Connection but then in he felt the need to concentrate on more typical African music, and a pan-African band, African Culture, came into being. Even this was not quite satisfying and at a turning point Abdul resolved to