Info Gambia English

 The Gambian people are known for their excellent music and their dancing. Although Gambia is the smallest country in the continent of Africa, its culture is the product of many influences. The outline of national borders, a narrow strip on either side of the river Gambia, a body of water that has played a vital part in the destiny of the nation and is known locally simply as "The River". No natural barriers, The Gambia has become the home of most ethnic groups that are present throughout West Africa, particularly Senegal. The Europeans also a preeminent place in the history of the nation, because the River Gambia is navigable depth on the continent, a geographical feature that has made this area one of the most profitable trade in slaves from the 15th to 17th centuries. (He also strategic to the arrest of the trade once it was banned in the 19th century.) Part of the story was popularized in the book Alex Haley and television series "Roots," which was in Gambia. Although much of Haley's representation of the past have been discredited in some sectors, the government of Gambia has embraced the opportunity to serve as a cultural center of the African Diaspora and others who seek to better understand the rich heritage of African people.