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A released recording
Banjul South voice note · 9 Apr 2026, 17:23
Banjul South voice note · 9 Apr 2026, 17:23
6:02
A gathering for 13 October 2026
This week around the circle.
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Look at this week’s question01 / Listen together
Voices for a quiet moment.
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A released recording
Banjul South voice note · 9 Apr 2026, 17:22
Banjul South voice note · 9 Apr 2026, 17:22
6:03
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A released recording
Banjul South voice note · 9 Apr 2026, 16:07
Banjul South voice note · 9 Apr 2026, 16:07
6:25
02 / A question for the week
What do you remember from this corner?
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See open questions03 / A word from the archive
Half Die
Historic and living Banjul quarter at the city's south-eastern waterfront.
The origin of the name is unresolved. One common account links it to the 1869 cholera epidemic, while archival research reports the name in use by 1837.
Source: Historic Preservation and Development in Banjul, The Gambia
Explore words and namesFrom the archive this week
Kerewan’s settlement and historical land relationship
A scholarly chapter connects Kerewan’s nineteenth-century settlement to Katchang, with clear limits on contemporary use.
Read with the sources04 / Help us remember
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Which team wore pale blue?
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