Kovač, meaning "blacksmith" in South Slavic languages, is a common surname in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia and Serbia.
Smither is a surname. People so named include:
N'Dour is a typical Gambian and Senegalese patronym of the Serer people. They are the same people but because the French colonised Senegal and the British colonised the Gambia, there are variations in spelling but pronounced the same way. They share the same surname with the 15th century Serer King of Saloum Maat Saloum Mbegani Ndour also known as Mbegan Ndour.
Jallow is an English transcription of the surname of Fula origin, Diallo. Notable people with the surname include:
Faye is a typical Serer surname - an ethnic group found in Senegal, Gambia and Mauritania. This Serer surname is unrelated to the similar given name in the Western world. They are also pronounced differently.
Barrow is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Buttar is a Jat clan and surname found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
'Njie, N'jie, or Njai, N'Diaye, N'diay (German) or Njaay is a Serer patronym. It is worn by both Serer and Wolof people.
Notable persons with this surname include:
Khayat, Khayyat is an Arabic-language occupational surname, literally meaning "tailor". Notable people with the surname include:
Diène, is a typical Serer patronym in Senegal. It can also be a Serer first name for a female, which can be inherited as middle name from the mother. In English speaking Gambia, the variantes of this surname include Jein. People carrying this name include :
Jobe is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Leloup is a French surname meaning "the wolf". Notable people with the surname include:
Krajčík (Krajcik) is a Slovak-language occupational surname, meaning 'tailor'. Notable people with the surname include:
Sey is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Super Diamono was a ten-member band from Dakar, Senegal. It was formed in 1974 or 1975. Omar Pene was a founding-member, and the group was alternately led by the singers Mamadou Lamine Maïga and Musa Ngum. It started with traditional West African music, but quickly turned to an Afro-Cuban and pop-influenced sound. From 1977 they called their music "Mbalax-blues". In 1979, Ismaël Lô, a co-founder of the group, rejoined the band as a guitar player, but soon left again for his solo career. According to Billboard Magazine, it was Senegal's "first truly local pop style." Many of the former members who later became solo artists made their break-through from this band.
Yusupha Ngum is a singer and songwriter from Gambia, also known by the stage name "Joloffman". He has performed in a variety of styles, including mbalax, folk music, rap, jazz fusion, and Afro fusion music. Yusupha is currently based in Australia.
Bensouda is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Yusupha Ngum and the Affia Band is a band based in Melbourne, Australia, which was founded in 2016 by Gambian singer-songwriter, Yusupha Ngum.
Musa Ngum was a singer and songwriter who was very popular in Senegal and Gambia. He was one of the pioneers of mbalax music, and "helped to define the mbalax style of popular music in the Senegambia" and "had a strong influence on Youssou N'Dour and other mbalax pioneers". He was "something of a cult icon back in the Senegambia region, and a pioneer of the mbalax fusion style". The mbalax, which originated from the Serer religious and ultra–conservative njuup music tradition sang during Ndut rites by circumcised boys was the foundation of Ngum's music career. He mastered many of the njuup classics and built a name for himself whilst at the same time developing his voice.
Alongi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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