Dr. Olugander, a Gambian reggae artiste based in Finland has released his new video featuring Cupid, a reggae artist from Trinidad. The song was part Way Forward Riddim (Greezzly Production) rhythm.
He told The Voice Vibes that: “This is a song that talks about the lack of love within man and woman kind nowadays, thereby encouraging all of us to “SHOW MORE LOVE” to each other before is too late”
The video is part of his new album called “Friends on Journey” comprises of fourteen tracks.
Dr. Olugander, return to The Gambia April to embark on promotions of the album where he shoot songs in the album includes ‘Money and Fame’, ‘loving on my mind’, ‘imagine’, ‘show more love, and ‘Humble and wise’.
“These videos were shoot by Sheikh Tijan Secka (STS) pictures and Wax media our plan is to have a video for all the tracks in the album, so some of the featured artists have already send their rough footage video, so I haave to do my part here,” he told The Voice Vibes.
The album was release on 1 January 2018. Recorded in Finland and Jamaica, was superbly mixed and mastered in the United States and Italy.
The album featured Jamaican artists includes Macka B, Mickey General, Siddy Ranks, Teflon, Turbulence, Ele Trunk (son of Elephant Man) Cupid from Trinidad and one Gambian artist.
The album is currently available on CDs on all online media distribution outlets like ITunes, Amazon, play Google and Spotify.
Starting his music career way back in 1997 with two other colleagues in a crew dubbed ‘CAP-SYL-MAD VIBES’, Dr Olugander quickly rose to fame within a short period of time.
The latter music crew lasted for a year, before they changed to Promised Land Crew in1998, comprising him and Capricon as the main singers. The Promised Land recorded their debut album titled Too Late at Yellow Gates Studios under the watchful eyes of Kebba Taylor in 1998, with their first hit single making rotation on the national broadcaster titled, Babylon rule.
The music crew got a lot of exposure in the showbiz impresario and arts columnist Dr Obiozor Williams who first discovered their talents. However, their rapid rise to fame came after the first-ever Music Award held in The Gambia on 2 May 1998 at Palma Rima Hotel.
In 1999, the crew became a fans favorite during the “Fateleku” Nationwide Music Tour initiated by Obiozor Williams alongside veteran Gambian star Ousou Njie Señor and late Uncle George Christensen of Radio 1 FM. The music tour attracted over 40 artistes, who performed throughout the country.
Afterwards, in 2001 Capricon, one of the members decided to quit music, thus forcing Dr. Olugander to go on solo.
Continuing as a solo artiste, he won the Best Reggae Song in 2008, while in 2009 he was given an honorary award and invitation to perform at Atlanta, USA at the annual concert staged by AGERA.
With numerous albums and a multiple of collaboration featuring both local and international acts, Dr Olugander over the past years has established himself as a performer, whose reputation is easily noticed in The Gambia’s music landscape.