Musufing whiles
Musufing Whyles a ‘Jainaba’ of many trades and still counting! With a few decades of community health education and awareness under her belt she also works within and supports the arts, crafts and creative development fields. She’s a staunch ‘barefoot’ youth mentor and a radio DJ of eight years producing a music history show focusing on music from Africa and the African Diaspora and is currently writing and producing a radio monologue series.
As a part of the Mboka Festival, Musufing assists with the coordination of the festival on the ground in Gambia. A major part of this labour of love is to actively engage the local population and businesses to participate fully, on multi levels, to make Mboka a truly collaborative Gambian, African Diaspora extravaganza.
Her business umbrella MusuKando is where her passions are expressed. Recent projects include:Carnival storyteller for Leeds West Indian Centre; Guardians of Leeds poetry project; Miss Pearline a short drama podcast ;Bradford Caribbean Elders Wellbeing Cafe, poetry & Caribbean stories and proverbs;Jamaica Society Leeds Windrush and poetry workshops
As a part of the Mboka Festival, Musufing assists with the coordination of the festival on the ground in Gambia. A major part of this labour of love is to actively engage the local population and businesses to participate fully, on multi levels, to make Mboka a truly collaborative Gambian, African Diaspora extravaganza.
Her business umbrella MusuKando is where her passions are expressed. Recent projects include:Carnival storyteller for Leeds West Indian Centre; Guardians of Leeds poetry project; Miss Pearline a short drama podcast ;Bradford Caribbean Elders Wellbeing Cafe, poetry & Caribbean stories and proverbs;Jamaica Society Leeds Windrush and poetry workshops
