Smile Nation

03/08/2026

Extract from the recently concluded Kardo Gambia National Stage championship July 24th 2026 at motherland 🏆🇬🇲💪🏿🎉

03/08/2026

Gambia's Kardo champions Myk FlameBarz JayDa and MunJolof Arts 🏆 on Africell Gambia Ltd Live ! With Mbye Bittaye

Road to the Grand Final in Vladivostok

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31/07/2026

Your chance to make it to the Grand Final!
Sign up at www.kardoaward.com and enter our giveaway to win a trip to Vladivostok!

See you at KARDO!!

31/07/2026

Africell Gambia Ltd 🇬🇲🔥

📱 Bigger network. Bigger future.

The future is here! 🇬🇲
The Gambia's phone numbers are becoming 9 digits, and your Africell number will simply get a new beginning.

Your current number will become: 87 ### ###X

✅ Same SIM
✅ Same contacts
✅ Same great Africell network
➡️ Just two extra digit.

Stay tuned for more updates as we guide you through every step of the transition.

30/07/2026

Rap pro and Freestyle. Here are your judges at the grand final in Vladivostok. 🔥🔥 Myk FlameBarz JayDa will be representing the Gambia in this category 🇬🇲🙏🏿

26/07/2026

This moment right here is everything I love about the Gambian stage.🇬🇲❤️

In the wake of an intense, hard-fought rap battle, Qilba turned to his opponent, Myk FlameBarz JayDa , not with rivalry, but with genuine love and support, the moment the final results dropped. That gesture🙏🏿 It hit deep.

Qiblah Yusboy , my respect for you just went through the roof. You saw beyond the trophy, beyond the titles, beyond the noise. You understood that whether you're crowned winner or not, at the end of the day, Gambia wins. And that vision? That's champion energy.

Your bars were sharp, your delivery was lethal, and you proved without a doubt that your pen is a weapon. But more than that, you showed what true artistry looks like—elevating the culture, not just yourself.

Now that the dust has settled, what remains is the beauty of this moment: two talents, one stage, mutual respect. That’s the kind of energy our entertainment space needs more of.

Brother, I salute you.


Russian Foreign Ministry - МИД России
Ministry of Youth & Sports
Kardo Africa
Africell Gambia Ltd

25/07/2026

THANK YOU, THE GAMBIA! ❤

What an incredible KARDO 9 National Stage! We are truly grateful to everyone who made this event a success.
Thank you to all our talented participants, our dedicated judges, hardworking volunteers, organizers, and everyone who came out to support. Your energy and passion made this event unforgettable.

A special thank you to all our sponsors and partners, especially Africell Gambia, Motherland Events Centre, RXWTLNT Inc., Njie CHARAKH World Market, The Ministry of Youth and Sports, and our main partner, KARDO Foundation, for believing in our vision and helping create opportunities for Gambian creatives.

A big thank you as well to all the media houses, bloggers, photographers, videographers, and content creators who supported us by covering the event, posting, sharing our content, and helping us amplify the movement. Your support helped us reach more people and showcase Gambian talent to a wider audience.

Congratulations to our National Champions:

🎧 DJ Ziggler – DJ Direction
🎤 Myk Jayda – Rap Direction
🎨 Mun-Jollof – Graffiti Direction

We wish them all the best as they proudly represent The Gambia at the KARDO International grand final in Vladivostok, Russia (September 16-20).

A heartfelt thanks to KARDO Ambassador, Gibril Faal (G Faal), and the entire Smile Nation Team for your visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to creating opportunities for Gambian creatives to shine on the world stage. Again, a special thanks goes out to every individual who contributed to the success of the Gambia National Stage. 🙏🏿.

This is just the beginning. Together, we're putting Gambian street art and culture on the world map.
See you at the next KARDO! ❤🙌

24/07/2026

The stage is set and ready for the Kardo Gambia National Stage Championship. First will be the graffiti competition at 4:30pm. Then we take a break and come back at 12 midnight for the DJ and Rap competition 🔥🔥.

To attend make sure you register on www.Kardoaward.com and click on The Gambia national stage

24/07/2026

Registration are ongoing right now for the Gambia National Stage🔥🔥 head to www.kardoaward.com and register to attend as a spectator or participant 🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲🎤🎤

This is like your gate ticket 🎟 🥳🎉🎉 lets go

23/07/2026

Ready?? 🔥🇬🇲