Tune into any radio and wait for the mbalax play list… it is a must that you would hear fish n chips on any disk jockey's favourites. That is very rare for local mbalax artists to excel and get regular airplay alongside their Senegalese counterparts. Pa Omar Jack a 26 year old seems to be answer to the myth that ‘mbalax stars from Gambia ' are just not good enough. Nephew to Mbalax star Mass Lowe, Pa Omar kicked off his career carbon-copying Mass and Youssou Ndour to cut out a niche for himself. As a teenager he went around struggling to get a demo made for him and came to the mercy of producers Elie Nachif and Kebba Taylor. That was his first studio sample that heard voice on his developing career on record. After years of sampling and research, Pa kept the momentum yearning to live his dreams and joined Leon Prom on his hotel performances. That gave him more exposure and has been singing live for years until he had his own band, resident at Paradise Hotel. Television producer Lamin Manga who had him on his first tele appearance believed in him and went in to partnership with it him. The combination sparked off his career and he went back to the studio, recording jingles and soundtracks for various commercials. From commercials, Pa and his producer took a leap forward to attempt his debut album. Album The album entitled ‘niniyo' a mandinka word for shadow reflects on social stigmatism on people living with the HIV/Aids virus. It also features the hit single Fish n chips, Leumbal saye, Aduna, Nice to be Nice, Nuyoo and moi me. Album is a combination of mainstream Dakar made mbalax and acoustic, which features the creative fingers of ace Producer Papis Konateh, Kebba Taylor, and Wole Rendall amongst other musicians. Pa has already banked new songs for project 2, which will feature more mbalax potentials to keep the Gambia mbalax star syndrome going, and a feel of acoustic tracks to attract international ears. Niniyo is set for release by June.