Yusupha Ngum and the Affia Band  Yusupha Ngum and the Affia Band is a band based in Melbourne, Australia, which was founded in 2016 by Gambian singer-songwriter, Yusupha Ngum. Their song "Gaïndé", which was written to celebrate the Senegal team's qualification in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, received significant public and media attention in Senegal and Gambia as well as in the Australian media. The band has also been noted for their popular festival performances. The Affia Band was formed in 2016 as a five-person band, with the initial line-up of Yusupha Ngum on lead vocals, Hiroki Finn Hoshino on double bass and bass guitar, Felix Billington Kleinman on drums, Stephen John Khlentzos on keyboards, and Adam Halliwell on electric guitar. Adam Halliwell left later that year, and was replaced by Solomon Sisay on saxophone. Sometimes guest musician Chris Maunders would join the band on stage on harmonica during live performances. In 2017, Solomon Sisay left and Paul Cornelius joined as the band's saxophonist. Also in 2017, Rodolfo "Panga" Hechavarria Despaigne joined as a sixth band member on congas. Stephen John Khlentzos later left the band to move overseas, and Daniel Mougerman joined the band on keyboards.  2017 was also the year that the band started to gain significant public attention. After their performance at the Healesville Music Festival, a newspaper reporter asked Festival chair Bob Willis to name some bands with "stand out performances". Yusupha Ngum and the Affia Band was one of the three bands Willis named as ones "that really pulled the crowds". In 2018, the band recorded their original song "Gaïndé" to celebrate the Senegal team's qualification in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The title of the song means "The Lion" in the West African Wolof language. In addition to the regular band members, guest musicians Luke Koszański joined them on electric guitar, and Boubacar Gaye performed on djembe to record the single and music video. The single was mixed by Niko Schäuble of Pughouse Studios, and the music video was filmed and directed by Jeff Valledor of Jeffrowz Video Production. The single and music video were executive produced by Melbourne music venue entrepreneur Ousmane Ngom. The song received significant public and media attention in Gambia and Senegal, and was also covered in the Australian media.