At Eo'len, Alagi met many Scandinavian enthusiasts who invited him to return to Norway and Sweden, where he has performed once or twice a year since 1990. He played with Knut Reiersrud and was a guest on Reiersrud's CD's Tramp . The Big Band was composed of 14 musicians representing 11 countries all over the world. Alagi was the only one not resident in Sweden. Alagi's greatest concern is the future of Gambian traditional music.
Many places now have no griot heritage to care for the continuity of the tradition.
The radio and TV don't expose the traditional music in Gambia, and the newspapers only report on pop, rap, reggae and hip hop stars. Yiriba means The Big Tree , and symbolizes the roots, stem, branches and leaves of the West African griot heritage. All songs are in the Mandinka language. His Swedish friends have helped him to realize his longtime dream of a music school for Gambian children , part of Alagi's efforts to preserve the tradition of his homeland. Even non-griot children are welcomed to study there.