While the music scene in Senegal was once dominated by other countries, Senegalese contemporary music managed to take off nationally in the early 1970s before gaining global recognition between 1980 ...

When our country trudged forth into war with Iraq, hundreds of prominent actors, artists and musicians were quick to display some form of protest, be it a newly penned song, a heartfelt message on a ...

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The rain stayed away for just long enough Sunday evening that the space around the stage could become a dance floor as the Music Haven Summer Concert Series kicked off for 2016 in Central Park. A few ...

But his music has remained grounded in the Senegalese traditions of his youth. His songs in French, English and Wolof include long percussion solos by the tama, or talking drum."I was like a fisherman ...

I live in Dakar and am certainly present on the scene. Living there gives me a certain inspiration; it allows me to keep my passion for music alive. There’s a lot of great young talent in Dakar. Every ...

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MIT’s Senegalese drumming ensemble ventured to West Africa during IAP to practice the art of sabar. KAOLACK, Senegal – The MIT students have just finished dinner and are crumpling soda cans into trash ...

CORRECTS band name in par 5 to 'Raam Daan' sted as sent Thione Seck, one of Senegal's biggest music stars over the last four decades, died at the age of 66 in Dakar on Sunday, his lawyer said. "He ...