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Njuup
The Njuup tradition is a Serer style of music rooted in the Ndut initiation rite, which is a rite of passage that young Serers must go through once in their lifetime as commanded in the Serer religion. The Culture trip "Youssou N'Dour: An Unlikely Politician"(Retrieved : 28 June 2012) History Njuup songs are religious in nature. For a large part of its history, Njuup was only used within the Ndut ritual. The history of Njuup comes from the older Ndut style of teachings. Young Serer boys in the ndut (nest) were required to create religious tunes during their rite of passage to take their minds off the transitional experience, build their aesthetic skills, and enhance their spirituality. The veneration of Serer Pangool influenced the songs of the Ndut, including Njuup. Gravrand, HenryLe Ndut dans « L'héritage spirituel sereer : valuer traditionnelle d'hier, d'aujourd'hui et de demain » n''Éthiopiques'' n° 31 Modern Senegambian artists who sing the purest form of Njuup in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of The Gambia
The music of the Gambia is closely linked musically with that of its neighbor, Senegal, which surrounds its inland frontiers completely. Among its prominent musicians is Foday Musa Suso. ''Mbalax'' is a widely known popular dance music of the Gambia and neighbouring Senegal. It fuses popular Western music and dance, with '' sabar'', the traditional drumming and dance music of the Wolof and Serer people. National music " For The Gambia Our Homeland", the national anthem of the Gambia, was composed by Jeremy Frederic Howe, based on the traditional Mandinka song ''"Foday Kaba Dumbuya"'', with words by Virginia Julia Howe, for an international competition to produce an anthem (and flag) before independence from the United Kingdom in 1965. Traditional music The Gambia, the smallest country in mainland Africa, is an independent coastal state along the River Gambia. It gained its separate identity as a colony of the United Kingdom while Senegal was a colony of France, but the two co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Senegal
Senegal's music is best known abroad due to the popularity of mbalax, a development of conservative music from different ethnic groups and '' sabar'' drumming popularized internationally by Youssou N'Dour. Senegalese Musical Instruments List * Bomvola * Ilulam * Tuga Carat * ooga * Gahtim * Kghvawasi * Ghata * Sirom * Xylophone (Around Senegal Brazil China Sudan Ecuador) * Zazoli *bolbia * Tam Tam National music During the colonial ages Senegal was colonized by France and many, though not all, Senegalese identified as French instead of any African ethnicity. Post-independence, the philosophy of negritude arose, which espoused the idea that the ''griot'' traditions of Senegal were as valid, classical and meaningful as French classical music. The first President of Senegal, Léopold Sédar Senghor (also a poet) was one of the primary exponents of this. The national anthem of Senegal, ''"Pincez tous vos koras, frappez les balafons"'' ("Pluck all your koras, strike the balafons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbalax
Mbalax (or mbalakh) is the urban dance music of Senegal, Mauritania and the Gambia. The musical style is rooted in the indigenous instrumental and vocal styles accompanied by polyrhythmic sabar drumming of the Wolof, a social identity that includes both the original Wolof people of the Greater Senegambia region and the urban panethnic identity that arose during colonialism. A cultural value proved by Wolof is their one's and respect of other cultural and musical practices. Therefore the origins of mbalax include a fusion of Wolof, Soce, and Serer music, rhythms, and instrumentation. The Wolof ability to include the diverse styles from Senegambian groups has allowed the sabar and its modern music formation to thrive. It is not uncommon, for example, for a sabar event to include music of the Serer such as the njuup, which is connected to sacred ndut rite ceremonies.Sturman, Janet, ''The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture'', SAGE Publications (2019), p. 1926 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rémi Jegaan Dioh
Rémi Jegaan Dioh (also ''Rémi Diégane Dioh'') is a Senegalese singer, author, composer and guitarist.Le Soleil (Senegal): ''Rémi Jegaan Dioh : La musique sérère est « riche, mais peu exploitée »'(6 Jan 2018) He is of Serer people, Serer heritage and had worked with prominent artists like Yandé Codou Sène and toured in Europe particularly in France, the UK and Spain as well as the USA with Fadiouth's choirs and the Martyrs of Uganda. He has also performed solo on the invitation of The Gambia's president Yahya Jammeh. His mother was a singer and his father was one of the most established dancers in Senegal. Most of his music is sung in Serer. He was a teacher before venturing to the music business. In 1985, with his song ''"Imbokatwa Xani"'', a call for unity, he won first prize in the music contest of the Bureau Sénégalais du Droit d'Auteur (BSDA). By 2 July 2009, he had composed over 364 songs in Serer, Wolof and French based on the Serer Njuup music tradition (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yandé Codou Sène
Yandé Codou Sène (also ''Yande Codou Sene'') was a Senegalese singer from the Serer ethnic group. She was born in 1932 at Somb in the Sine-Saloum delta and died on July 15, 2010, at Gandiaye in Sénégal. She was the official griot of president Léopold Sédar Senghor. Most of her music is in the Serer language. Career Yandé Codou sings in the old Serer tradition and have had a significant impact on Senegambian music as well as artists including Youssou N'Dour whom she has inspired immensely. Although she has been singing since she was a child and have had a profound effect on Senegambia's music scene, she did not record her first album (''Night Sky in Sine Saloum'') until she was aged 65. Her first recording debut on an album ''"Gainde"'' was in 1995 that she shared with Youssou N'Dour in which she received rave reviews. In that same year, her vocals were showcased on the full-length album ''Youssou N'Dour Presents Yandé Codou Sène''. RootsWorld described her as someon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serer People
The Serer people (''Serer language, Serer proper'': Seereer or Sereer) are a West African ethnoreligious groupGastellu, Jean-Marc, ''Petit traité de matrilinarité. L'accumulation dans deux sociétés rurales d'Afrique de l'Ouest'', Cahiers ORSTOM, série Sciences Humaines 4 (1985) [in] Gastellu, Jean-Marc, ''Matrilineages, Economic Groups and Differentiation in West Africa: A Note'', O.R.S.T.O.M. Fonds Documentaire (1988), pp 1, 2–4 (pp 272–4), 7 (p 277/ref>Marguerite Dupire, Dupire, Marguerite, ''Sagesse sereer: Essais sur la pensée Ndut people, sereer ndut'', KARTHALA Editions (1994). For ''tim'' and ''den yaay'' (see p. 116). The book also deals in depth about the Serer matriclans and means of succession through the matrilineal line. See pp. 38, 95–99, 104, 119–20, 123, 160, 172–74,/ref> They fought against jihads in the 19th century, and subsequently opposed French colonial rule - resulting in Serer victory at the famous Battle of Djilass (13 May 1859), and the Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabar
The sabar is a traditional drum from Senegal that is also played in the Gambia. It is associated with Wolof and Serer people. The drum is generally played with one hand and one stick or "galan". There are many different kinds of sabar, each with a different sound and a different role in the ensemble. Some common forms of sabar are Nder, Thiol, Goron, Mbeng Mbeng, Tungone, and Xiin. The sabars are made from the wood of the dimb tree from the Senegambia region. They are carved by the laobé, or carvers, and generally skinned by the griot. The skinning process involves using goat skin and securing it with 7 pegs, cord, and "mes" or webbing. Among its most renowned exponents was the Senegalese musician Doudou N'Diaye Rose. Sabar is also recognized as a type of dance and the style of music played while using this drum. It is commonly performed at weddings and festivals, and other events. Men will play the drum (Saba) and the women will dance. See also * Jung-jung *Mbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
:Category:Senegalese Singers
{{Category diffuse singers Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ... Singers by nationality African singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salif Dione
Salif may refer to: Places *As-Salif, coastal village in western Yemen * As Salif District, district of Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen Persons ;Music *Salif (rapper), French rapper ;Politics *Salif Diallo (born 1957), Burkinabé politician ;Sports *Salif Cissé (footballer, born 1992), French football player *Salif Cissé (footballer, born 1994), German football player * Salif Coulibaly (born 1988), Malian football player *Salif Dianda (born 1987), Burkinabé football player *Salif Diao (born 1977), Senegalese football player *Salif Diao (Dutch footballer) (born 1990), Dutch footballer *Salif Keita (born 1949), Malian afro-pop singer-songwriter *Salif Keïta (Malian footballer) (born 1946), Malian football player *Salif Keita (Senegalese footballer) (born 1975), Senegalese football player *Salif Kéïta (Central African footballer) (born 1990), Central African Republican football player *Salif Nogo (born 1986), Burkina Faso-French football player *Salif Sané (born 1990), Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serer Ancient History
The prehistoric and ancient history of the Serer people of modern-day Senegambia has been extensively studied and documented over the years. Much of it comes from archaeological discoveries and Serer tradition rooted in the Serer religion."Vestiges historiques, trémoins matériels du passé clans les pays Sereer". Dakar. 1993. CNRS – ORS TO M Ancient history In Charles Becker's paper titled "Vestiges historiques, trémoins matériels du passé clans les pays Sereer", two types of Serer relics were noted: "the non-material remains which are cultural in nature" and "material remains, which are many revealed through products or artefacts." The historical vestiges of Serer country in modern-day Senegambia, the diversity of Serer culture manifested across dialects, family and social organisation which reflect different historical territories were observed. Although many Serer artefacts remain unknown, unlisted and preserved despite the efforts in the 1960s and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of Serer History
This is a timeline of the history and development of Serer religion and the Serer people of Senegal, The Gambia and Mauritania. This timeline merely gives an overview of their history, consisting of calibrated archaeological discoveries in Serer countries, Serer religion, politics, royalty, etc. Dates are given according to the Common Era. For a background to these events, see Roog, Serer religion, Serer creation myth, Serer prehistory, Lamane, States headed by Serer Lamanes, Serer history and Serer people. Prehistory *The Takrur period represents the prehistory of the Serer people. The Senegalese, Namandiru and Waalo period inaugurates Serer history.Gravrand, Henry, "La civilisation Sereer, ''Cosaan''", p 62 Medieval era (The Golden Age of West Africa) 9th century *800 AD: John Trimingham lists states on the Senegal:"800 States on the Senegal: Sanghana (Serer), Takrur, Silla, and Galam (Soninke)." Many of the Serer village and town names they have founded sti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
