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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Youssou Ndour: A Cultural Icon and Leader in Social Advocacy

Youssou Ndour: A Cultural Icon and Leader in Social Advocacy

Seck, Mamarame

Hardcover

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ISBN10: 1433171864
ISBN13: 9781433171864
Publisher: Peter Lang Us
Published: Nov 17 2020
Pages: 158
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This book is about Senegalese Pop star Youssou Ndour, also known as the king of mbalax music. The word mbalax was the name given to a specific drumming beat. Today, it is used to name a musical genre played by Wolof and Serer percussionists to entertain people at almost every family event such as naming and wedding ceremonies, storytelling, dances, and others, generally held by Senegalese women. Almost all social and family events are, or can be, musicalized in Senegal: there is music for every social gathering and mbalax is the music genre that most often accompanies such events. Mbalax music groups mix sabar instruments, which include the cóol, làmb, ndënd, mbëŋ-mbëŋ, ndeer, tuŋune, and tama, also known as talking drum, with modern elements such as electric and bass guitars, trumpets and keyboards.

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