Arabic

Featured artists
Youssou N'Dour

Born in the Medina, or "old town", district of Dakar, N'Dour is the son of Ndeye Sokhna Mboup, herself a well-known traditional musician, who gave him his grounding in the traditional music of the Wolof people. His first public performances came with two local music and… | More

Up and coming artists
Jali Fily Cissokho

Virtuoso Kora Player and Praise Singer (a Griot), Jali Fily hails from Ziguinchor in the beautiful lush region of Casmance, Southern Senegal. Fily is a Mandinkan Griot. The Mandinka, a social group of approximately 4 million, live in and around Senegal, Mali and the Gambia… | More