Djiby Ba alias Pul Art Bi hails from the region of Fouta Tooro, east of Ndar (Saint-Louis) Senegal and towards the Mauritanian border. In the Fouta Tooro region of Senegal the majority of people speak HaalPulaar. HaalPulaar is a language that is widely spoken across West Africa and Pulaar is the language in which Pul […]
It is with great pleasure that I can announce that both a new website and charity have been set up under the name ‘Talibe Trust’. We are awaiting confirmation from the Charity Commission, but are eagerly expecting to receive official charitable status very soon. We will keep you informed. In the meantime please go to […]
I dream of a better future in harmony, in patchwork with a musical continuity which makes man not an animal but a being with a conscience…the singer who believes in themselves and who holds the microphone: that is the most lethal weapon of all” Nuru Kane
I am here for everybody. If you say you are Baye Fall, I think you don’t care just about yourself, you care about the people more than yourself. So I give myself to people.
“Our songs talk about all that is living in this world of human beings today. It's the truth, it's the reality…It's the truth!” Jupiter Bokondji
I experienced one of the warmest interviews this year at Africa Oye with Abdoulaye Samb. Talking to Abdoulaye was a real exchange, he was so keen to impart so much about himself and his group that the time flew and people were waiting restlessly outside, but it didn’t matter, Abdoulaye gave me his time and said that the […]
Here is just a snap shot of part of the Group Wakily performance. Enjoy!
When I first went to Abene in Casamance, I wanted to experience first hand the legendary dances from this region. The Casamance has a range of different cultural groups, languages and traditions. I’d seen images of Diola/ Jola dances before involving people wearing brightly coloured costumes carrying out highly energetic routines and one dance that […]
Imagine if you will a garden stretching far and wide with every tropical plant and tree you can think of, plus a hammock in a shaded area, two traditional straw-roofed hut buildings and an open kitchen with its own straw roof cover with a huge well to its right hand side: this is The Little […]
Senegal Story Box 