Traditional music has a strong presence in Senegal’s mainstream music scene.
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Combining elements of traditional and modern music has created rhythms that are unique to Senegalese music.
Kora star Ballaké Sissoko at the sacred place of Sanementereng in The Gambia.
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The extraordinary documentary Ballaké Sissoko: Kora Tales takes a journey from Mali to The Gambia.
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His single Yeke Yeke was the first African song to pass a million in sales, but it’s meaning was best understood in Guinea, home of the griot and kora star.