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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 language, 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 composed over 364 songs in Serer language, Serer, Wolof language, Wolof and French bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fadiouth
Joal-Fadiouth is a town and commune in the Thiès Region at the end of the Petite Côte of Senegal, south-east of Dakar. ''Joal'' lies on the mainland, while ''Fadiouth'', linked by a bridge, lies on an island of clam Animal shell, shells, which are also used in local architecture and crafts. The village has no motorised transport evidenced by the sign on entering. It has large Christians, Christian and Muslim populations with cemetery, cemeteries on another shell island. Another attraction is granary, granaries on Stilts (architecture), stilts in the water. The population of the commune in 2013 was some 46,000. History While the origin of the village remains disputed, the establishment of the Serer people, Serer in the area is assumed to have begun when the advance of the Almoravids in the 11th century forced them to leave the Sénégal River valley, occupying the Petite Côte and the region of the Sine River. Another theory claims that Joal and Fadiouth have been founded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |