Rémi Jegaan Dioh (also ''Rémi Diégane Dioh'') is a

Senegalese Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

singer, author, composer and guitarist.

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: ''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 Yandé Codou Sène (also ''Yande Codou Sene'') was a Senegalese singer from the Serer ethnic group. She was born in 1932 at Somb in the Sine-Saloum delta and died on July 15, 2010 at Gandiaye in Sénégal. She was the official griot of presid ...

and toured in Europe particularly in France, the UK and Spain as well as the USA with

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 ...

's choirs and the

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. He has also performed solo on the invitation of The

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's president

Yahya Jammeh Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former military officer who was the leader of The Gambia from 1994 to 2017, firstly as chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 199 ...

. His mother was a singer and his father was one of the most established dancers in

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

.Ferloo
/ref> Most of his music is sung in Serer.Midi press
/ref> He was a teacher before venturing to the

music business The music industry consists of the individuals and organizations that earn money by writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling recorded music and sheet music, presenting concerts, as well as the organizations that aid, train, ...

.Sunu News
/ref> 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,

Wolof Wolof or Wollof may refer to: * Wolof people, an ethnic group found in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania * Wolof language, a language spoken in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania * The Wolof or Jolof Empire, a medieval West African successor of the Mal ...

and French based on the Serer

Njuup The Njuup tradition is a Serer style of music rooted in the Ndut initiation rite, which is a rite of passage that young Serers must go through once in their lifetime as commanded in the Serer religion. The Culture trip "Youssou N'Dour: An Unlik ...

music tradition (the

progenitor In genealogy, the progenitor (rarer: primogenitor; german: Stammvater or ''Ahnherr'') is the – sometimes legendary – founder of a family, line of descent, clan or tribe, noble house, or ethnic group.. Ebenda''Ahnherr:''"Stammvater eines G ...

Mbalax Mbalax (or mbalakh) is the national popular dance music of Senegal and the Gambia. In the 1970s, mbalax emerged as the distinctive sound of postcolonial Senegal. Derived from a fusion of indigenous Wolof sabar drumming with popular music principa ...

).Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (APS) – The Herald
/ref> He is among the first to introduce guitar on conservative Serer

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

and at one point to the dismay of the well established Serer

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Yandé Codou Sène who is stricter on Serer conservative tradition. In 1984, he wrote ''profane'', a religious cassette (2002), a religious CD and tape in (2006) and a secular CD in (March 2007).All Africa
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Some tracks include

*Rok Ndudaab *Te Yundox & Ma Gneuw Ba Fekala *Jokti Mbap Naa *Manga Siga *Bukar O Kor Niid *Maam Kura *Belew Kadii *HM!TOK'F A Refa *Remy Diegane chante Senghor

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