Djarama is a humanist and innovative association founded in 2005 by Mamby Gomis, accompanied by his family, artists and cultural players. Its aim is to give children, particularly the most disadvantaged, access to culture through a range of programmes. At its host site, in the Ndayane bush, the association seeks to build an alternative model […]
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After 20 years of musical collaboration within the jazz Mawwal collective, Yann Salètes and Mourad Baïtiche asked Michel Teyssier, a talented bassist with a background in jazz and rock, to develop a hybrid music at the crossroads of African and Arab music. They asked Woz Kaly to use his voice to embody this musical journey. […]
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Chanel Diagne is a French artist of Senegalese origin. A highly eclectic artist, Chanel works in a wide range of arts and materials: painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, video, drawing, etc. This versatility, combined with her commitment to activism, has enabled her to develop her own artistic universe, in which she brings to the fore her […]
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Eugénie Baccot is a French freelance photographer. Her work straddles the border between photojournalism and auteur photography, and her editorial projects have been published in both the French and international press (Libération, Washington Post, Days Japan, etc.). Her photographic approach as an author with a strong narrative character demands a documentary, highly human approach to […]
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Noumec, for Nouveau Mécanisme culturel et communautaire (New cultural and community mechanism), is a Senegalese theatre company based in Ziguinchor. Founded in 2010 as an extension of the activities set up by La Maison des Enfants de Ziguinchor, a cultural centre in the Niéfoulène neighbourhood, Noumec has since been striving to become more professional and […]
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Formed in 2016 through a meeting between Senegalese singer and percussionist Mara Seck and French beatmaker Stéphane Constantini, Guiss Guiss Bou Bess has expanded with the arrival of percussionist Aba Diop and dancer Thiate. Guiss Guiss Bou Bess creates a unique alchemy, combining sabar, traditional Senegalese music, with the rhythms and sounds of electronic music. […]
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Brrr Production is a Senegalese theatre company based in Dakar. It produces a range of artistic projects with local and international players, alternating between original creations and awareness-raising theatre. The company is committed to theatre that tackles political and social issues, while emphasising the artistic dimension of its work. Brrr Production’s plays are written and […]
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Alliance, in collaboration with the French Institute of Senegal, the Senegalese director Abdou Sambou and the French stage designer Anne Laure Jullian de la Fuente from the NOUMEC Company, organised a month of workshops in its premises with 13 Gambian actors, for the final creation of the play Nekuñufi (Absence). This multilingual project (French, Wolof […]
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