Senegal's 50th Anniversary: Artist Profiles

Feature March 31, 2010

This year, Senegal celebrates its 50th Anniversary. Our own Sean Barlow, Executive Producer of Afropop Worldwide, has just left with an American delegation to join the celebration in Senegal. In honor of his trip, and the country's milestone, we've complied a list of key Senegalese artists along with links to video, MySpace pages and websites. <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/wp/10943/senegal-celebrates-50th-anniversary-of-independence-launching-of-statue-of-the-african-renaissance/" data-cke-saved-href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/news_flash.php?ID=664">Read more about Sean's Trip to Senegal</a> Youssou N’Dour: <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/youssou-01.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10981" alt="89413B2" src="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/youssou-01.jpg" width="640" height="636"></a> <a href="http://www.youssou.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.youssou.com/">Youssou N'Dour's Homepage</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/youssoundour" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.myspace.com/youssoundour">Youssou N'Dour's Myspace</a> http://youtu.be/vdW0jwEihrs Youssou N’Dour with his “Egypt” Project http://youtu.be/9KJEBocWMV0 Youssou N’Dour Live in London Baaba Maal: <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/Baaba+Maal.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10982" alt="Baaba+Maal" src="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/Baaba+Maal.jpg" width="250" height="288"></a> <a href="http://www.baabamaal.tv/" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.baabamaal.tv/">Baaba Maal's Homepage</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/baabamaal" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.myspace.com/baabamaal">Baaba Maal's Myspace</a> http://youtu.be/0L2xKgNHIOk Performing at Southbank Center Orchestre Baobab: <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/orchestra-baobab.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10983" alt="orchestra baobab" src="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/orchestra-baobab.jpg" width="400" height="409"></a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/orchestrabaobabofficial" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.myspace.com/orchestrabaobabofficial">Orchestra Baobab's Myspace</a> http://youtu.be/nPBUWwsugiM Performing “Jiin Ma Jiin Ma” Live http://youtu.be/aBk2VAz--bQ Performing Live In Chicago Cheikh Lo: <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/Cheikh-Lo-5.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10984" alt="Cheikh-Lo-5" src="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/Cheikh-Lo-5.jpg" width="709" height="713"></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cheikh-Lo/25702395448" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cheikh-Lo/25702395448">Cheikh Lo's Facebook</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/cheikhloofficial" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.myspace.com/cheikhloofficial">Cheikh Lo's Myspace</a> http://youtu.be/yVuExBvIZsQ Performing Live in France Positive Black Soul: <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/positive-black-soul-1072-267-9843231.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10985" alt="positive-black-soul-1072-267-9843231" src="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/positive-black-soul-1072-267-9843231.jpg" width="371" height="600"></a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/positiveblacksoul" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.myspace.com/positiveblacksoul">Positive Black Soul's Myspace</a> http://youtu.be/4h4B6Qa4fXk Performing Live Thione Seck: <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/tseckThione-orange-BE.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10986" alt="tseckThione-orange-BE" src="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/tseckThione-orange-BE.jpg" width="400" height="338"></a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thioneseck" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.myspace.com/thioneseck">Thione Seck's Myspace</a> http://youtu.be/gxZ0KBhXOVs Music Video Omar Pene: <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/TN_OmarPene.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10987" alt="Rainforest World Music Festival, Sarawak, Malaysia 2003. Omar Pene, veteran Senegalese M'balax musician" src="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/TN_OmarPene.jpg" width="350" height="525"></a> <a href="http://www.omarpene.org/" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.omarpene.org/">Omar Pene's Homepage</a> http://youtu.be/qzpVvqXn0PE Performing Live in France Ismael Lo: <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/ismaello.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10988" alt="ismaello" src="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/ismaello.jpg" width="300" height="297"></a> <a href="http://www.wrasserecords.com/Ismael_Lo_12/biography.html" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.wrasserecords.com/Ismael_Lo_12/biography.html">Ismael Lo's Record Label's Page</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ismael-lo/41036741357" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ismael-lo/41036741357">Ismael Lo's Facebook</a> http://youtu.be/7lTHiObYX1o Tajabone Video Kine Lam: <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/kinelam.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10989" alt="kinelam" src="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/kinelam.jpeg" width="200" height="208"></a> http://youtu.be/3ZeLWWZltqo Music Video http://youtu.be/1GxOnhDvU1Y Music Video 2 <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fxfqxqw5ld6e" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fxfqxqw5ld6e">Kine Lam's Allmusic Page</a> Sister Fa: <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/sisterfa.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10990" alt="sisterfa" src="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/sisterfa.jpg" width="420" height="615"></a> <a href="http://www.sisterfa.com/page.php?menu=2&page=musik&language=en" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.sisterfa.com/page.php?menu=2&page=musik&language=en">Sister Fa's Homepage</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sisterfa" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.myspace.com/sisterfa">Sister Fa's Myspace</a> http://youtu.be/ZCjSbMReGRQ My Name Is Sister Fa Video http://youtu.be/As-11zDIObY Performing at UN Day 2009 Toure Kunda: <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/toure-kunda.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10991" alt="toure-kunda" src="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/migrated-uploads/2010/03/toure-kunda.jpg" width="259" height="260"></a> <a href="http://www.toure-kunda.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.toure-kunda.com/">Toure Kunda's Homepage</a> http://youtu.be/uB9N63MbRVw Performing “Emma”