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Youssou Ndour : a cultural icon and leader in social advocacy
- Title
- Youssou Ndour : a cultural icon and leader in social advocacy / Mamarame Seck.
- Author
- Seck, Mamarame
- Publication
- New York, NY : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., [2020]
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Details
- Description
- xv, 157 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book is about Senegalese pop star Youssou Ndour, also known as the king of mbalax music. The word mbalax was the name given to a specific drumming beat. Today, it is used to name a musical genre played by Wolof and Serer percussionists to entertain people at almost every family event such as naming and wedding ceremonies, storytelling, dances, and others, generally held by Senegalese women. Almost all social and family events are, or can be, musicalized in Senegal: there is music for every social gathering and mbalax is the music genre that most often accompanies such events. Mbalax music groups mix sabar instruments, which include the cóol, làmb, ndënd, mbënj-mbënj, ndeer, tunjune, and tama, also known as "talking drum,"with modern elements such as electric and bass guitars, trumpets and keyboards. Ndour has substantially contributed to the popularity of mbalax music throughout the world. The book retraces the artist's early career and life-changing events and encounters, song repertoire themes and hits, conquest of the international scene and years of glory and international recognition, interests in media and television businesses, activism and political engagement of one among the one hundred most influential personalities of the world, according to Time Magazine in 2007. The author analyzes Ndour's philosophical stance, religious beliefs, and wisdom through analysis of his rich song repertoire"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Note
- "This book is part of the Peter Lang humanities list."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Youssou Ndour : the child of Medina -- The genesis of a new musical genre : the mbalax -- Themes and hits of Youssou Ndour's song repertoire -- Youssou Ndour : a griot sufi poet? -- The years of glory and international recognition -- Youssou Ndour beyond music.
- Call Number
- Sc E 22-1095
- ISBN
- 9781433171864
- 1433171864
- LCCN
- 2020012253
- OCLC
- 1145087352
- Author
- Seck, Mamarame, author.
- Title
- Youssou Ndour : a cultural icon and leader in social advocacy / Mamarame Seck.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., [2020]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Seck, Mamarame Youssou Ndour New York : Peter Lang, [2020] 9781433171871 (DLC) 2020012254
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 22-1095