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Mayeni Jones is in Dakar to meet Senegalese artists including Aida Samb, Ibaaku, Jahseen and Takeifa.

Senegal has produced some of Africa's most successful musicians, including Youssou Ndour, Baaba Maal, Ismael Lo and Orchestra Baobab. But what about now? Is the country still generating exceptional musical talent?

Presenter Mayeni Jones travels to Dakar to meet artists including Aida Samb, a young woman from a musical dynasty who is breathing new life into the traditional Senegalese Mbalax sound, and Ibaaku, one of the country's few experimental electronic musicians and an influential figure in the hip hop scene.
There's also band of four brothers and one sister Takeifa. Maah Keita stands out in several ways - she has albinism, and is a campaigner for albino rights and empowerment, and she also claims to be the only female bass player in Senegal.

(Photo: Senegalese rock band Takeifa. Credit: Youri Lenquette)

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53 minutes

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Sun 21 Jan 2018 20:06GMT

Music Played

  • Jahseen

    Yeurmande People

  • Ibaaku

    Djula Dance

  • Monkey People

  • Takeifa

    Wet

  • Aida Samb

    Sarabaa

  • Nix (Nicolas Omar Diop) and Flagrantdeli

    La Boca

  • Aida Sock

    Bopp Se Bopp

  • Shula

    Jaami Rew (Peace In The Country)

Broadcasts

  • Sat 20 Jan 2018 14:06GMT
  • Sun 21 Jan 2018 20:06GMT

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