Extractions: Find Music from West Africa in the Afropop Shop Though West Africans love and revere their musicians, they have not always granted them high social status. A griot may provide the soul of a good wedding party, but he can also be seen as a hustler, and nobody you'd want your daughter to marry. As in other regions of the continent, many a West African star's story begins with the tale of how he or she studied and played music despite parental objections. And frequently, success involved a period of exile. Though Britain and France have long withdrawn from West Africa, their capitals, London and Paris, have provided a vital pathway for musicians in search of an international career. As musicians have moved back and forth, cultural dialogue has continued, and the cities have become important production centers. Meanwhile, West Africa has built up its own studios and production facilities, especially in Lagos, Nigeria, Dakar, Senegal, and Abidjan, Ivory Coast, the region's recording industry capital. Music from West Africa in the Afropop Shop
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Senegal History & Senegal Culture | IExplore In 1895, senegal was incorporated into French West africa. senegal is themost industrialized country in French West africa after Côte dIvoire. http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Senegal/History
Extractions: In medieval times, parts of Senegal belonged to the empires of Mali, Ghana and Songhai. The first Portuguese explorers arrived in the 15th century, followed by French colonists in the 17th century. Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the Senegalese coast was a major landing point for the transatlantic and European trades in ivory, gold and slaves. In 1763, Senegal was ceded to Britain as part of the settlement of the Seven Years War (which was a dispute over North American territories) but returned to the French in 1817. In 1895, Senegal was incorporated into French West Africa. After World War II, it became a French Overseas Territory.
Extractions: Dakar Culture Dakar is the nation's capital and its largest city. The climate is as varied as the terrain. There are two seasons, rainy and dry. The rainy season lasts from June through October. Along the coast the weather tends to be breezy and cooler while further inland it is drier in the north and more tropical in the south. Temperatures range from 64 to 86 degrees. The economy of Senegal is relatively diversified. The main agricultural crop is groundnuts. Other crops are maize, millet, beans, rice, sugar and cotton. Indu stries include textile manufacturing and food processing as well as petroleum and phosphate production. Fishing industries have become the largest export earner. Tourism is also a growing sector of the economy. The Paris to Dakar Rally has the reputation of being the most trying off-road race in the world. The object of this event is for man and car to take on the elements and see who wins. Driving everything from specially-built vehicles to Hummers and low- cost cars, teams hit the road in Paris. Click To Go Back
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Extractions: Directory of newspapers and news sources from around the world. Hotel City Search Senegal Background Senegal was a former French colony; gaining independence on June 20, 1960 with French Sudan; as the Mali Federation. On August 20, 1960, Senegal withdrew from the federation and became a separate republic, while the former French Sudan kept the name of Mali The first Europeans to reach the mouth of the Senegal River and start trading with the native Wolof were the Portuguese, in the mid 15th century.
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Extractions: the countries of the world Home Continents Africa Senegal A virtual travel guide to Senegal, this page is about many aspects of this east African countryl. Search and locate official web sites from the Senegal, and find comprehensive information on the nation in its diversity: Senegal's culture, history and geography. Get key information on Senegal's economy, education, environment, population, and government. Independent from France in 1960, Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. However, the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. Despite peace talks, a southern separatist group sporadically has clashed with government forces since 1982. Senegal has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping.
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Extractions: find: in Entire afrika.no Index on Africa News Update Norske sider English Pages Culture advanced search Fellesrådet The Index on Africa Africa News Update ... English You are here: Countries Senegal : Culture Culture Art, literature, music, religion, sport, languages and way of life. Afromix Music Guide
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Extractions: Embassy Business Senegal A to Z Events ... The African Centre : Meeting place for African Culture Senegalese paintings All and more on Senegalese art (handicrafts- paintings - art galleries- markets etc.) During the XIXth century, men such as El Hadj Omar Tali, Amadou Bamba, El Hadj Malick Sy were involved in the integration of Senegal in the cultural Moslem world. The first World Festival of Negro Arts, which was organized in Dakar in 1966 was one of the greatest events in Senegal 's cultural life. The Senegalese government is talking of a plan to organising the second Festival of Negro Arts in 2003 THE BRIGHT STAR OF AFRICA MORE ARTS Senegalese Children's Art : Talent of the Future The Music of Senegal The Best Talents in the World! Youssou N'dour Youssou N'Dour is one of Africa's most important performers. His music has reached a world wide audience through collaborations with artists like Peter Gabriel, Neneh Cherry, and Branford Marsalis. Africando The Afro-Latin dynamo returns with a live set of great tunes. These musicians, "break through musical borders and open the floodgates of joy, allowing everyone to feel, breath and live the music."
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Extractions: Click here to close this window Note: At IKNotes you can find these articles in French, English and Wolof. www.worldbank.org/afr/ik/iknotes.htm Senegalese Women Remake Their Culture Although for decades the capital of French West Africa, Senegal, like other countries of the Sahel, remains predominantly rural. and while 62 percent of the people reside in rural areas, more than 85 percent of the wealth is in urban centers. As in many countries, disadvantage accumulates at the level of women and girls. In 1995, female literacy countrywide was just over half the rate for men (23 percent compared to 44 percent), and the discrepancy was still greater in rural areas. Tostan, literally means "breaking out of the egg" in Wolof, the language spoken by the majority of Senegal's 7.9 million people and is among a number of innovative rural development and women's education initiatives that are addressing the problem at its source. It offers an 18-month learning program that combines basic education in national languages with practical development issues, and provides rural people with the resources to improve their standard of living while fostering increased confidence in their way of life.
Senegal (08/05) The countrys generally tolerant culture, largely free from ethnic or religious The former capital of French West africa, senegal is a semiarid country http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2862.htm
Extractions: Sponsoring Organization: School for International Training (SIT) Type of Courses Offered: Field-based, experiential learning in SIT program courses, with an independent study component Terms: Fall Semester, Winter-Spring Quarters Location: Dakar, Senegal Housing: Homestays and hotels/hostels Language Prerequisite: 4 recent quarters or the equivalent of college French Program Web Site: SIT Senegal: Arts and Culture Northwestern Policies and Requirements for this Program: Northwestern has a number of program-specific requirements that students must adhere to while they are abroad. To see if Northwestern has any such requirements for this program, click here.
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Extractions: In the Wolof language of Senegal, the word cosaan (pronounced "cho-SAAN") refers to the rich traditions, history, and culture of Senegal. This website is devoted to presenting a few aspects of Senegal's changing cosaan that I have experienced while living and researching in Senegal. Here you'll learn about the griots (pronounced "gree-o"), who form a caste of praise-singers, musicians, historians, announcers, and actors. You'll also learn about the modern performing arts and other aspects of Senegalese culture. Check out the sights and sounds on the Instruments page, browse through my MP3 Music Library , and even try your hand at Senegalese music by playing the Virtual Xalam and Virtual Sabar All information (pictures, recordings, etc.) on this site, unless otherwise noted, is the product of my field research in Senegal since 1998 (find out more about me To listen to the music on this site, you need an MP3 player. You can download one free at Winamp or Real Player Find out some general facts about Senegal, its society, history, and culture.
Afrol Culture Index Page: Links To African Culture Welcome to our links guide to african culture in the www. Some africancountries like Cameroon, senegal, Ivory Coast, Morocco and south africa are here. http://www.afrol.com/Index/cultureindex_afr.htm
Extractions: Welcome to our links guide to African culture in the www. On the left, an updated list of the contents. If you are looking for first hand information of high scientific value about African culture, have a look at our Culture Searches - the direct access to the databases of several UN-organizations an others. It's right below There is a parallel index page to world culture. Find the web site of the Guggenheim Museum, the official site of Britney Spears, The Reggie Web Ring and much more! GO! Other afrol Index Pages Index pages - Home Countries Culture - Africa Culture - World Education Entertainment Politics Society Travel - Africa Travel - World Media African culture Media Media reporting about African culture International Press ... Plastic Arts Here a list of sites were you can expect to find specific information about African culture when you search their database on a word like "Africa" or/and "culture": UNIONS is the United Nations International Organizations Network Search. Here you can search within all the UN-system, including sub-organizations. Expect to find too much documents, reports, articles, etc. about African culture. You should try to narrow your search with words like the name of a country or "cinema".
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Extractions: "In Africa, the dance plays an essential role; for this art the black continent remains a place of exchange and encounters, experiences and renewals, a place of resourcement. Moreover, in the world every day the increasing influence of African cultural is spreading: artists from the world over are more and more sensitive. This is why, to support the professional formation of artistes and to permit the modern creation and at the same time preserving our dance and its particular characteristics, are dancers and choreographs, teachers and theorists, all of us, we would like like to see stimulated at the same time the market and the creativity.
Study Abroad Senegal Arts and culture senegal plays a key role in West africa s arts, culture, andpolitics, despite its small size and population. http://www.studyabroad.com/simplehtml/white/Senegal.html
Extractions: CIEE Study Center in Dakar, Senegal : If you are interested or majoring in French/Francophone studies, African studies, international relations, or development studies and are seeking an opportunity to live and study in a French-speaking West African country considered by many to be one of the most developed and democratic nations in that region, then this program is right for you. The program is geared toward students interested in continuing French language study and learning Wolof, while taking other courses in English and having a cultural immersion experience. Program Value: CIEE fees for 2005-06 include tuition, housing, meals, optional on-site airport meet and greet, a supplemental food stipend, orientation, cultural activities such as visits to Toubab Dialaw, a fishing village; and an artistÕs colony, a weekend trip to Saint Louis, the former capital of French West Africa, membership to cultural and/or resource centers, the UCAD and WARC libraries, insurance, and pre-departure advising.
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Extractions: Description: Participants will be provided with a comprehensive introduction to two distinct histories and cultures of sub-Saharan Africa as well as introducing some of the challenges facing the continent as it enters the 21st century. The program lasts a total of five weeks and offers two intensive 300-level, 3 credit courses. Cultures of Senegal: Literature, Film, Music. Political History of South Africa This course introduces students to the violent history and major political struggles of South Africa from its origins to the establishment of black majority rule in 1995. Through a synthesis of history and literature, we trace the turbulent course of South African society from the first Dutch clashes with the Khoisan through the British imperial wars with Zulu, Xhosa and 'Boer,' the rise and fall of apartheid in the late 20th century, to the emergence of the Rainbow Nation in the 1990s. We also examine South Africa through recent literature, the works of South Africa's Nobel laureates, Nadine Gordimer and J M Coetzee among them. The course is complemented by several field trips.
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Extractions: Description: The School for International Training's Study Abroad programs offer field-based study in over 57 countries. Students earn 16 semester credits on a 15-week experience designed to encourage global awareness that enables people to live and act in an interdependent world. Groups of seven to 25 students are lead by one or two academic directors. Senegal plays a key role in West Africa's arts, culture, and politics, despite its small size and population. For the last three centuries, Senegal has inspired poets, novelists, and researchers, emerging as one of the most significant patrons of the arts in all of Africa. Led to independence by internationally acclaimed poet and philosopher Leopold Senghor, Senegal has throughout its history emphasized the role of arts and culture in society. Dakar, an exciting cosmopolitan city, juts into the ocean on the Cap Vert peninsula. From its shores you can see Gorye Island, once witness to the forced migration of enslaved Africans, today a relaxed, pedestrian-only community of artisans and craftspeople. Excursions to Petite Cote, a region known for its preservation of traditional and local cultures, and the city of Saint Louis, famed for its rich colonial heritage and architecture, add to your appreciation of Senegal's enormous contribution to African art and culture.
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