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Maître de la parole (Le) - El Hadj Ndiaga Mbaye, la mémoire du Sénégal

  • Maître de la parole (Le) - El Hadj Ndiaga Mbaye, la [...]
Genre : Musical
Type : Documentary
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2004
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 55 (in minutes)

Portrait of Njaga Mbaay, the most popular griot of Senegal. His reputation is enormous in the wolof popular culture. His rough voice is some what the one of Senegal. Author, composer, interpreter, Njaga is also a philosopher. He speaks about his art, his function, his source of inspiration and the spiritual power of his words.

Dir. Laurence Gavron, Hamidou Dix

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