02 April 2009
A week-long festival celebrating the culture of Senegal and focusing on the slave trade is scheduled for 10th to 17th May 2009 on the Senegalese island of Gorée, situated approximately four kilometres off the coast of Dakar.
The Festival of the Tale and of the Word of Gorée is organised by Ben Zimet and is now in its third year. Zimet anticipates performances from Senegalese artists as well as artists from Tunisia, Morocco, Niger, Cape Verde, France and USA. The event’s guests of honour will be the musician Baaba Maal and the percussionist Doudou N’diaye Rose.
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