Bursts of laughter, hands, voices make up this sound journey in the Joola language. In Senegal, in the commune of Enampor, about ten kilometers from Ziguinchor, in the Joola village societies, each event in life is punctuated by a song. It accompanies both sacred and profane rites. Very present in everyday life, the song also paints the portrait of the inhabitants, sung and invented spontaneously by one, taken up by the other, it becomes collective memory and is carried by an entire community from day to day.
This episode was produced as part of an artist residency by Monica Fantini at theFrench alliance from Ziguinchor in March 2023.
It was recorded in the villages of Badiatte and Seleky in the commune of Enampor, about ten kilometers from Ziguinchor.
Thank you to all the people who sang their song: Daouda Dièmé her son Mandjiki Dièmé
Sialobo Diatta.
Production team :
- Editing, mixing: Monica Fantini
- Sound recording: Monica Fantini and Yaya Goudiaby, sound engineer at the Alliance Française of Ziguinchor
- Mixing assistance: Laurence Allanic and Pascal Boungo – Creation Unit
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