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Yand Codou, la griotte de Senghor
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Wikipedia article
'Yand Codou, la griotte de Senghor' is a 2008 Belgian-Senegalese documentary film written and directed by Angle Diabang Brener and starring Yand Codou Sne two years prior to her death. The documentary is a portrayal of the life and work of Yand Codou Sne, official griot to President Lopold Sdar Senghor, and one of the most influential Senegalese and Senegambian artists for decades despite not recording her first album until the age of sixty-five. The music is provided by Yand Codou Sne, Wasis Diop and Youssou N'Dour.rfi, 'Cinastes sngalaises: une nouvelle vague?' by Sabine Cessou (31 January 2014) [http://www.rfi.fr/mfi/20140131-cinema-femmes-senegal-nouvelle-vague-rap-immigration-etats-unis-dakar-saint-louis-new-york-paris] (Retrieved 2 June 2019)Festival de cinma africain de Cordoue - FCAT [http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fcat.es%2FFCAT%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_zoo%26task%3Ditem%26item_id%3D423%26Itemid%3D37 archive] (Retrieved 2 June 2019)C. Parker, 1996. 'The Wire', Volumes 143-148, p. 43, 54.Au Senegal, 'Yande Codou Sne : ternelle toile de la musique srre' (5 May 2017)[https://www.au-senegal.com/yande-codou-sene-eternelle-etoile-de-la-musique-serere,14193.html?lang=fr] (Retrieved 2 June 2019)UNESCO, 'galit des genres: patrimoine et crativit', UNESCO (2014), p. 109, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=brsPBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA109#v=onepage&q&f=false] (Retrieved 2 June 2019)Pfaff, Franoise, 'A l'coute du cinma sngalais', L'Harmattan (2010), p. 20, Speciale, Alessandra; Centro orientamento educativo; 'Festival Cinema Africano, D'Asia E America Latina, Issue 16', Il castoro (2006), p. 1996, 'YAND CODOU, LA GRIOTTE DE SENGHOR' [in] Africine.org [http://www.africine.org/?menu=film&no=6304] (Retrieved 2 June 2019)
Synopsis
The griotte Yand Codou Sne, who is now around 80 years old, is one of the last representatives of the Serer polyphonic poetry. This documentary, shot over four years, is an intimate portrait of the diva that traveled through the history of Senegal by the side of one of the country's legendary figures, poet President, Lopold Sdar Senghor. A sweet and bitter story about greatness, glory and the passage of time.
Awards
* Festival de Cine de Dakar 2008: Audience Award for Best Documentary (6 December 2008)
References
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