The idea of this page is to share with you a very subjective and non-exhaustive list of things Senegalese that bring me joy over and over again. I could of course give a massive dose of topics at a go, but I prefer the slow method and will keep coming back with more updates every now and then when these treats cross my mind… 

What happens when beggars decide to go on strike? Aminata Sow Fall’s novel, that has been translated into several languages, including English, tells it all.

Djibril Diop Mambety’s film La Petite vendeuse du soleil is an amazing story of Sili, a small determined girl with polio, who sells newspapers in the streets of Dakar to bring some money home to her grandmother.

The uninhibited, Amazonian Karmen in the adaptation of Bizet’s opera à la sénégalaise: Karmen Geï by Joseph Gai Ramaka (2002)

The Birdmaker, a short documentary on Mamadou Diedhiou Tall and his art by Cheik Darou Seck, is available online here

Other

Ndiagamar is a school project in Pikine, one of the suburbs of Dakar, Senegal. Run by volunteers, this school makes a difference in the lives of many many boys and girls who otherwise would not have access to education. More information is available here.