Caine Prize 2023: Senegalese writers win for fantasy-horror story about dangers facing girls: markups/Getty Images, CC BY-SA The influential Caine Prize for African Writing for 2023 was won by a power couple from Senegal. Their short story A Soul of Small Places (which can be read over here) echoes deeper trends in the country’s literature …
Rudy Gomis, a masterful collaborator who kept the diversity of Senegalese music alive: World Circuit Records The world has lost one of the great pioneers of the post-independence movement of modern popular music in Senegal. After a long illness, Rudolphe “Rudy” Clément Gomis – co-founder of the famous Orchestra Baobab, bandleader, composer, singer and percussionist …
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr: Senegalese novelist’s win is a landmark for African literature: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr on a TV show after winning the Prix Goncourt. Photo by Eric Fougere/Corbis via Getty Images The Prix Goncourt – the oldest and most prestigious literary prize in France – has been awarded to 31-year-old Mohamed Mbougar Sarr from Senegal. …
David Diop: his haunting account of a Senegalese soldier that won the Booker prize: Portrait of French-Senegalese author David Diop whose novel has won the 2021 International Booker prize. JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images Born to a French mother and a Senegalese father, David Diop has won the prestigious annual International Booker prize for translated …
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Senegalese wrestle with ethnicity while reaching for dreams of success: Bombardier (right), the reigning champion and 'King of the Arenas', prepares to defend his crown against the popular young challenger Modou Lô Mark Hann/ Global Sport On my mother’s side I’m Diola. That’s why I’m a good wrestler. Well, actually my family is Socé from …