Yandé Codou, la griotte de Senghor

Yandé Codou, la griotte de Senghor
Directed byAngèle Diabang
Screenplay byAngèle Diabang Brener[1]
Produced byKaroninka Africalia Belgium
CinematographyFlorian Bouchet Fabacary Assymby Coly
Edited byYannick Leroy
Music byYandé Codou Sène, Wasis Diop, Youssou N'Dour[2]
Release date
  • 2008 (2008)
Running time
52 minutes
CountriesBelgium
Senegal

Yandé Codou, la griotte de Senghor is a 2008 Belgian-Senegalese documentary film written and directed by Angèle Diabang Brener and starring Yandé Codou Sène — two years prior to her death. The documentary is a portrayal of the life and work of Yandé Codou Sène, official griot to President Léopold Sédar 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 Yandé Codou Sène, Wasis Diop and Youssou N'Dour.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][2]

Synopsis

The griotte Yandé Codou Sène, 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, Léopold Sédar Senghor. A sweet and bitter story about greatness, glory and the passage of time.[4][2]

Awards

  • Festival de Cine de Dakar 2008: Audience Award for Best Documentary (6 December 2008)[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Le Quotidien, Horizon Angèle Diabang, réalisatrice, productrice : "Etre cinéaste, ce n'est pas capter un moment et le montrer sur YouTube" (23 February 2019) [1] (Retrieved 2 June 2019)
  2. ^ a b c d YANDÉ CODOU, LA GRIOTTE DE SENGHOR [in] Africine.org [2] (Retrieved 2 June 2019)
  3. ^ rfi, Cinéastes sénégalaises: une nouvelle vague? by Sabine Cessou (31 January 2014) [3] (Retrieved 2 June 2019)
  4. ^ a b Festival de cinéma africain de Cordoue - FCAT archive (Retrieved 2 June 2019)
  5. ^ C. Parker, 1996. The Wire, Volumes 143-148, p. 43, 54
  6. ^ .Au Senegal, Yande Codou Sène : éternelle étoile de la musique sérère (5 May 2017)[4] (Retrieved 2 June 2019)
  7. ^ UNESCO, Égalité des genres: patrimoine et créativité, UNESCO (2014), p. 109, ISBN 9789232000392 [5] (Retrieved 2 June 2019)
  8. ^ Pfaff, Françoise, A l'écoute du cinéma sénégalais, L'Harmattan (2010), p. 20, ISBN 9782296445215
  9. ^ Speciale, Alessandra; Centro orientamento educativo; Festival Cinema Africano, D'Asia E America Latina, Issue 16, Il castoro (2006), p. 1996, ISBN 9788880333661


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