Return to Gorée
2007•12•1h 50m•9.0•Released
MusicDocumentary
Because jazz is the miraculous product of the horror of slavery, Youssou N'Dour returned to the slave route and the music they created, in search of new inspiration. Accompanied by the blind Swiss pianist Moncef Genoud and the Director of the Gorée House of Slaves Museum, Joseph N'Diaye, the Senegalese singer wrote new songs during this initiatory voyage which took him to the USA then to Europe. At Gorée, an island just off the Senegalese coast and symbol of the slave trade, his memorable concert marked the end of this quest and the start of a new challenge: making today's generation aware of the tragedy of slavery, the importance of not forgetting and the need for reconciliation.
Director
Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
Writer
Pierre-Yves Borgeaud, Emmanuel Gétaz
Languages
English, French
Studio
Iris Productions
Cast
Youssou N'Dour
Self
Moncef Genoud
Self
Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye
Self
Idris Muhammad
Self
Pyeng Threadgill
Self
Grégoire Maret
Self
Amiri Baraka
Self
Ernie Hammes
Self
Wolfgang Muthspiel
Self
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
Self
Karfa Diallo
Self
James Cammack
Self
Production
Company
Iris Productions
Company
CAB Productions
Company
Dreampixies
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