The Music of Senegal: A Way of Life in West Africa

Authors

Lucien DeLaBruere, SIT Study Abroad

Home Institution

Ithaca College

Publication Date

Spring 2007

Program Name

Senegal: Arts and Culture

Abstract

“Music is in the veins and blood of the Senegalese people” (Bakayoko 2007). This paper aims to take a look into the reason for why this is. By examining the historical and present context of music in Senegal, one can better understand the social aspects of its music. In addition, analyses concerning the rhythmic and pedagogical importance will help provide a better picture for how we, as Westerners, can try to comprehend this rather undocumented subject.

Disciplines

Ethnomusicology | Music

Recommended Citation

DeLaBruere, Lucien, "The Music of Senegal: A Way of Life in West Africa" (2007). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 190.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/190