Synopsis
The initiator of Senegalese folk music, in the 1970s Seydina Insa Wade was crowned one of the musical greats. He drew his inspiration from the deep roots of Senegalese folklore, the tales of grandmothers, but also from political and social life. He left for France in the 1980s, and performed in many concerts in jazz clubs and didn't return to Senegal for a long time. Today, he realizes that the new Senegalese generation doesn't know him and he decides to renew ties with his country and fellow Senegalese.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Co-production : Autoproduction
- Foreign production company : Les Films Mame Yandé
Full credits (8)
- Director of Photography : Ousmane William Mbaye
- Music Composer : Seydina Insa Wade
- Editor : Laurence Attali
- Sound Recordist : Ousmane William Mbaye
- Foreign Producer : Ousmane William Mbaye
- Co-producer : Laurence Attali
- Grader : Matthieu Poirot-Delpech
- Sound mixer : Myriam René
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Portrait
- Themes : Music
- Production language : Wolof
- Coproducer countries : Senegal, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (Senegal, France)
- Production year : 2005
- Runtime : 51 min
- Production formats : Beta SP
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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