has contributed greatly to popular Senegalese music, and to West African music in general. Wolof music takes its roots from the Serer musical tradition...

their formation, the band has predominantly played a mix of son cubano, Wolof music, and to a lesser extent Mande musical traditions. Following the deaths...

traditional music are very much intertwined. Among Gambia's people, who together number some 1.728 million (2010), 42% are Mandinka, 18% Fula, 16% Wolof\Serer...

to Senegalese music tradition, while its music was composed by Herbert Pepper (fr). Ethnically the population of Senegal is 41.3% Wolof, 17.8% Fula, 14...

popular Senegalese music known by all Senegambians (including the Wolof) as mbalax, a genre that has sacred origins in the Serer music njuup tradition and...

Nigeria. Wolof music: the Wolof people, the largest ethnic group in Senegal, kin to the Fula, have contributed greatly to popular Senegalese music. The related...

such as the Wolof, Fula and Mandinka). However, in the 1920s, when country blues began to be recorded, the use of the banjo in blues music was quite marginal...

of mbalax include a fusion of Wolof, Soce, and Serer music, rhythms, and instrumentation. The Wolof ability to include the diverse styles from Senegambian...

a basic salsa style with congas and timbales, but with the addition of Wolof and Mandinka instruments and lyrics. According to Lise Waxer: "African salsa...

a basic salsa style with congas and timbales, but with the addition of Wolof and Mandinka instruments and lyrics. According to Lise Waxer, "African salsa...

which, in the West African language Wolof, literally means "red-eared person". The term may have originated with Wolof-speaking people brought to the U.S...

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international music scene including worldbeat, Senegalese wolof music, and American hip hop, as well as traditional Gambian mbalax and n'daga music. Dominican...

derivations: From the Serer Wolof word reer meaning 'misplaced', i.e. doubting the truth of Islam. From the Serer Wolof expression seer reer meaning...

live in Mali, The Gambia and Senegal and their music is influenced by their neighbors, especially the Wolof and Jola, two of the largest ethnic groups in...

"have been the keepers of the ancestral history, stories, and music of his native Wolof peoples in Senegal for hundreds of years." His entire family is...

between two and four additional octave strings. The xalam originated with the Wolof people and is often played in pairs, in which one player repeats a musical...

the Wolof people, noting the syncretism of their Islamic and pagan beliefs. Additionally, he studied the polygynous marriage traditions of the Wolof, concluding...

a minority of the population. Over 30 languages are spoken in Senegal. Wolof is the most widely spoken one, with 80% of the population speaking it as...

Serer, Lutte sénégalaise or simply Lutte avec frappe in French, Laamb in Wolof, Siɲɛta in Bambara) is a type of folk wrestling traditionally performed...

Touki Bouki (pronounced [tukki bukki], Wolof for The Journey of the Hyena) is a 1973 Senegalese drama film written and directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty...

Mitt Romney Tagg, in Wolof music an ode of pre-Islamic origin TAGG – The Alternative Gig Guide, a free fortnightly Australian music newspaper published...

Xalam (in Serer, khalam in Wolof, and Mɔɣlo in Dagbanli) is a traditional lute from West Africa with 1 to 5 strings. The xalam is commonly played in Mali...

in French spelling); also spelt Djali; Serer: kevel or kewel / okawul; Wolof: gewel) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, and/or...

the Wolof language, and of the first Wolof-language publications, and spoke with contempt about President Léopold Sédar Senghor's knowledge of Wolof, or...

drum from Senegal that is also played in the Gambia. It is associated with Wolof and Serer people. The drum is generally played with one hand and one stick...

recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage dish. The Jolof or Wolof Empire was a confederacy state that ruled parts of West Africa situated...

sings in three languages: French, English and the West African language Wolof. Cherry sings only in English. The English chorus was actually recorded...

completely. It fuses popular Western music and dance, with sabar, the traditional drumming and dance music of the Wolof and Serer people of Senegal. The cuisine...

Latin American classics sung in wolof language or a mix of wolof and Spanish, newer songs were African popular music classics, redone with Latin rhythms...