Art and culture: diversity and openness
Senegal is a crossroads of civilizations and influences, Senghor advocated very early on the rooting and openness and the Senegalese have known how to take advantage of their cultural diversity and their openness to the world while keeping traditions, customs and traditions. They have distinguished themselves in various contemporary arts, music, sculpture, fashion or cinema. Even today, Senegalese youth are bringing out talented artists
Crafts have developed in pottery, sculpture practiced by the Laobés, dyeing, weaving (woven loincloths). Painting under glass (suweer or fixes), a Senegalese specialty, represents scenes of daily life you will find them in many markets. Many blacksmiths produce very beautiful wrought iron pieces. The art of jewelry has also developed strongly.
Senegalese artists have been able to stand out at the international level. Among other children of the country we can cite in the field of plastic arts Ousmane Sow (sculptor), Vieux Diba (plastic artist), Yélimane Fall, Seyni Gadiaga etc.. and in the field of cinema Ousmane Sembène, Moussa Séne Absa, and Alain Gomis recently rewarded for his film « Tey ».
Music was once the domain of griots who transmitted epics, war stories and legends of Senegal. Contemporary artists are numerous: Youssou Ndour of course, who made the world known mbalax, traditional music, but also Baba Maal, Coumba Gawlo, Ismaël Lô Viviane Chedid.etc … But today the succession is being ensured by young wolves with long teeth like Wally Ballago Seck, Keba Seck, Sisy Diop among others. The hip hop generation is not left out with artists like Nuit Doof, Dof Ndeye Ngaka blind who pushed into retirement (Positive Black Soul) Didier Awadi, Daara J or even Nix.