Sami Yaffa: Sound Tracker SENEGAL

Soloists:

Sami Yaffa

Director:

Otso Tiainen

Sami Yaffa is a successful musician who has seen all sides of life as a performing artist – he has toured the world with successful rock bands and earned his living as a street musician. Sound Tracker is his journey of discovery into the world of music. Sami Yaffa is a nomad, rock star, and musician – in other words, the perfect guide to global sounds, moods, and culture. In this episode, Sound Tracker travels to Senegal to learn how this cradle of music has influenced the development of Western pop music, among other things. Featuring Maxi Krezy (Mr. Hip Hop), Moctar (Bideew Bou Bess), Baïdy (Bideew Bou Bess), Ibrahim (Bideew Bou Bess), Papa Amadou Fall (Pape et Cheikh), Cheikhou Coulibaly (Pape et Cheikh), Mohamadoy Koyate (Griot), Baaba Maal (Legend), Djiby (Assiko Banda Goree)