Return to Gorée

Return to Gorée

2007
1h 50m
9.0

9.0/10

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Overview

Because jazz is the miraculous product of the horror of slavery, Youssou N'Dour returned to the slave route and the music they created, in search of new inspiration. Accompanied by the blind Swiss pianist Moncef Genoud and the Director of the Gorée House of Slaves Museum, Joseph N'Diaye, the Senegalese singer wrote new songs during this initiatory voyage which took him to the USA then to Europe. At Gorée, an island just off the Senegalese coast and symbol of the slave trade, his memorable concert marked the end of this quest and the start of a new challenge: making today's generation aware of the tragedy of slavery, the importance of not forgetting and the need for reconciliation.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Iris Productions CAB Productions Dreampixies
Production Countries
Luxembourg Switzerland
Spoken Languages
English French

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Quick Facts

Original Title Retour à Gorée
Release Date October 27, 2007
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0798733

Cast

Youssou N'Dour
Youssou N'Dour

Self

Moncef Genoud
Moncef Genoud

Self

Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye
Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye

Self

Idris Muhammad
Idris Muhammad

Self

Pyeng Threadgill
Pyeng Threadgill

Self

Grégoire Maret
Grégoire Maret

Self

Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka

Self

Ernie Hammes
Ernie Hammes

Self

Wolfgang Muthspiel
Wolfgang Muthspiel

Self

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

Self

Karfa Diallo
Karfa Diallo

Self

James Cammack
James Cammack

Self

Key Crew

Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
Director
Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
Writer
Emmanuel Gétaz
Writer