Return to Gorée (2007)
1h 50m
Running Time
October 27, 2007Release Date
Return to Gorée (2007)
1h 50m
Running Time
October 27, 2007Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Youssou N'Dour
Self
Moncef Genoud
Self
Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye
Self
Idris Muhammad
Self
James Cammack
Self
Grégoire Maret
Self
Pyeng Threadgill
Self
Amiri Baraka
Self
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Details.
Release DateOctober 27, 2007
Original NameRetour à Gorée
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
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Retour à Gorée (English: Return to Gorée) is a 2007 musical documentary road movie directed by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud, featuring singer Youssou N'Dour's journey along the trail left by slaves and by the jazz music they invented. Youssou N'Dour's challenge is to bring back to Africa a jazz repertoire and to sing those tunes in Goree, the island that today symbolizes the slave trade and stands to commemorate its victims. Guided in his mission by the pianist Moncef Genoud, Youssou N'Dour travels across the United States of America and Europe. Accompanied by some of the world's most exceptional musicians, they meet peoples and well known figures, and create, through concerts, encounters and debates. Their music transcends cultural division.