Queen Yandé Codou Sène, one of the last great singers of traditional Senegalese Sérère poetry, a politically influential diva. The history of Senegal cannot be told without her.
The official griot (praise singer and oral historian) to the first President of Senegal, Sedar Senghor, is the legendary Yandé Codou.
The 80-year oldish Yandé Codou Sène is one of the last leading singers of polyphonic serere poetry. This documentary gives an intimate glance on a true diva who sang through Senegalese history accompanied by the mythical "president - poet" Léopold Sédar Senghor.
Here is a sweet and bitter story about greatness, glory and… the flight time.

by Angèle Diabang Brener | Senegal 2008 | 52:00 min.

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De ongeveer 80 jarige Yandé Codou Sène is één van de laatste nog levende zangeressen van de Serere polyfonische poëzie. De film is een intiem portret van een ware diva die door de Senegalese geschiedenis heeft gezongen als begeleidster van de mythische president dichter Léopold Sédar Senghor. Een verhaal over grootheid, roem en het vergaan van de tijd.

Yandé Codou Sène, around eighty years old, is one of the last leading singers of polyphonic serere poetry. This documentary gives an intimate glance on a true diva who sang through Senegalese history accompanied by the mythical president poet Léopold Sédar Senghor.
Here is a sweet and bitter story about greatness, glory and the passing of time.

Angèle Diabang Brener (Senegal) | Senegal | 2008 | 52 min | Wolof, Serere and French spoken, English subtitles