Return to Gorée

Because jazz is the miraculous product of the horror of slavery Youssou NDour 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 NDiaye 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 todays generation aware of the tragedy of slavery the importance of not forgetting and the need for reconciliation