RETURN TO GORÉE

RETURN TO GORÉE

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RETURN TO GORÉE

DIRECTED BY PIERRE-YVES BORGEAUD
SENEGAL, SWITZERLAND AND FRANCE / 2006 / ENGLISH AND FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES / 108 MIN

SYNOPSIS

A musical road movie, Return to Gorée follows Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour's historical journey tracing the trail left by enslaved Africans and the jazz music they created. Youssou N'Dour's challenge is to bring back to Africa a jazz repertoire of his own songs to perform a concert in Gorée, the island that today symbolizes the slave trade and stands to honor its victims.

From Atlanta to New Orleans, from New York to Bordeaux and Luxembourg, the songs are transformed, immersed in jazz and gospel. Transcending cultural divisions and rehearsing with of some of the world's most exceptional musicians, Youssou N'Dour is preparing to return to Africa for the final concert... 

DIRECTOR AND CAST

Director: Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
Starring: Youssou N'Dour
Starring: Moncef Genoud
Starring: Idris Muhammad
 

GENRES

  • Musical Documentary