A national emblem, renowned worldwide · Global Voices
Screen Capture from musician Didier Awadi's YouTube channel While the music scene in Senegal was once dominated by other countries, Senegalese contemporary music managed to take off nationally in the early 1970s before gaining global recognition between 1980 and 1990. This has raised Senegal's prominence both on the continent and world stage. For many Senegalese people, religion is of utmost importance and plays a large part in people's daily lives. […]