Senegal

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    80 Senses #43… The sounds of Senegal

     

    Modern pop music has its roots in the countries of West Africa, with their rhythms and musical traditions transported across the Atlantic during the slave trade to the USA, from where jazz and the blues evolved into rock’n'roll and pop music as we know it today.

    In Senegal, The St Louis International Jazz Festival in May is the place to hear the professionals, but even better is a stay at Les Paletuviers, a charming beachside lodge in the UNESCO world heritage region of Sine Saloum, a mangrove-delta region scattered with islands, rivers and salt water creaks leading to the Atlantic.

    Traveller:
    Isabel
    Experience:
    80 Senses
    Country:
    Senegal