List of Senegalese
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This is a list of Senegalese
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
people, organized by the field within which they are primarily notable. this list includes both native and expatriate Senegalese.
Musicians
- AkonAkonAliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...
goergia - Didier AwadiDidier AwadiDidier Awadi is a Senegalese rapper and the most visible figure of Francophone West African Hip Hop. As a founding member of Positive Black Soul with Duggy Tee, Awadi toured around the world contributing to the international popularity of Hip Hop Galsen. Awadi works as a solo artist accompanied by...
- BoobaBoobaElie Yaffa better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper from Paris. He is half Senegalese from his father's side and half French of Moroccan origin from his mother's side...
- Abdoulaye DiakiteAbdoulaye DiakiteAbdoulaye Diakite is a djembe master drummer from Tambacounda, Senegal. He studied under djembe legend Suncaru Jara, and later became the lead djembe player of the National Ballet of Senegal for 18 years....
- Aïyb DiengAïyb DiengAïyb Dieng is a Senegalese drummer and percussionist specializing in hand drums. He has recorded one solo album , and has worked with a wide range of musicians but is perhaps best known for his long-term association with prolific bassist/producer Bill Laswell.-Biography:He was born and raised in...
- Mamadou Diop
- Youssou N'DourYoussou N'DourYoussou N'Dour is a Senegalese singer, percussionist and occasional actor. In 2004, Rolling Stone described him as, in Senegal and much of Africa, "perhaps the most famous singer alive." He helped develop a style of popular music in Senegal, known in the Serer language as mbalax, a type of music...
- Habib FayeHabib FayeHabib Faye is a bassist, keyboardist, composer and grammy-nominated producer from Senegal. He is mostly known as the musical director for Youssou N'dour's Super Étoile de Dakar. He is one of the most talented African bassists of the last quarter century....
- Mbaye Dieye FayeMbaye Dieye Faye-Overview: Mbaye Dieye Faye is a singer and percussionist in Senegal. He was born to a modest family of griots. He had a difficult life before he became a celebrity. He sings because he's a griot, but it's a passion for him to sing. He dreamt of being one of the famous singers in his...
- Nuru KaneNuru KaneNuru Kane is a Senegalese singer/songwriter who plays guitar, bass and guimbri, a three-stringed Moroccan bass in the band Bayefall Gnawa....
- Seckou KeitaSeckou KeitaSeckou Keita is a kora player and drummer from Senegal. He is a charismatic live performer and one of the few champions of the less-known and rhythmically rocking kora repertoire from Casamance in southern Senegal....
- Mamadou KonteMamadou KonteMamadou Konte was a Senegalese music producer and founder of the Africa Fête Music Festival and a leading figure behind the African and world music genres....
- Ismaël LôIsmaël LôIsmaël Lô is a Senegalese musician. He was born in Dogondoutchi, Niger on 30 August 1956, to a Senegalese father and a Nigerien mother. Shortly after Lo's birth the family returned to Senegal where they settled in the town of Rufisque, near the capital Dakar. He also plays the guitar and the...
- Cheikh LoCheikh LôCheikh N'Digel Lô is a Senegalese musician. He was born in the town of Bobo Dioulasso in Burkina Faso. Lô began playing drums and singing at an early age. He joined Orchestre Volta Jazz, an ensemble which played Cuban and Congolese pop songs as well as traditional Burkinabé music. Lô moved to...
- Baaba MaalBaaba MaalBaaba Maal is a Senegalese singer and guitarist born in Podor, on the Senegal River. In addition to acoustic guitar, he also plays percussion. He has released several albums, both for independent and major labels. In July 2003, he was made a UNDP Youth Emissary.-Biography:Born 12 November 1953...
- Jimi MbayeJimi MbayeJimi Mbaye is a Senegalese guitarist best known for his work with Youssou N'dour. Mamadou 'Jimi' Mbaye has developed a unique Senegalese guitar style in which he makes his Fender Stratocaster sound like local instruments such as the kora or xalam....
- Alioune Mbaye NderAlioune Mbaye NderAlioune Mbaye Nder is a Senegalese Singer. Nder takes his name from the n'der, the drum favoured by his griot father.-Background:...
- Viviane NdourViviane Ndour-Family and Background:Viviane Ndour is a Senegalese pop singer who is the former sister-in-law of Youssou N'Dour. She is known by some as the "Queen of Mbalax." She has two children, a boy and a girl, with her ex husband Bouba Ndour....
- Doudou N'Diaye RoseDoudou N'Diaye RoseDoudou N'Diaye Rose , born Mamadou N'Diaye in Dakar, is Senegalese drummer composer and band leader, and is the recognized modern master of Senegal's traditional drum, the sabar...
- Ismaila SaneIsmaila SaneIsmaila Sané, Full name Ismaila Sané Badiane, , Senegalese born percussionist, singer, solo dancer of African ballet, choreographer and pedagogue. Sané lived in Spain during years 1981-1999. After year 1999 the home place for Sané has been Finland...
- Julia SarrJulia SarrJulia Sarr is a Mezzo-soprano born in Dakar, Senegal. She comes from the Serer ethnic group . As one of the most sought after backing vocalist, she has worked with several prominent artists over the years including Youssou N'Dour and Patrice Larose.- Career :Julia launched her singing career...
- Mansour SeckMansour SeckMansour Seck is a blind Senegalese singer and musician born in Podor, in the north of the country. Best known for his collaboration with life-long friend Baaba Maal, he has also toured and released several solo albums.-Biography:...
- Thione SeckThione SeckThione Ballago Seck is one of Senegal's greatest singers and musicians in the mbalax genre, on par with Baaba Maal and Youssou N'dour although he hasn't achieved the same level of fame outside his country. Seck comes from a family of "griot" singers from the Wolof people of Senegal...
- Labah Sosseh
- Mola SyllaMola SyllaMola Sylla is a Senegalese musician. He moved to Europe in 1987 and lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is a singer and plays such traditional African instruments as the mbira, kongoma , xalam, and kalimba.Sylla has collaborated with a wide variety of musicians, including in jazz and...
- Mor ThiamMor ThiamMor Thiam is a Senegalese drummer, cultural historian, entertainment consultant and is the father of the famed singer Akon . His surname is pronounced "Chahm."...
Politicians
- Amath DansokhoAmath DansokhoAmath Dansokho is a Senegalese politician and the Secretary-General of the Party of Independence and Work . He served in the government of Senegal as Minister of Urban Planning and Housing from 1991 to 1995 and again briefly in 2000; he is also a former Mayor of Kédougou.Dansokho was born in...
- Mamadou DiaMamadou DiaMamadou Dia was a Senegalese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Senegal from 1957 until 1962, when he was forced to resign and was subsequently imprisoned amidst allegations that he was planning to stage a military coup to overthrow President Léopold Sédar Senghor.- Biography...
- Blaise DiagneBlaise DiagneBlaise Diagne was a French political leader, the first black African elected to the French National Assembly, and mayor of Dakar.- Background :...
- Abdou DioufAbdou DioufAbdou Diouf was the second President of Senegal, serving from 1981 to 2000. Diouf is notable both for coming to power by peaceful succession, and leaving willingly after losing the 2000 presidential election to Abdoulaye Wade...
- Lamine Guèye
- Ségolène RoyalSégolène RoyalMarie-Ségolène Royal , known as Ségolène Royal, is a French politician. She is the president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council, a former member of the National Assembly, a former government minister, and a prominent member of the French Socialist Party...
- Idrissa SeckIdrissa SeckIdrissa Seck is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from November 2002 to April 2004. He was a leading member of the Senegalese Democratic Party and was considered a protégé of President Abdoulaye Wade, but he subsequently went into opposition and was a candidate in the...
- Léopold Sédar SenghorLéopold Sédar SenghorLéopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who for two decades served as the first president of Senegal . Senghor was the first African elected as a member of the Académie française. Before independence, he founded the political party called the Senegalese...
- Umar Tal
- Abdoulaye WadeAbdoulaye WadeAbdoulaye Wade is the third and current President of Senegal, in office since 2000. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party and has led the party since it was founded in 1974...
Athletes
- Henri CamaraHenri CamaraHenri Camara is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Greek Superleague side Panetolikos.-Early career:Camara was born in Dakar to a Guinean father and a Senegalese mother...
- Tony SylvaTony SylvaTony Mario Sylva is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently unattached. Sylva has played for AC Ajaccio, AS Monaco, Lille and Trabzonspor.- AS Monaco :...
- Papa Bouba DiopPapa Bouba DiopPape "Papa" Bouba Diop is a Senegalese footballer who plays for West Ham United in the Football League Championship and the Senegal national team. His preferred position is defensive midfield but can also play as a centre back, where he previously played at Lens...
- El Hadji DioufEl Hadji DioufEl Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers. He can play on both wings as well as in attack. He has also garnered a large amount of notoriety for a series of controversial incidents.-Early career:Diouf started his career in France with...
- Assane Dame FallAssane Dame FallAssane Dame Fall is a Senegalese sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event and the heats of the K-1 1000 m events.-References:*...
- Amadou Dia BaAmadou Dia BaEl Hadj Amadou Dia Ba is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal is this event with a personal best time of 47.23s. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.-Achievements:-External links:...
- Lamine GuèyeLamine Guèye (skier)Lamine Guèye is a Senegalese skier, and the current president of the Senegalese Ski Federation, which he founded in 1979.Guèye represented Senegal at the 1984, 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics...
- Leyti SeckLeyti SeckLeyti Seck, , is a Senegalese alpine skier.-Biography:Seck was his country's only representative at the 2006 Winter Olympics...
- Ndiss Kaba BadjiNdiss Kaba BadjiNdiss Kaba Badji is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships...
- Patrice EvraPatrice EvraPatrice Latyr Evra is a French international footballer who currently plays for English club Manchester United in the Premier League and the France national team. Originally an attacker, he primarily plays as a left back and is described as "the classic example of a modern full-back" who is...
- Although playing for France, he was born in Senegal.