The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) and Seereer Radio Podcast

Cosaan Seereer : Exclusive interview with Marie Ngoné Ndione (LIVE) - Saturday, 10th September 2016

Listen again to our live interview with the diva Marie Ngoné Ndione. This show was first broadcast on Saturday, 10th September 2016 on the Cosaan Seereer show. Thanks to everyone who called and sent their messages, and a big thanks to Marie Ngoné Ndione for giving us great Seereer music and dance for nearly 40 years. 

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Saturday, 10th September 2016

Presenters : Tamsier Joof, Demba Sene, Mamadou Fall and  Moussoukoro Sidibé

Interviewee : Marie Ngoné Ndione 

Source language(s) : Seereer, Saafi-Saafi, English and Wolof

Subjects covered : Marie Ngoné Ndione's career, Seereer culture, history and socio-economic issues affecting Seereer people.

Radio programme : Cosaan Seereer

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC)

Collection : The SRC Collection

Date of recording : Saturday, 10th September 2016

Location of interviewee : Dakar, Senegal

Medium : Audio recording

Additional information : This audio was recorded for the SRC Collection, with permission to broadcast granted to Seereer Radio | The Voice of the Seereer Community (our 24 hour stream radio station). Our sincere apologies for the background noise. Image courtesy of "I love Senegal" (website: www.ilovesenegal.org).

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Websites :

The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org

Seereer Radio - www.seereerradio.com

Cosaan Seereer : Exclusive interview with Ibou Sene (Saturday, 27th August 2016)

Listen again to our live interview with the Senegalese personality - Ibou Sene (Director of Centre Culturel Régional de Fatick and Deputy/Assistant Director of Centre National Cinématographique (CNC) (Sénégal)). This show was first broadcast on Saturday, 27th August 2016 on the Cosaan Seereer show. Thanks to everyone who sent their messages and a big thanks to Ibou Sene for the wonderful work he does in preserving Seereer cultural heritage especially in the Siin - Saluum area.

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Saturday, 27th August 2016

Presenters : Tamsier Joof, Demba Sene and  Moussoukoro Sidibé

Interviewee : Ibou Sene

Source language(s) : Seereer, Saafi-Saafi, English and Wolof

Subjects covered : Ibou Sene's career, Seereer culture, history, religion and politics.

Radio program : Cosaan Seereer

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC)

Collection : The SRC Collection

Date of recording : Saturday, 27th August 2016

Location of interviewee : Fatick, Senegal

Medium : Audio recording

Additional information : This audio was recorded for the SRC Collection, with permission to broadcast granted to Seereer Radio  | The Voice of the Seereer Community (our 24 hour stream radio station). Our sincere apologies for the background noise. 

Note: You can have your say about this audio by leaving a comment below. Keep it clean and relevant.

Websites :

The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org 

Seereer Radio - www.seereerradio.com

Cosaan Seereer : Exclusive interview with Babacar Diouf - LIVE- (Saturday, 2nd July 2016)

Listen again to our live interview with the Senegalese personality - Babacar Diouf (Secretary General of Ndef Leng, Director of Ndef Leng FM, President of Réseau des Acteurs Culturels du Sénégal and Secretary General of Observatoire de la Diversitéb). This show was first broadcast on Saturday, 2nd July 2016 on the Cosaan Seereer show. Thanks to everyone who sent their messages and a big thanks to Babacar Diouf for the wonderful work he does in preserving Seereer cultural heritage.

On this show, we also welcome our new co-presenter - Moussou. Moussou will be presenting other shows in the not too distant future, so check out Seereer Radio's schedule page for updates. If you want to be a presenter on Seereer Radio, visit their careers page (website details below). Our sincere apologies for the background noise. 

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Saturday, 2nd July 2016 

Presenters : Tamsier Joof, Demba Sene, Mamadou Fall and Moussoukoro Sidibé

Interviewee : Babacar Diouf

Source language(s) : Seereer, Saafi-Saafi, English and Wolof

Subjects covered : Babacar Diouf's career, Seereer culture, Seereer history and politics.

Radio programme : Cosaan Seereer

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC)

Collection : The SRC Collection

Date of recording : Saturday, 2nd July 2016

Location of interviewee : Senegal

Medium : Audio recording

Additional information : This audio was recorded for the SRC Collection, with permission to broadcast granted to Seereer Radio  | The Voice of the Seereer Community (our 24 hour stream radio station). Our sincere apologies for the background noise. 

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Websites :

The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org  

Seereer Radio - www.seereerradio.com 

Cosaan Seereer : Xoy Special (2016) - Part 2 : Saturday, 25th June 2016

On Saturday, 4th June 2016 and Sunday, 5th June 2016, the Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) and Seereer Radio's Cosaan Seereer team (Tamsier Joof and Demba Sene) attended the annual Xoy ceremony at Centre MALANGO in Fatick, Senegal. The Xoy is an annual divination ceremony where the Seereer high priests gather once a year before the rainy season to divine the future - mainly about weather conditions, politics and social issues. It is an important festival in the Seereer religious calendar. This is part 2 of the coverage of the Xoy - first broadcast on the Cosaan Seereer show on Saturday, 25th June 2016. Internet connection in Gambia was poor hence why the Cosaan Seereer show was cancelled on 11th June 2016 whilst Tamsier was in the Gambia. Following his return back to London, part 1 was broadcast on 18th June. 

In this audio, the Seereer priestly class  gathered to deliver their sermons and divine the future in Seereer. Ablie Bop of Walfadjri Radio translated in Wolof. The Xoy was a two day affair which lasted from 4th to 5th June 2016. If using a computer, the picture to the right is the Seereer star Yoonir (known as Seeseen in Saafi). On the second day of the festival, it was circled by the priestly class and delegations from various parts of Senegal where ritual offerings were made. Visit the Seereer Resource Centre's YouTube channel for a video of this. 

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Saturday, 25th June 2016

Reporters: Tamsier Joof, Demba Sene and Professor Aliou "Mara" Dione

Presenters : Tamsier Joof, Demba Sene, Mamadou Fall and Professor Aliou "Mara" Dione

Main speakers: Saltigi at MALANGO: CheickhNdiaye, Saltigi Guedj, Saltigi Harr Diouf, Saltigi Abe Faye, Saltigi Mamadou. Wolof translator: Ablie Bop. Dr. Erick Gbodossou press conference at the end.

Source language(s) : Seereer, Saafi-Saafi, French, English and Wolof

Subjects covered : Seereer religious festival, Traditional Seereer medicine.

Radio program : Cosaan Seereer

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC)

Collection : The SRC Collection

Date of recording : Saturday, 4th June 2016 - Sunday, 5th June 2016

Location of interviewee : Fatick, Senegal

Medium : Audio recording

Additional information : This audio was recorded for the SRC Collection, with permission to broadcast granted to Seereer Radio  | The Voice of the Seereer Community (our 24 hour stream radio station). 

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Download transcript « Télécharger la transcription » :

Visit the Seereer Resource Centre download page to download a transcript of this audio in English, French, Seereer a Sinig, Saafi-Saafi, Ndut, Sili-Sili, Noon and Laalaa.

Websites :

The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org 

Seereer Radio - www.seereerradio.com

Open Mike : Presented by Mamadou Fall (Friday,17th June 2016)

Open Mike is a no-holds-barred talk show where you, the listener sets the agenda. Call the show and talk about anything and everything. Callers are not screened. Want to talk about politics, economics, history, social issues affecting the Seereer people of Senegal, Gambia or Mauritania? Whatever it is, call in and make yourself heard. You can also call in to request a shoutout or dedicate a song to family and friends, or to yourself. Why not? You deserve it. Open Mike broadcast live from Monday to Friday (see program for details). Mamadou Fall presents the show on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Our new presenter Moussoukoro Sidibé (commonly known as Moussou) presents it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Moussou will be presenting other shows in the coming weeks - mainly on topics relating to the Seereer and Senegambian woman. Check out Seereer Radio's schedule page for updates. If you want to be a presenter on Seereer Radio, visit their careers page (website details below).

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Friday, 17th June 2016

Presenter : Mamadou Fall

Source language(s) : Seereer and Wolof

Subjects covered : The release of Karim Wade from jail and also Tamsier Joof's report from gambia about opposition's trouble with Yayah Jammeh's regim & preparation for 2016 xoy in Fatick

Radio program : Open Mike

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC)

Collection : The SRC Collection

Date of recording : Friday, 17th June 2016

Medium : Audio recording

Additional information : This audio was recorded for the SRC Collection, with permission to broadcast granted to Seereer Radio  | The Voice of the Seereer Community (our 24 hour stream radio station).  

Note: You can have your say about this audio by leaving a comment below. Keep it clean and relevant.

Websites :

The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org 

Seereer Radio - www.seereerradio.com

14th June 2016 : Judge's ruling on the 6 female demonstrators arrested on 9th May 2016 Gambia demonstration

14th June 2016 : Judge's ruling on the 6 female demonstrators arrested on 9th May 2016 Gambia demonstration. 

This audio is not clear as it was recorded in secret highlighting Yahya Jammeh's regime and his mercenary judges. The audio is much longer than this but only a small segment can be used because of poor clarity. The case was held at Kannifing Court, Gambia. The hearing started at around 11am and lasted for just over two hours. 

Owner: Seereer Radio

Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and executive committee's hearing : Gambia demonstration - Tamsier Joof's interview with Fatoumata Tambajang, Yamoundow Gaye and unnamed man (13th June 2016)

Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and his executive committee's hearing was held this afternoon at Banjul's High Court just after Nogoi Njie and co's hearing this morning. Tamsier Joof, reporting for Seereer Radio and The Seereer Resource Centre interviewed Aji Fatoumata Tambajang and Yamoundow Gaye after today's hearing.

 

NOTE: Aji Fatoumata Tambajang mistakenly said "Yahya Jammeh has made history" and then corrected herself. She meant Lawyer Darboe has made history as you can clearly hear on the audio. 

Open Mike presented by Tamsier Joof (Tuesday, 17th May 2016)

Open Mike is a no-holds-barred talk show where you, the listener sets the agenda.Call the show and talk about anything and everything. Callers are not screened. Want to talk about politics, economics, history, social issues affecting the Seereer people of Senegal, Gambia or Mauritania? Whatever it is, call in and make yourself heard. You can also call in to request a shoutout or dedicate a song to family and friends, or to yourself. Why not? You deserve it.

On this date, Tamsier Joof was presenting. You can listen to this show weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 23:00 pm to 1:00am. 

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Tuesday, 17th May 2016

Time : 22:00 PM - 00:00AM

Presenter :  Tamsier Joof 

Source language :  Wolof 

Subjects covered : Open. Other topics : 

• The Senegalese government agreed to release CFA 2.25 billion to finance the 2016 - 2017 agricultural programme. Tamsier wants to know whether this will benefit the small scale Seereer/Senegalese farmer or big business. 
• The Mauritanian Supreme Court released the human rights and anti slavery campaigner  Biram Dah Abeid after jailing him for two years for founding an illegal organisation (IRA)  - an organisation founded to fight against slavery. Why hasn't the 15 remaining West African states, ECOWAS or the African Union taken the necessary steps to end slavery in Mauritania?
• Latest about the Gambia political situation, detentions and demonstrations against Yahya Jammeh's regime. 

Radio program : Open Mike

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Link: http://www.seereerradio.com/open-mike

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) and Seereer Radio

Date of recording : Tuesday, 17th May 2016

Medium : Audio recording

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Websites :

The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org 

Seereer Radio - www.seereerradio.com

Open Mike presented by Mamadou Fall (Monday, 16th May 2016)

Open Mike is a no-holds-barred talk show where you, the listener sets the agenda. Call Mamadou Fall and talk about anything and everything. Callers are not screened. Want to talk about politics, economics, history, social issues affecting the Seereer people of Senegal, Gambia or Mauritania? Whatever it is, call Mamadou and make yourself heard. You can also call in to request a shoutout or dedicate a song to family and friends, or to yourself. Why not? You deserve it. You can now listen to Mamadou Fall on Open Mike every  Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 22:00 pm to 0:00 am. 

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Monday, 16th  May  2016

Time : 22:00 PM - 00:00 AM

Presenter :  Mamadou Fall

Source language :  Seereer and Wolof

Subjects covered : Open topic; Political situation in Gambia and Senegal, Border issues between Senegal and Gambia; Senegambian expats revisiting Senegambia. 

Radio program : Open Mike

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Link: http://www.seereerradio.com/open-mike

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) and Seereer Radio

Date of recording : Monday, 16th  May  2016

Medium : Audio recording

Note : You can have your say about this audio by leaving a comment below. Keep it clean and relevant.

Websites :

The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org 

Seereer Radio - www.seereerradio.com

Open Mike : Friday, 13th May 2016 - Presented by Mamadou Fall

Open Mike is a no-holds-barred talk show where you, the listener sets the agenda. Call Mamadou Fall and talk about anything and everything. Callers are not screened. Want to talk about politics, economics, history, social issues affecting the Seereer people of Senegal, Gambia or Mauritania? Whatever it is, call Mamadou and make yourself heard. You can also call in to request a shoutout or dedicate a song to family and friends, or to yourself. Why not? You deserve it. You can now listen to Mamadou Fall on Open Mike every  Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 22:00 pm to 0:00 am. 

Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Friday, 13th May 2016 

Time : 22:00 PM - 00:00 AM

Presenter :  Mamadou Fall

Source language :  Seereer and Wolof

Subjects covered : Open topic; Political and judiciary in The Gambia; Relationships

Radio program : Open Mike

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Link: http://www.seereerradio.com/open-mike

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) and Seereer Radio

Date of recording : Monday, 16th  May  2016

Medium : Audio recording

Note : You can have your say about this audio by leaving a comment below. Keep it clean and relevant.

Websites :

The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) - www.seereer.org 

Seereer Radio - www.seereerradio.com