Open Mike : Presented by Moussoukoro Sidibé (Thursday, 8th September 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. This is the first Open Mike show presented by Moussou. 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 : Thursday, 8th September 2016

Presenters : Moussoukoro Sidibé 

Interviewees : Charno, Awa Coumba

Source language(s) : Wolof, Seereer and English

Subjects covered : With the coming Tabaski (Eid al-Adha in Arabic), Moussou discusses the implications of certain Senegambian women putting too much burden on their husbands' finances by spending too much money on this one day religious festival. She also discusses the implications of men having more than one wife (polygamy). 

Radio program : Open Mike

Radio station : Seereer Radio

Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC)

Collection : The SRC Collection

Date of recording : Thursday, 8th September 2016

Location of interviewees : 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