Music of the Wolof People and Senegal. The Kora Music Sources Individual Artists Artist Review Links Ethnomusicology Resources Music is central to Christian worship. It is our aim to see the Wolof people of Senegal able to worship Jesus Christ in their own language using their own instruments.
Music runs in the blood of the African people, and Senegal is no exception.
There is a richness and beauty there that even the popular music world in the West has recently discovered. Artists such as Youssou N'dour and Baaba Maal are internationally famous and can be found in most good music stores. A search of speciality music stores will reward the searcher with other great finds such as Samanka by Xalam. He has an amazing 4-5 octave range and sings in English, French, Fulani, and Serer as well as his native Wolof. He has a huge number of recordings.