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- Cyrus Farivar
In the summer of 2004, Lisa had just returned from a year abroad in Senegal. She longed to have some brief connection with the Wolof language and the Senegalese culture that she missed so much. After a Youssou N'Dour concert, she got a little more than she bargained for.
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In the summer of 2004, Lisa had just returned from a year abroad in Senegal. She longed to have some brief connection with the Wolof language and the Senegalese culture that she missed so much. After a Youssou N'Dour concert, she got a little more than she bargained for.
Transcript
"Lisa and Youssou N'Dour"
by Cyrus Farivar
INTRO:
People want things all the time. Sometimes you get them. Sometimes you don't. Sometimes you end up with something you hadn't even dreamed about -- but end up liking it anyway. Cyrus Farivar has this story.
NARR:
Lisa spent her junior year in Senegal. She loved it. She missed it. And a few weeks after returning back to her home in Washington DC, Youssou N'Dour was giving a concert.
[Youssou N'Dour fade up]
She was psyched about speaking Wolof, Senegal's lingua franca.
[Youssou N'Dour interlude]
TAPE:
When I was dancing next to this woman who just had an adorable
little girl and said "Sa xalé rafet na" and she thanked me and I
just wanted to say things that would not have been out of the
ordinary in English. "Excuse me, your kid is really cute." Those
are things that I would absolutely say to strange...
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Musical Works
Youssou N'Dour - Doole (Nothing's in Vain)
Vivianne N'Dour - Cuuc (Amul Visa)
Youssou N'Dour - La femme est l'avenir (Nothing's in Vain)
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