The Senegalese singer explains to the the BBC's Robin Denselow the importance of the River Senegal to his music, and about the role of griots in West African society in this excerpt from a 2005 documentary.

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The Palm Channel will present some of the highlights from our catalogue, an eclectic mix of original short films, interviews from our archives exploring the roots and branches of Jamaican music, and much more.
Palm Pictures has always pushed musical boundaries and encouraged unlikely collaborations. Since the late 90's it has been a leader in the convergence of music and film, producing and distributing music documentaries, arthouse & foreign cinema, and music videos.