Yandé Codou Sène
Yandé Codou Sène | |
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Yandé Codou Sène from La griotte de Senghor, a documentary by Angèle Diabang Brener (2008) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Yandé Codou Sène |
| Also known as | Yande Codou Sene |
| Born | 1932 Somb, in Senegal |
| Died | July 15, 2010 Gandiaye, Senegal |
| Genres | Njuup, World music, Traditional music, Mbalax |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, griot |
| Years active | Active since 1947. Big break in 1995 – 2010 |
Yandé Codou Sène (also Yande Codou Sene) was a Senegalese singer from the Serer ethnic group. She was born in 1932 at Somb in the Sine-Saloum delta and died on July 15, 2010, at Gandiaye in Sénégal. She was the official griot of president Léopold Sédar Senghor. Most of her music is in the Serer language.