Song – Dakar Calling

Senegal Surround Sound
- Malaria No More is partnering with Youssou N'Dour, Senegal's most popular singer and biggest media owner, to launch a groundbreaking malaria education and advocacy campaign in Senegal which we call Senegal Surround Sound. Our aim? To create a culture of bed net usage and malaria treatment by mobilizing the best local marketers from the worlds of entertainment, sport, faith, and business.
Who Am I?
- I'm Martin, Malaria No More's Program Director for Senegal Surround Sound. Contact me: martin.edlund@malarianomore.org or +221776735683 in Dakar
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Category Archives: Song

Voices of Malaria Control

July 13, 2009 – 8:38 pm

Youssou and Martin on Voice of America

By Hayley Droppert | Also posted in Yousssou N'Dour | Comments (0)

Getting the Word Out in Senegal!

June 24, 2009 – 10:15 pm

Malaria No More is arrived in Kaolack, Senegal yesterday to help distribute mosquito nets as part of the mass distribution of nets to all children under 5 across the country.
We also found out that Youssou’s message is definitely getting out! We’re hearing “Xeex Sibbiru” all over the place…and when I walked up to a group of [...]

By Martin Edlund | Also posted in Travel, personal story | Comments (0)

Xeex Sibbiru: View from the Crowd!

June 22, 2009 – 4:31 pm

The “Surround Sound: Senegal” team is completely exhausted after an incredible Xeex Sibbiru concert in Pikine on Saturday night, but wanted to make sure you got a taste of it! Youssou was amazing—he told the audience that every person in Senegal could help fight malaria: rich and poor, young and old.
Here’s a clip that we [...]

By Martin Edlund | Also posted in Yousssou N'Dour | Tagged Concert, Xeex Sibbiru | Comments (0)

Cropping Out Malaria

June 8, 2009 – 11:30 pm

The above CD cover is the handiwork of our multitalented graphic designer Samba (he’s also part of the popular Senegalese rap group Gelongal).
But even as Samba was designing the cover for “Xeex Sibbiru,” his close friend Ahmed was fighting with a severe case of the real thing.
Samba came straight to the office after [...]

By Martin Edlund | Also posted in personal story | Comments (0)