Monthly Archives: May 2010

Malaria mun na jeex!

That means “malaria can be finished!” In this video, which was projected onto screens around Senegal during the Xeex Sibbiru Song Contest concerts, Youssou Ndour tells concertgoers to use mosquito nets, seek treatment immediately when they’re sick, and to take all of their medication until it’s finished. That’s how we’ll beat malaria.
The preliminary concerts are [...]

Senegal’s artists promoting malaria awareness

Here’s a brief video showing rapper Fou Malad performing at the Xeex Sibbiru Song Contest in Kaolack, Senegal, last month. In the middle of a song, the music stops and he adds a quick plug telling the audience to get to a doctor quickly if they have symptoms of malaria.
As Youssou Ndour explained in a [...]

Backstage in St. Louis

Check out this video for some backstage footage of the Xeex Sibbiru (Fight Malaria) Song Contest in St. Louis, Senegal on April 10. It features two musicians from Viviane’s Jolof Band and some of the evening’s contestants rapping/singing freestyle about malaria during the sound check before the show. This will give you a taste of [...]