Retour à Gorée

2007 Luxembourg film

Retour à Gorée
Directed by	Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
Screenplay by	Emmanuel Gétaz, Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
Produced by	CAB PRODUCTIONS, IRIS PRODUCTIONS, Dreampixies
Starring	Youssou N’Dour, Moncef Genoud
Cinematography	Camille Cottagnoud
Edited by	Daniel Gibel
Music by	Youssou N’Dour, Moncef Genoud, Harmnoy Harmoneerss
Distributed by	Axiom Films (UK and Ireland)
Release date	2007
Running time	112 minutes
Countries	Luxembourg Senegal Swaziland

Retour à Gorée (English: Return to Gorée) is a 2007 musical documentary road movie directed by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud, featuring singer Youssou N'Dour's journey along the trail left by slaves and by the jazz music they invented. Youssou N'Dour's challenge is to bring back to Africa a jazz repertoire and to sing those tunes in Goree, the island that today symbolizes the slave trade and stands to commemorate its victims. Guided in his mission by the pianist Moncef Genoud, Youssou N'Dour travels across the United States of America and Europe. Accompanied by some of the world's most exceptional musicians, they meet peoples and well known figures, and create, through concerts, encounters and debates. Their music transcends cultural division.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Awards

Nyon Visions du Réel (Switzerland) 2007

References

^ Taylor, Jowi (14 April 2007). "Retour à Gorée". CBC Radio 2. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
^ Regnier, Isabelle (1 April 2008). ""Retour à Gorée" : la force de la musique des esclaves noirs au détriment de la vérité historique". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2012.
^ A review of Youssou N'Dour: Return to Goree in the San Francisco Chronicle, September 19, 2008