Retour à Gorée

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]

Retour à Gorée
Directed byPierre-Yves Borgeaud
Screenplay byEmmanuel Gétaz, Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
Produced byCAB PRODUCTIONS, IRIS PRODUCTIONS, Dreampixies
StarringYoussou N’Dour, Moncef Genoud
CinematographyCamille Cottagnoud
Edited byDaniel Gibel
Music byYoussou N’Dour, Moncef Genoud, Harmnoy Harmoneerss
Distributed byAxiom Films (UK and Ireland)
Release date
2007
Running time
112 minutes
CountriesLuxembourg
Senegal
Swaziland

Awards

  • Nyon Visions du Réel (Switzerland) 2007

References

  1. Taylor, Jowi (14 April 2007). "Retour à Gorée". CBC Radio 2. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  2. 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.
  3. A review of Youssou N'Dour: Return to Goree in the San Francisco Chronicle, September 19, 2008

Return to Gorée at IMDb


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