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Because jazz is the miraculous product of the horror of slavery, Youssou N'Dour returned to the slave route and the music they created, in search of new inspiration. Accompanied by the blind Swiss pianist Moncef Genoud and the Director of the Gorée House of Slaves Museum, Joseph N'Diaye, the Senegalese singer wrote new songs during this initiatory voyage which took him to the USA then to Europe. At Gorée, an island just off the Senegalese coast and symbol of the slave trade, his memorable concert marked the end of this quest and the start of a new challenge: making today's generation aware of the tragedy of slavery, the importance of not forgetting and the need for reconciliation.

Date: 10/27/2007
Rating: 9.0
Cast: Youssou N'Dour, Moncef Genoud, Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye, Idris Muhammad, Pyeng Threadgill, Grégoire Maret, Amiri Baraka, Ernie Hammes, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Karfa Diallo, James Cammack

Youssou N'Dour as Self in Return to Gorée Youssou N'Dour

Moncef Genoud

Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye

Idris Muhammad

Pyeng Threadgill as Self in Return to Gorée Pyeng Threadgill

Grégoire Maret

Amiri Baraka as Self in Return to Gorée Amiri Baraka

Ernie Hammes

Wolfgang Muthspiel

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

Karfa Diallo

James Cammack

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