The Sing Sing Family Compound, Medina, Dakar

Sabar Drums

CD Covers

Géwël Tradition Project

Director,(2005-present)

This project is engaged in researching, documenting, and supporting the géwël, or griot tradition of Dakar, Senegal in its historic and contemporary manifestations. As this is a living tradition that involves the unbroken link between the generations of a family and how it operates in the transmission of cultural traditions in a way that both preserves the past and empowers the present, the work involves an investigation of history (oral, family, local, and national), culture (music and dance), and folklore. An important component of the project is the Géwël Tradition Project Archives. Composed of interviews, field recordings, documentary films, texts, and photographs it is a major resource for the géwël tradition and for West African history.

The Géwël Tradition Blog: https://gewel.wordpress.com

(l-r) Papa Lamine Faye, Sipho Gééj Faye, Pa Vieux Sing Faye, and Papa Chas Faye

Sing Sing in Concert