---
title: 'Yandé Codou, la griotte de Senghor (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Angèle Diabang Brener'
released: '2008-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Senegal'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/yande-codou-la-griotte-de-senghor-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14344946/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Yandé Codou, la griotte de Senghor (2008)

2008 · Documentary · Senegal, Belgium


## Synopsis

Yandé Codou, la griotte de Senghor is a 2008 Belgian-Senegalese documentary film written and directed by Angèle Diabang Brener and starring Yandé Codou Sène — two years prior to her death. The documentary is a portrayal of the life and work of Yandé Codou Sène, official griot to President Léopold Sédar Senghor, and one of the most influential Senegalese and Senegambian artists for decades despite not recording her first album until the age of sixty-five. The music is provided by Yandé Codou Sène, Wasis Diop and Youssou N'Dour.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Angèle Diabang Brener](https://cinepixo.com/people/angele-diabang-brener)
- **Screenplay:** [Angèle Diabang Brener](https://cinepixo.com/people/angele-diabang-brener)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Yandé Codou Sène](https://cinepixo.com/people/yande-codou-sene)

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