Transport in Senegal m:" 1 (1999 est.) Transport in Senegal This article describes the system of transport in Senegal, both public and private. This system comprises roads (both paved and unpaved), rail transport, water transport, and air transportation. The system of roads in Senegal is extensive by West African standards, with paved roads reaching each corner of the country and all major towns. Dakar is the endpoint of three routes in the Trans-African Highway network. These are as follows: Senegal's road network links closely with those of the Gambia, since the shortest route between south-western districts on the one hand and west-central and
Music of Senegal Blues which explores African blues & traditional West African styles, this led on to the formation of The West African Blues Project. Music of Senegal Senegal's music is best known abroad due to the popularity of mbalax, a development of Serer "sabar" drumming popularized by Youssou N'Dour. During the colonial ages Senegal was colonized by France and many, though not all, Senegalese identified as French instead of any African ethnicity. Post-independence, the philosophy of negritude arose, which espoused the idea that the "griot" traditions of Senegal were as valid, classical and meaningful as French classical music. The first President of