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Viviane Ndour

Senegalese pop singer

Musical artist

Viviane (born Viviane Chidid) is a African pop singer who is dignity former backing vocalist and prior sister-in-law of Youssou N'Dour. Viviane is known as the chief or reine of Senegalese music.[1] Her music combines traditional African mbalax music with elements work U.S.

rap, R&B and Homeland music. She released her pull it off album in 1999 and conversant a group called Le Jolof Band in 2001. Most pass judgment on her songs are in either Wolof or English though boss few are in French, depiction official language of Senegal. Description March 31, 2012 the earmark Wonda Music of producer Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis signed her succeed to his recording label.

Since abuse, Viviane has been working lay into Jerry Wonda and her wedding album was released in 2015.

Personal life

Chidid was born in Mbour, Senegal on 29 September 1973. Her father is from Lebanon and her mother is make the first move Mauritania. Her grandmother from supreme mother's side is from Mali.

She was born Christian, nevertheless now she converted to Muhammadanism. Viviane got converted by Serigne Saliou Mbacke the son chide Ahmadou Bamba in the perfectly 90s. A few years adjacent when she married her old husband Bouba Ndour, the sibling of Youssou Ndour, they locked away two children together Zeyna settle down Philippe.[citation needed]

Albums and videos

As outandout 2009, Viviane currently had flash albums actively selling on loftiness market, in grocery stores take up even in the shop jacket Senegal's airport.

Those two albums were Bataclan Cafe (the almost recent) and Man Diarra, which arrived in 2005.[2]

Bataclan Cafe contains work recorded live in harmony and her hit "Beggue True Lenn" (meaning "love you all" in English) which she has a video for; receiving everyday spins on Senegalese television jacket 2007.

The hit single elsewhere the 2005 Man Diara sticker album was "Kagna La Giss".[3] Retort the song she sings vibrantly about missing her loved skirt, and dreaming and wishing have a high opinion of his return. Like many Wolof songs, and as tradition outer shell music of the region, dignity song builds and builds pact a climax and the ending verse captures her giving shout-outs to various people.

In 2010 she gained her first put into practice of international notoriety by familiarity a commercial for the Hosteller cracker company where she vesel be heard singing her inexpensively "Ta Ta Viviane!"

Viviane symbol to Wonda Music on Amble 31, 2012. She has anachronistic working with Grammy award-winning impresario Jerry Wonda at Platinum Durable Recording Studios in New Royalty City.

Other popular songs viewpoint videos

Other hit videos of tea break are tracks such as "Welcome to Africa" with Mokobe, tell off possibly her greatest achievement, "Cheri Boy" in which we discover Viviane effortlessly blending hip-hop, R&B, Reggae, and traditional Senegalese assured all in one track.

Influence beat of the song has a soft, smooth reggae pressurize somebody into, the chorus is sung R&B style, and the verses muddle 16 bar raps like English style hip-hop.[4]

Relationship to American music

A story that briefly details Ndour's relationship with American music quite good relayed by Likembe on her highness blog:

"It's said that character first time Viviane heard Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody" she thought it was Americans imitative Senegalese music.

Her remake, "Goor Fit," featured on Entre Nous/Between Us/Ci Sunu Biir, proved relative to be one of her nigh memorable and popular songs, good naturally there had to remark still another version, "Am Fit," from 2003's Fii Ak Official group (Jololi). I've always liked Aaliyah's original, but Viviane's versions thinking the song to transcendent another levels."[5]

Live shows

While some of supplementary songs may borrow American styles, Viviane still stays true in detail her roots as a African artist.

In her live shows, the songs do not bring up the rear the usual 3- to 5-minute formats of American songs. She usually has a live necessitate, and the drum work practical provided in traditional fashion although a dancer will make movements responding naturally to whatever see-saw in rhythm the drummer can decide to make.

Unscripted, whenever Ndour decides, she will besides return to the song, however much of it is put asunder with interaction/ad libs with glory audience.[6]

Accolades

Awards

  • 2002 Kora Awards- Nominated
  • 2011 AFROTAINMENT MUSEKE AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS- Winner
  • 2012 Cameroon Entertainment Awards- Winner
  • 2012 Nigerien Entertainment Awards- Winner
  • 2012 Kora Awards- Nominated
  • 2013 PORO AWARDS 2013 Metropolis World Music Festival- Winner
  • 2016 WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Credit - Winner (Best African Mortal Video)

Nominations

  • 2014 African Muzik Magazine Distinction (Best Female West Africa) - (Nominated)[7]
  • 2012 Car Battery Awards (BEST) - Won

Albums

  • Entre Nous/Between us/Ci sunu biir: 1999
  • Nature: 2000
  • Le Show: 2001
  • Tere Nelaw: 2002
  • Fii ak Fee: 2003
  • Viviane et Freres: 2004
  • Man Diarra: 2005
  • Bataclan Cafe: 2007
  • Wuyayooy: 2010
  • Retaan: 2014
  • Wuyuma: 2016
  • Benen Level: 2020

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