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Saint-Louis Jazz and the River's Pulse

Senegal Travel Podcast with Fatou Diop
S1 E909:14
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Fatou explores Saint-Louis's jazz heritage, visits the Guet Ndar fishing docks, takes a pirogue upriver, and reflects on the city's fading colonial elegance and the cost of living. Plan your trip to Senegal: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Senegal guide → Some links are affiliate links. Episode 9 of Senegal Travel Podcast with Fatou Diop. Fatou Diop is in Saint-Louis, Senegal. Places in this episode: Hôtel Etoile du Sud, Place Faidherbe, Guet Ndar, Ndar Ndar music & café, La Kora, Hydrobase, Musée du CRDS, Restaurant La Galette. Covered: jazz history, fishing port, river trip, cost of living, erosion, museum. Chapters: 00:00 Hôtel Etoile du Sud 01:27 Guet Ndar 03:11 La Kora 04:16 Hydrobase 06:03 Musée du CRDS 07:11 Rain on tin roof 08:20 Night street A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #SaintLouisSenegal #SenegalTravel #JazzFestival #GuetNdar #SenegalRiver #DjoudjBirdPark #WestAfrica #TravelAfrica #SenegalCulture #PirogueTrip #LaKora #NdarNdarCafe #CRDSMuseum #Hivernage #Teranga #LangueDeBarbarie #SenegalFood #TravelPodcast https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/senegal/

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