CULTURE

It seems that Senegal has always played a major part in Black Africa's cultural life. During the XIXth century, men such as El Hadj Omar Tali, Amadou Bamba, El Hadj Malick Sy were involved in the integration of Senegal in the cultural moslem world.
Later, Léopold Sedar Senghor and Cheikh Anta Diop endeavoured to contribute to the evolution of
Pan Africanism and at the same time restore the Negro-African culture.
The first World Festival of Negro Arts, which was organized in Dakar in 1966 was one of the greatest events in Senegal's cultural life.

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