Youssou N'Dour

Last night we went to see Youssou N’Dour, one of Senegal’s most famous singers.  The crowd seemed to be mainly Toubabs and ambassadors – and they definitely played that up in the concert – teaching us some traditional dance moves and making fun of our version of Senegal.   I loved the concert though – there were about fifteen people in the band and a few back up singers / dancers – one guy seemed to be on stage solely to pump up the crowd.  There was just so much energy (especially from the featured dancer who did flips over the drummers) and they got almost all of the older white ex-pats and tourists up and dancing – which says a lot.  Before that we went to N’ice Cream, our new favorite place in downtown Dakar.  It is an upscale gelato place that is incredibly good and incredibly cheap (by our standards at least).  I think we spend most of our lunch stipend there each week, but it is so worth it.  My favorite is the ferrero rocher, which tastes exactly like the chocolate but in ice cream form.