SUNUY XALE Book and music

SUNUY XALE (2018)

The first book and music publication ”Sunuy Xale” supports the learning of Wolof language. Children will learn the language through simple stories and songs. Book’s illustrations and stories present West-African everyday-life and the cultural environment. The development of cultural identity is strengthenedy by providing stories that children can easily identify in. Stories are written by using colloquial but correct wolof language.

The material was targeted both to bilingual families and to native Wolof speakers.

In bilingual families living abroad, children speak Wolof mainly at home and the tools are needed to maintain the language. Native Wolof speakers can enhance their children´s language development by reading, listening the music and exploring the illustrations together with the kids.

The book includes songs that are also available as separate recording and on Spotify. The music was recorded in Dakar, Senegal in December 2017 with Senegalese musicians and children.

The book and music publication was supported by Arts Promotion Centre Finland and Oskar Öflund’s Foundation.

wolof language

Wolof is spoken in the regions of Senegal, Gambia and Mauritania and it has a strong role in Senegal as a widely spoken uniting native language. Today Wolof speakers live around the World. There are not enough written material published in wolof language in general, but especially for children there is a great demand on material published in wolof language.

HOW TO GET MY COPY?

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The book and the cd are sold at Torobee Distributions inside Institut Francais Dakar, Chez Alpha Books and Cours de wolof á Dakar.

Our webshop is here:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/663209462/sunuy-xale-childrens-book-and-music-cd?ref=shop_home_active_1

If any questions just email sunuyxale@gmail.com and we will give you instructions.