Njuup information

Njuup
Njuup
Stylistic origins	Serer religion (Ndut rite of passage)
Cultural origins	Ancient (religious)
Typical instruments	Tama, Perngel, Lamb, Qiin (especially in the Woong or Xaat dance), Vocals, Sabar, Drum
Subgenres
	Mbalax

The Njuup tradition is a Serer style of music rooted in the Ndut initiation rite, which is a rite of passage that young Serers must go through once in their lifetime as commanded in the Serer religion.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Sturman, Janet, The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture, SAGE Publications (2019), p. 1926 ISBN 9781483317748 [1] (Retrieved 13 July 2019)
^ ^a ^b Connolly, Sean, Senegal, Bradt Travel Guides (2009), p. 27, ISBN 9781784776206 [2] (Retrieved 13 July 2019)
^ ^a ^b (in English) The Culture trip : "Youssou N'Dour: An Unlikely Politician" (Retrieved : 28 June 2012)
^ Cite error: The named reference Ferloo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ (in French) Gravrand, Henry, "La civilisation seereer – Pangool, vol. 2, Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal (1990), pp 48–49, ISBN 2723610551

[Sturman-1] Sturman, Janet, The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture, SAGE Publications (2019), p. 1926 ISBN 9781483317748 [1] (Retrieved 13 July 2019)

[coonnol-2] Connolly, Sean, Senegal, Bradt Travel Guides (2009), p. 27, ISBN 9781784776206 [2] (Retrieved 13 July 2019)

[Culture-3] (in English) The Culture trip : "Youssou N'Dour: An Unlikely Politician" (Retrieved : 28 June 2012)

[Ferloo-4] Cite error: The named reference Ferloo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] (in French) Gravrand, Henry, "La civilisation seereer – Pangool, vol. 2, Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal (1990), pp 48–49, ISBN 2723610551

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Njuup
Stylistic origins	Serer religion (Ndut rite of passage^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4])
Cultural origins	Ancient (religious)
Typical instruments	Tama, Perngel, Lamb, Qiin (especially in the Woong or Xaat dance^[5]), Vocals, Sabar, Drum
Subgenres
Mbalax^[1]^[2]

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