Performing Realization: The Sufi Music Videos of the Taalibe Baye of Dakar.

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    • Subject Terms:
      Sufi music; Sufis; Music videos; Niasse, Shaykh Ibrahim; Spirituality; Performance theory; Symbolism; Qur'an
    • Abstract:
      The article offers information on the Sufi communities in Dakar, Senegal and the Sufi music videos produced by the disciples of Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse, who are called Taalibe Baye. Topics discussed include the intense spiritual training provided to the disciples; the disciples' experiences of annihilation in God; and the music videos "Delül Ci Yalla" by Aïda Faye and "Baye Your Side" by Maxi Krezy, which feature Fadda Freddy and Ndongo D. Also mentioned are the performance theory at work in these videos, the symbols and symbolism of the music videos, and the Divine Reality and its description in the "Quran."