The Seereer Resource Centre and Seereer Radio | Exclusive interview with Saltigi Biram Puuy

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• published: 20 Jan 2016
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Biram Puuy is a Seereer High Priest (saltigi). In December 2015, The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) in collaboration with Seereer Radio were given an audience to conduct an interview with him as part of The Seereer Resource Centre's work on documenting and preserving Seereer culture, history and religion. Tamsier Joof and Demba Sene (members of The Seereer Resource Centre and presenters on Seereer Radio) were the interviewers. Other panel members included Professor Issa Laye Thiaw, Momodou Secka and Njaga Gaye. This interview was conducted at Saltigi Biram Puuy's house in Joobaas, Senegal. Apologies for the background noise from the other household members. The panel (from left to right) : Saltigi Biram Puuy (sitting on the bed); Professor Issa Laye Thiaw (sitting on the bed); Momodou Secka; Njaga Gaye; Demba Sene and Tamsier Joof (by the door). Source languages : Wolof, Saafi-Saafi, Seereer-Siin, French and English. Subjects covered : Seereer religion, Seereer history, Seereer traditional medicine and plants in Seereer medicine; Seereer cosmology; Seereer calendar; Seereer astronomy; Seereer cosmogony; wisdom of animals; values of saltigi (or saltigue); the devil; death in Seereer society; protection against evil; Seereer symbolism, signs / writing; initiation and rites of passage (ndut); canonization and sainthood. This video is an edited version of the audio tape first broadcast on Seereer Radio by Tamsier Joof and Demba Sene. Part 1 and 2 where first broadcast on Tuesday, 5th January 2016 by Tamsier and Demba. You can listen to the full version of this interview by visiting The Seereer Resource Centre and Seereer Radio's podcast pages - see links below. Saltigi Biram Puuy rarely give interviews and is now less active as a "Saltigi" (Seereer High Priest), preferring to focus his time and efforts on Seereer religion, culture and history. We were fortunate enough to have an audience with him. The SRC and Seereer Radio would like to thank him for his time and generosity. He prefer to give knowledge and expects nothing in return, and we are truly grateful for his wisdom, honesty and generosity. LINKS : The Seereer Resource Centre's music and podcast page : http://www.seereer.com/apps/podcast/ Seereer Radio's podcast page : Part 1 of the interview : http://www.seereerradio.com/apps/podcast/podcast/359150 Part 2 of the interview : http://www.seereerradio.com/apps/podcast/podcast/359151 Tamsier Joof and Demba Sene's radio programs "Cosaan Seereer" and "The Seereer Religion and Culture Show" for which this interview was conducted (Seereer Radio) : Cosaan Seereer : http://www.seereerradio.com/apps/calendar/showEvent?calID=7243544&eventID;=262118479&next;=%2fshowWeek%3fcalID%3d7243544%26year%3d2016%26month%3d0%26day%3d20 The Seereer Religion and Culture Show : http://www.seereerradio.com/apps/calendar/showEvent?calID=7243544&eventID;=261160859&next;=%2fshowWeek%3fcalID%3d7243544%26year%3d2016%26month%3d0%26day%3d20 Check out both The SRC and Seereer Radio podcast pages for other interviews not uploaded on YouTube.