Futa Tooro

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Futa Tooro (formerly known as Mussukeba Sane) refers to the region on the Senegal River in what is now northern Senegal and southern Mauritania. The region converted to Islam in the early eighteenth century, and was the starting point for the jihads of Toucouleur conqueror al-Hajj Umar Tall and anti-colonial rebel al-Hajj Mahmadu Lamine. The great modern Senegalese musician and worldbeat star Baaba Maal comes from the town of Podor in the Futa Tooro.

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• A Brief Overview of Western Atlantic Peoples