elle, spain, 2008

Photos by Bernardo Doral, kindly contributed by Carlos

Photos are related to the filming of the video for Youssou N'Dour's song Birima: There's a new global communication campaign in favour of micro-credit in Senegal. Birima, Youssou N'Dour's co-operative credit society, offers financial services for SMEs, craftspeople, professionals and artists to help them start and independently develop their business. Anew version of Birima, song recorded by Youssou N’Dour in 2000 and re-arranged by him in 2008 with the participation of Patti Smith, Simphiwe Dana, Irene Grandi and Francesco Renga. Read more