Joof family
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The Joof family is one of the old Senegambian royal families of Serer ethnicity.
The totem and symbol of the Joof family is the antelope and gazelle, symbolizing grace, royalty, wisdom, hard work and protection in Serer mythology.
Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Fa Ndeb Joof, from The Royal House of Boureh Gnilane Joof, King of Sine from c. 1898 to 1924
The Junjung: the Serer war drum of Sine (19th century)
Maad a Sinig Ama Joof Gnilane Faye Joof (king of Sine). Reigned c. 1825–53). From The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof. Portrait by David Boilat taken in 1850 when he visited Joal. Catalogued in his work Esquisses sénégalaises in 1853, the year the king died.
Hella Joof
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Hella Joof is a Danish actress and director. She was born to a Danish mother and an aristocratic Gambian father who belonged to the Joof dynasty.
Joof family
…Tamsier Joof, dancer, choreographer, radio personality and businessman Hella Joof, actress and director (of Gambian descent). Mamadou Diouf, musician and songwriter…
Hella Joof 2018