The competition to select the official music for the Youth Olympic Games is progressing. The Organizing Committee for the Youth Olympic Games (COJOJ) has received a total of 90 proposals since the launch of the process in September according to Le SoleilThe jury, which includes Baaba Maal, Kiné Laam, Oumar Pène, Henri Guillabert, Coumba Gawlo, Ninou, and Mamadou Oumar Kamara, met on February 13 in Dakar to review a selection of 12 songs. reduces the list to three songs.
« The official music isn't just a song; it's the sonic identity of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. It will carry the emotions of the stadiums, the ceremonies, the torch relay, and the bustling streets. It will be a sound that unites, that inspires, that upliftsThis competition has helped to reveal promising young talents, to give a voice to a youth that creates, that gets involved, that embodies the values of Olympism excellence, friendship and respect " is already delighted the general coordinator of Dakar 2026, Ibrahima WadeThe chosen song will be revealed on June 21st.
