Mar Ndiaye – better known by his artist name Mar Kasàlà – is both a storyteller and a dedicated practitioner of contemporary kasàlà. For some years now, he has been transmitting it mainly to the population of the Saloum islands in Senegal, but his ambition is to spread it far beyond. His mission is to teach it to young and old alike, in order to develop special qualities in them, such as a sense of wonder, the courage to move from theory to action, self-esteem and the memory of their nobility. He believes that these qualities can help them to stand up and take their destiny into their own hands.