JIMMY OWENS, a well-known American jazz trumpet player, arrives in Gorée, an island off the coast of Dakar. He settles down in the famous "House of Slaves".
One evening, an old fishermen and his grandson hear the sound of a trumpet, coming from the other side of the island, to the tune of Louis Armstrong's "Nobody knows the trouble I've seen". Hearing this, the old man is thrown into a violent state of confusion and begins telling his grandson his story.
With the help of the inhabitants of Gorée, the young boy and his friends try and cure the old fisherman, who is under the spell of Mame Couba, the protecting spirit of the island.
"GOREE, GRANDFATHER’S ISLAND" is a musical tale about passion and tribute to the memory of the unique island of Gorée.