Kocc Barma Fall

Birima Maxuréja Demba Xolé Faal
(Kocc Barma Fall)
Birima Maxuréja Demba Xolé Faal ; (Kocc Barma Fall)
	"Théâtre en boîte" by the Senegalese artist Amadou Makhtar Mbaye. Depiction of philosopher Kocc Barma Fall's (right) visit to the Damel of Cayor (king of Cayor)
Born	1586
Died	1655
Region	African philosophy
Main interests	ethics, politics and society

Kocc Barma Fall or Kotch Barma Fall, more commonly known as Kocc Barma, born Birima Maxuréja Demba Xolé Faal (1586-1655) was a Cayorian philosopher and a member of the laman class. Kocc Barma was an Ajoor-Ajoor — a Serer demonym, meaning an inhabitant of the Kingdom of Cayor (Wa Kajoor in Wolof), now part of present-day Senegal.

He is considered to be the greatest Senegalese thinker and philosopher, and one of the prominent figures of African philosophy. His fertile imagination, his quick wit and his metaphorical sayings are part of the universe of Wolof culture. During his lifetime, he was particularly concerned about the injustice of damels, whom he viewed as tyrannical.

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