Born in Dakar in 1959, N'Dour is a singer endowed with remarkable range and poise, and, as a composer, bandleader, and producer, with a prodigious musical intelligence. The New York Times has ...

Youssou N’Dour’s voice is one of the wonders of music, a soaring bird that has taken him around the globe from his native Dakar, Senegal, as a beloved, ever-visionary arts ambassador for more than ...

“There is nothing left here!” the king of mbalax cried. The crowd roared. “This is no longer the Eldorado.” Another cheer went up from the sea of people squeezed onto the dance floor of Bercy Stadium ...

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Recognized in Time Magazine's 2007 list of the world's 100 most influential people, Senegal's Youssou N'Dour is known in some circles as "the most famous African singer alive." He discusses his new ...

Senegal is one of 26 countries represented at the Africa Station fan zone during the Paris Olympics, situated on L'île Saint-Denis, north of Paris. With ambassadors like beloved Senegalese musician ...

Youssou N'Dour is without a doubt the biggest name at WOMAD 2023. His collaborations with major taste makers like Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Neneh Cherry and others mean many Kiwis alive in the 80s ...

Ever since he burst onto the scene in Dakar, Senegal, in the early 1970s at age 12, Youssou N'Dour has been a sensation -- a musical chameleon capable of a seductive whisper or a siren's cry. Today, N ...

There’s a tang of tear gas in the air as Youssou N’Dour pops up through the sunroof of his car. Africa’s most famous living musician is on the edge of Independence Square in downtown Dakar, Senegal, ...