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... Youssou N'Dour: The Voice Of Senegal Ever since he ...

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 ...

“World music,” a term for music made by everybody who doesn’t happen to look or sound like us, is a “World music,” a term for music made by everybody who doesn’t happen to look or sound like us, is a ...

"Les voyages influencent ma musique, mais mon objectif est aussi d'exporter les vibrations de Dakar et d'amener de nouveaux sons aux Occidentaux." Ainsi Youssou N'Dour explique le melting pot sonore ...

“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 ...

Crowd puller N'Dour is surrounded by supporters at a demonstration in Independence Square, Dakar. Police used tear gas on protestersDominic Nahr / Magnum for TIME There’s a tang of tear gas in the air ...

For everyone else, specifically the 99 percent of the Western public who aren’t into world music and didn’t buy 7 Seconds (and even some of those who did), he’s, well, a bit boring: an average-looking ...

En marge des grands concerts internationaux, Youssou N’Dour chante l’atmosphère, le rythme et la saveur de son enfance à Dakar. Il raconte les ambiances du marché, les immuables rituels de la ...

Youssou N’Dour est un musicien né le 1er octobre 1959 à Dakar au Sénégal. Fils d’un père ouvrier, il grandit dans le quartier de Médina à Dakar. Dès l’enfance, il s’ennuie à l’école et s'intéresse à ...

Jimi Mbaye, légendaire guitariste de Youssou N’Dour et cofondateur du Super Étoile, s’est éteint à 68 ans. La musique sénégalaise pleure l’un de ses plus grands artistes. Jimi Mbaye, guitariste ...

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