Senegalese singer Yossou N'Dour has positioned himself in a land of contrast. He has been recording textured albums that go out on a limb with tradition-grounded experimentalism and touring to support ...

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 ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Singer Youssou N’Dour’s 2004 album of Islamic music earned him a boycott from some Muslim fans. However, in a new ...

Senegalese singer and songwriter Youssou N'Dour tries to create a more positive image of Islamic culture in Africa with his music. Jeffrey Brown speaks with N'Dour about his music and his message.

Director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi wasn’t familiar with Youssou N’Dour and his music until six months before she decided to commit five years of her life to making a movie about him. Ms. Vasarhelyi’s ...

The Review: If it makes sense that Youssou N’Dour kicked-off his current North American tour in the polyglot melting pot that is Miami, it makes even more sense that he did it at the behest of Miami’s ...

While the Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour is certainly the most famous singer in Africa, in the U.S., he’s probably still best known for his duets with Peter Gabriel (“In Your Eyes,” “Shaking the ...

Singer Youssou N’Dour’s 2004 album of Islamic music earned him a boycott from some Muslim fans. However, in a new documentary about the album, Egypt, he says the music has encouraged a deeper ...

Youssou N'Dour's latest CD features his thrilling voice in live and studio settings with emotion-laced new recordings of his favourite songs and two new ones from the documentary film about him, I ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop singer Youssou N'Dour's 2004 album of Islamic music earned him a boycott by some Muslim fans, but in a new documentary about the album, "Egypt," he says the music has ...