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 ...

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.

Youssou NDour not only has an enormous respect for the traditional music of his home country, Senegal, but views that music percussion-based, with lyrics focused on praise for the divine as the ...

Youssou N'Dour gives world music a good name. For almost thirty years, the Senegalese musician has been blending traditional sounds and instruments with influences as far-ranging as American jazz, ...