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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

As the highly anticipated 8th edition of the All-Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) (here) tagged 'Teranga Edition' scheduled to hold in Dakar, Senegal on 12-15 January 2023, draws nearer, Senegalese music ...

World music fans know him as a giant, 30-somethings will instantly recognize his voice from the 1994 worldwide smash “7 seconds” and followers of West African politics will, as of this week, know him ...

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 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. For three decades, the voice of Youssou N’dour, Africa’s most famous pop star, has ...

Youssou N’Dour: Firstly, I am a citizen of this country and I see the situation here deteriorating. Rights and civil liberties are being degraded. I cannot sit back and watch them diminish further.

When Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour sang "I can go anywhere, because I know you are there," at Royce Hall, he meant it to be an affirmation of faith. But those words -- the only lyrics he sang in ...