“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 ...

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 ...