Youssou N'Dour
Senegalese musician Youssou N‘Dour, the performer who has arguably changed the west African music. N‘Dour born in Darkar in October 1959, is a singer endowed with remarkable range and poise, and, as a composer, bandleader and producer, with prodigious musical intelligence. He absorbs the entire Senegalese musical spectrum in his work, often filtering this through the lens of genre defying rock and pop music from outside Senegalese culture, always delivering memorable performances both in concert and on record.
Throughout his international career, Youssou N‘Dour rootedness in Senegalese music and storytelling remains the bedrock of his artistic personality. N‘Dour maintains a sound that is highly personal and innovative a synthesis of musical language and culture. Youssou remains a cultural icon in his country and in the worldwide Senegalese diaspora. Youssou N‘Dour hHas toured alongside Bruce Springsteen, Sting and Tracy Chapman.
Rolling Stones judged Youssou N‘Dour's potential long term impact on African music fans and general audience alike, so promising that
“any Third Word performer has a real shot at the sort of Universal popularity last enjoyed but Bob Marley its Youssou N‘Dour, a singer with a voice so extraordinary that the history of Africa seems locked inside it”.
Adapted from Nonesuch Records.
