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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK -- A few years back, Senegalese music star Youssou N'Dour composed a series of songs celebrating his Islamic faith. He originally wrote the devotional music for his family and friends to ...

Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour made his name in music, and now he wants to be president of his homeland. N'Dour gained an international audience in 1994 with his hit song "Seven Seconds," with Neneh ...

Born in Senegal’s capital Dakar, to a Wolof mother and a Serer father, Youssou N’Dour started out in music with The Star Band in the 1970s. Several members of the band would go on to form Orchestra ...

African singer Youssou n'Dour was born in Dakar, Senegal, in 1959. He sang at neighborhood gatherings as a youngster and by his mid-teens was performing with Senegal's most successful 1970s pop group, ...

Youssou N'Dour is as close to an international megastar as African musicians get, having earned first a massive fan base in his home of Senegal and then a worldwide following on the heels of his work ...

"7 Seconds: The Best of Youssou N'Dour" Columbia/Legacy It's no accident that Youssou N'Dour chose this year to explore his religious beliefs on a new album, "Egypt." With religious-tinged wars raging ...

This beautiful record is a new album by Youssou N'Dour, but it is not 'the new Youssou N'Dour album'. We have had one of those almost every year since he first emerged outside Senegal with Immigrés in ...