This just in from the Hollywood Bowl PR: Youssou N’Dour, who was scheduled to appear on the KCRW World Festival series at the Hollywood Bowl on July 27, 2008, has been forced to cancel his upcoming ...
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.
If you add up the Orchestra Baobab ingredients — an expert feel for Cuban rhythm, an interpolation of indigenous Senegalese musical traditions, a dash of French colonial chic — you have a pretty ...
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 ...
A rat-a-tat percussion and keyboard riff, and Youssou N’Dour’s voice tore through the dark Dakar sky, as the world music legend geared up to do what he does best: rock through the night. With a new ...