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Youssou N'Dour
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african, world, senegal, world music, africa
Youssou N’Dour may have come attention to Europe and America when he contributed backing vocals to Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes”, but he’d been performing and recording in his native Senegal for some time.
A renowned singer, songwriter, and composer, Youssou’s mix of traditional Senegalese mbalax with eclectic influences ranging from Cuban samba to hip hop, jazz, and soul has won him an international fan base of millions.
He is endowed with remarkable range and poise, a composer, bandleader, and producer with a prodigious musical intelligence. The New York Times most recently described his voice as an “arresting tenor, a supple weapon deployed with prophetic authority”. N’Dour absorbs the entire Senegalese musical spectrum in his work, often filtering this through the lens of genre-defying rock or pop music from outside Senegalese culture.
A renowned singer, songwriter, and composer, Youssou’s mix of traditional Senegalese mbalax with eclectic influences ranging from Cuban samba to hip hop, jazz, and soul has won him an international fan base of millions.
He is endowed with remarkable range and poise, a composer, bandleader, and producer with a prodigious musical intelligence. The New York Times most recently described his voice as an “arresting tenor, a supple weapon deployed with prophetic authority”. N’Dour absorbs the entire Senegalese musical spectrum in his work, often filtering this through the lens of genre-defying rock or pop music from outside Senegalese culture.
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Shoutbox
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TheRealEvilOne wrote:
New group: Unique Voice, feel free to join! :)
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robotkarel wrote:
sinless: last-fm don't rate the artists
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Sin_less wrote:
seems a little underrated on THE FM!
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yllwsubmarine03 wrote:
i love every song i hear, it's so good.
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MaybeMike wrote:
his new CD is dopeee
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MaybeMike wrote:
anyone wanna send me Baay Faal..
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blakemiller wrote:
Check out Kirikou
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Harri-Georgeson wrote:
Wau Senegal! Nanga def?
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monobrau wrote:
though i have my reservations about his songs
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monobrau wrote:
i never liked mr n'dour's music and then i accidentally happenned to see him do a couple of songs live. and his was the best voice i've ever heard by miles.
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arimatu wrote:
Excelente artista,me gusta mucho su musica
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ozlya wrote:
I love So Many Men :)
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Doctorrobotnick wrote:
wow! I've listened to him here and there but didn't realize he did the soundtrack for Kirikou and the Sorceress (a very cool animated movie based on an African folk tale, if you haven't seen it... see it) also, he covered Jealous Guy? Gosh, I need to do my homework :)
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Rockrooster wrote:
I hate the new single 'Wake Up' with Neneh Cherry, the way I love '7 seconds' is how much I hate this track!
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kees_boogieman wrote:
Great artist, fantastic music, best voice in the world. I'm very lucky I saw him a dozen times performing live.
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Harri-Georgeson wrote:
Nanga def?
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taricke wrote:
i agree with kungfu
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saschamaj wrote:
To finish it up, you have to know that Youssou publishes different songs for the Western market than in his native Senegal. Youssou's hard-core Senegalese Mbalax stuff is the Youssou you should get to know; chock full of complex rhythms and wonderful melodies. On Last.fm hear e.g. Liggeey, Sabar, Alboury.
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saschamaj wrote:
Youssou is one of the most accomplished living artists today. I rate him up there with Bob Marley and Fela Kuti. If you ever get the chance to see him live, don't miss it!!! Mbalax, the Senegalese music style he made popular in the 80s, takes some getting used to, but let me tell you, most other music will sound too slow after that ;-) 7 seconds is soooo old.
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kungfulasers wrote:
Very underrated artist. He's fantastic.
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Events
- Jul 13 Cactusfestival Minnewaterpark, Brugge, Belgium
- Jul 18 Youssou N'Dour Anfiteatro, Zaragoza, Spain
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All Points West Music & Arts Festival
Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New York, United States
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- Matti07lx tagged Youssou N'Dour with ‘afro’. Friday evening
- Seelos66 tagged Youssou N'Dour with ‘world’ and ‘african’. Friday morning
- Rapscallion87 tagged Youssou N'Dour with ‘african’. Wednesday afternoon
- amaidadde and Rolo_NL tagged Youssou N'Dour with ‘seen live’. Wednesday morning
- TheRealEvilOne tagged Youssou N'Dour with ‘african’. 14 days ago
- TheRealEvilOne connected Youssou N'Dour to the group Unique Voice. 14 days ago
- Zephirnl tagged Youssou N'Dour with ‘nsj08’. 16 days ago
- Freddieallen tagged Youssou N'Dour with ‘world’. 18 days ago
- Supersisius added Youssou N'Dour to the lineup of Youssou N'Dour at Anfiteatro Parco Lago Nord. last month
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African music
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World Music Network
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Peter Gabriel
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Woodstock
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Sziget festival - Budapest
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