| Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour was named on Tuesday among the acts lining up for a free Edinburgh concert timed to push Group of Eight leaders to act on poverty in Africa.N'Dour has worked hard investing in Senegal, where he owns a radio station, newspaper, a nightclub and a recording studio.Like the musical storytellers in Africa called griots, Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour is presenting the culture and history of his people in four shows he is curating at Carnegie Hall this week.Everyone likes to be in on a secret.Musicians PETER GABRIEL, YOUSSOU N'DOUR and NENEH CHERRY are joining the fight against malaria by performing at a United Nations concert in Geneva, Switzerland on Saturday (08OCT05).For the first two nights of the Perspectives series he is organizing at ..New York's Carnegie Hall.He then moves on to play six gigs in the .....October 1, 1959 in Dakar) is a Senegalese singer and percussionist.Cuban arrangements and flavors which made the return trip from the Caribbean to West Africa in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s and have flourished in West Africa ever since.This created a new music which was at turns nostalgic, restrained and stately, or celebratory, explosively syncopated and indescribably funky.Younger Senegalese musicians steeped in Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, James Brown, and the whole range of American jazz, soul, and rock music, which Senegal's cosmopolitan capital, Dakar, had enthusiastically absorbed, were rediscovering their heritage and seeking out traditional performers, particularly singers and talking drummers, to join their bands.As it emerged from this period of fruitful musical turbulence, mbalax would eventually find in Youssou N'Dour the performer who has arguably had more to do with its shaping than any other individual.Within a couple of years he was performing regularly with the Star Band, Dakar's most popular group in the early 1970s.Several members of the Star Band joined Orchestre Baobab about that time.In 1979, he formed his own ensemble, the Etoile de Dakar.His early work with Etoile de Dakar was in the typical Latin style popular all over Africa during that time, but in the 1980s he developed a unique sound when he started his current group, Super Etoile de Dakar featuring Jimi Mbaye on guitar, bassist Habib Faye, and tama (talking drum) player Assane Thiam.In the West, Youssou has collaborated with musicians Peter Gabriel, Axelle Red, Sting, Alan Stivell, Bran Van 3000, Neneh Cherry, Wyclef Jean, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tracy Chapman, Branford Marsalis, Ryuichi Sakamoto and others.He wrote and performed the official anthem of the 1998 FIFA World Cup with Axelle Red "La Cour des Grands".Even if he chooses to explore elsewhere, his roots are well established.He won his first American Grammy Award (best contemporary world music album) for his CD Egypt in 2005.In recent years, he has opened his own recording studio, Xippi, as well as his own record label, Jololi.In 1985, he organized a concert for the release of Nelson Mandela.Africa and to connect Senegalese communities around the world.He performed at three of the Live 8 concerts (in Live 8 concert, London, Live 8 concert, Paris and at the Live 8 concert, Eden Project in Cornwall) on 2 July, 2005, with Dido.British abolitionist Olaudah Equiano in the movie Amazing Grace, which chronicles the efforts of William Wilberforce to end slavery in the British Empire.Recently, he has covered John Lennon's Jealous Guy for the CD Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur.Nothing's in Vain (Coono du reer).Duet with Pascal Obispo.Films
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As Olaudah Equiano.As a musician on the film's soundtrack.USA and back, exploring the origins of jazz, which go back to the era of slave trade in Africa, through a concert performed by an international group of artists.Accessed September 2, 2007.ROBERT CHRISTGAU, DAVID FRICKE, CHRISTIAN HOARD, ROB SHEFFIELD (December 17, 2007)."The Top 50 Albums of 2007" Rolling Stone.World Beat Planet, 16 Feb.This page was last modified 19:00, 20 December 2007.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.UCLA students)
Media Sponsor:KCRW 89.Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour burst on to the worldwide scene with his energetic vocals on Peter Gabriel's album So, and later with the song "Shaking the Tree."He devotes his latest album Egypt to the Islamic religion.N'Dour says his latest CD is an exploration of what Muslims have in common, and how Islam is practiced in Senegal, Egypt and across the Middle East.N'Dour is renowned for his vocal range and songwriting abilities.He and his band, The Super Etoile, have toured the world for 20 years, picking up elements of the world's musical traditions along the way.Cuban, pop and rock sensibilities.Related NPR StoriesNPR's Creators at Carnegie: Youssou N'Dour'All Songs Considered': Youssou N'Dour's 'Nothing in Vain'Jan.New Acoustic Afropop: Youssou N'Dour and Salif KeitaNPR's Ivan Watson Profiles Youssou N'DourNov.International: English title) Billo il grand dakhaar (2006) Ndeysaan (2001) ...International: English title) Canto per Cheikh (2006) ....Live 8 (2005) (TV) ....Midnight Sun (2004) (TV) ....HimselfA Day in the Life of Youssou N'Dour (2003) (V) ....Episode dated 1 September 1994 (1994) TV episode ....Episode dated 18 August 1994 (1994) TV episode ....HimselfContre l'oubli (1991) ....Lest We Forget Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa (1990) (TV) ....HimselfThe Secret Policeman's Third Ball (1987) ....You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers.They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update.Internet Movie Database Inc.Sign in or join now
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