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.

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 ...

Islam spread to sub-Saharan Africa around the ninth century, but many Westerners are only now realizing how deep-seated the religion is in countries like Mali, Mauritania and Senegal. Last month, two ...

While the Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour is certainly the most famous singer in Africa, in the U.S., he’s probably still best known for his duets with Peter Gabriel (“In Your Eyes,” “Shaking the ...

Ever since he burst onto the scene in Dakar, Senegal, in the early 1970s at age 12, Youssou N'Dour has been a sensation -- a musical chameleon capable of a seductive whisper or a siren's cry. Today, N ...

“There is nothing left here!” the king of mbalax cried. The crowd roared. “This is no longer the Eldorado.” Another cheer went up from the sea of people squeezed onto the dance floor of Bercy Stadium ...

Grammy Award-winning musician Youssou N'Dour marked his 20th anniversary as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador this week by calling for a continued push to help save and improve the lives of the most ...

Youssou N'Dour, the Grammy-Award-winning artist best known for his singing in Peter Gabriel's hit In Your Eyes, has been appointed culture minister by Senegal's new government. NPR's Ofeibea ...

A moving documentary on Youssou N'Dour screened Friday at the Middle East International Film Festival and was followed by an open-air concert featuring the famous Islamic performer. By Jolanta Chudy, ...

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 ...

Born in Dakar in 1959, N'Dour is a singer endowed with remarkable range and poise, and, as a composer, bandleader, and producer, with a prodigious musical intelligence. The New York Times has ...

Youssou N'Dour (also known as Youssou Madjiguène Ndour; born 1 October 1959) is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, musician, composer, occasional actor, businessman, and politician. In 2004, Rolling ...