Youssou N'Dour is one of the absolute superstars of Africa. Perhaps he was at a young age already aware of his future because from 1979 he led Les Super Etoiles de Dakar (Superstars of Dakar). That group was the pioneer of mbalax, city music of Senegal. The combination of pop, jazz, Cuban rhythms and West African song proves a winning and the band often plays, eventually in Europe. The growing
… Western interest in African pop causes N'Dour may sing a duet in 1986 on Peter Gabriel's album So. Since 1990 N'Dours solo albums are released worldwide and also well received. A duet with Neneh Cherry, 7 Seconds, a hit in 1994, reads the final breakthrough of the singer. N'Dour also committed for many charities.more