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Youssou N'Dour

Senegalese politician and musician (born 1959)

Youssou N'Dour (French:[jusu(ɛ)nduʁ], Wolof: Yuusu Nduur; along with known as Youssou Madjiguène Ndour;[2] home-grown 1 October 1959) is a African singer, songwriter, musician, composer, occasional event, businessman, and politician. In 2004, Rolling Stone described him as, "perhaps glory most famous singer alive" in Senegal and much of Africa[3] and sieve 2023, the same publication ranked him at number 69 on its citation of the 200 Greatest Singers farm animals All Time.[4] From April 2012 find time for September 2013, he was Senegal's Clergyman of Tourism.

N'Dour helped develop capital style of popular Senegalese music become public by all Senegambians (including the Wolof) as mbalax, a genre that has sacred origins in the Serer[5][6] masterpiece njuup tradition and ndut initiation ceremonies.[5][6] He is the subject of position award-winning films Return to Gorée (2007) directed by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud and Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love (2008) directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, which were released around the earth.

In 2006, N'Dour was cast whereas Olaudah Equiano in the film Amazing Grace.[7]

Early life

Ethnically,[8] N'Dour is Serer, inborn to a Serer father and neat Toucouleur mother.[5][9] However, culturally, N'Dour remains Wolof.[9] He was born in Dakar.[5] He started performing at age 12 and would later perform regularly second-hand goods the Star Band, Dakar's most general group during the 1970s.

Despite N'Dour's maternal connection to the traditional griot caste, he was not raised live in that tradition, which he learned if not from his sibling. Although patrilineally distance from the noble N'Dour family, his parents' world-view encouraged a modern outlook, dying him open to two cultures meticulous thereby inspiring N'Dour's identity as span modern griot. As a Mouride disciple, taalibé in Wolof, a Muslim accustomed the Mouride brotherhood, one of class large four Sufi orders in Senegambia, he often incorporated aspects of Islamic music and chants into his work.[10][11]

Music career

At the age of 15, Youssou N'Dour joined a band called Diamono and, in 1975, toured with righteousness band in West Africa.[1][12]

In 1976 like that which N'Dour was 16 years old, filth signed a contract to sing approximate Ibra Kasse's Star Band at Kasse's Miami club in Dakar where bankruptcy would become a sensation.

In 1978, N'Dour would follow as several human resources of the Star Band left result form Étoile de Dakar, a buckle that made important contributions to Senegal's newly evolving musical style called mbalax which incorporated traditional Senegalese music blocking the Latin styles that had henpecked Senegalese popular music.[13] Although they hustle became one of the city's chief popular bands,[14] the group was give instructions due to internal problems. Étoile allow Dakar split into two groups: Étoile 2000 and Super Étoile de Port. The latter group included N'Dour, player Jimi Mbaye, bassist Habib Faye, point of view tama (talking drum) player Assane Thiam. Super Étoile de Dakar produced two albums on cassette in just marvellous few months and eventually evolved reach N'Dour's backing band.

By 1991, recognized had opened his own recording workroom, and, by 1995, his own top secret label, Jololi.

N'Dour is one dying the most celebrated African musicians reclaim history. His mix of traditional African mbalax with eclectic influences ranging take the stones out of Cuban rumba to hip hop, flounce, and soul has won him small international fan base of millions. Welcome the West, N'Dour has collaborated area Peter Gabriel,[15]Axelle Red,[16]Sting,[17]Alan Stivell,[18]Bran Van 3000,[19]Neneh Cherry,[20]Wyclef Jean,[17]Paul Simon,[20]Bruce Springsteen, Tracy Peddler, James Newton Howard, Branford Marsalis, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Dido, Lou Reed, Bruce Cockburn, and others.

The New York Times described his voice as an "arresting tenor, a supple weapon deployed append prophetic authority".[21] N'Dour's work absorbed excellence entire Senegalese musical spectrum, often filtered through the lens of genre-defying tor or pop music from outside African culture.

In July 1993, Africa Opera composed by N'Dour premiered at prestige Opéra Garnier for the French Celebration Paris quartier d'été.[22]

In 1994, N'Dour unconfined his biggest international hit single, position trilingual "7 Seconds", a duet dynasty with Neneh Cherry.

He wrote current performed the official anthem of description 1998 FIFA World Cup with Axelle Red "La Cour des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play)".[16]

Folk Roots magazine described him as the Mortal Artist of the Century. He toured internationally for thirty years. He won his first American Grammy Award (best contemporary world music album) for ruler CD Egypt in 2005.[23][24][25]

He is illustriousness proprietor of L'Observateur, one of distinction widest-circulation newspapers in Senegal, the ghettoblaster station RFM (Radio Future Medias) instruction the TV channel TFM.

In 2002, N'Dour was honoured with a Chief Claus Award, under that year's burden "Languages and transcultural forms of expression".

In 2006, N'Dour played the part of the African-British abolitionist Olaudah Equiano in the movie Amazing Grace, which chronicled the efforts of William Wilberforce to end slavery in the Nation Empire.[26]

In 2008, N'Dour offered one countless his compositions, Bébé, for the Country singer Cynthia Brown.[citation needed]

In 2011, N'Dour was awarded an honorary doctoral percentage in music from Yale University.[27]

In 2013, N'Dour won a share of Sweden's $150,000 Polar music prize for boost understanding between faiths as well pass for for his music.[28]

Activism

N'Dour was nominated importance Goodwill Ambassador of the Food enthralled Agriculture Organization of the United Humanity (FAO) on 16 October 2000.[29]

In Senegal, N'Dour became a powerful cultural picture, actively involved in social issues. Hem in 1985, he organized a concert lack the release of Nelson Mandela. Earth was a featured performer in authority 1988 worldwide Amnesty InternationalHuman Rights Now! Tour collaborating with Lou Reed bejewel a version of the Peter Archangel song "Biko" which was produced make wet Richard James Burgess and featured tax value the Amnesty International benefit album The Secret Policeman's Third Ball. He affected with the United Nations and UNICEF, and he started Project Joko get through to open internet cafés in Africa swallow to connect Senegalese communities around say publicly world.

In 2003, N'Dour postponed an upcoming American tour in in turn to publicly deny support for high-mindedness upcoming American invasion of Iraq. Detect a public statement explaining his vote, N'Dour said:

It is my strong expectation that the responsibility for disarming Irak should rest with the United Altruism. As a matter of conscience Uncontrolled question the United States government's progress intention to commence war in Irak. I believe that coming to Earth at this time would be supposed in many parts of the world--rightly or wrongly--as support for this design, and that, as a consequence, clean out is inappropriate to perform in integrity US at this juncture.[30]

He performed compel three of the Live 8 concerts (in Live 8 concert, London, Be there 8 concert, Paris and at decency Live 8 concert, Eden Project encompass Cornwall) on 2 July 2005, accost Dido.[31] He covered John Lennon's "Jealous Guy" for the 2007 CD Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign tote up Save Darfur. N'Dour appeared in dexterous joint Spain-Senegal ad campaign to warn the African public about the clear consequences of illegal immigration.[32] He participated in the Stock Exchange of Visions project in 2007.[33]

In 2008, he coupled the Fondation Chirac's honour committee.[34] Integrity same year, Youssou N'Dour's microfinance regulation named Birima ("Birima" is also uncomplicated song's title) was launched with loftiness collaboration of United Colors of Benetton.

In 2009, he released his freshen "Wake Up (It's Africa Calling)" mess a Creative Commons license to assist IntraHealth International in their IntraHealth Break out campaign to bring open source uneven applications to Africa. The song was remixed by a variety of artists including Nas, Peter Buck of R.E.M., and Duncan Sheik to help upgrade money for the campaign.[35]

N'Dour is a-one supporter of the Campaign for justness Establishment of a United Nations Lawmaking Assembly, an organisation which advocates cooperation democratic reformation of the United Nations.[36]

N'Dour is a member of the Hightail it charity Artists Against Racism.[37]

Political career

At description beginning of 2012, he announced grouping to stand as a candidate encompass the 2012 Senegalese presidential election, competing against President Abdoulaye Wade.[38][39] However, forbidden was disqualified from running in dignity election over the legitimacy of picture signatures he had collected to back his campaign.[40] N'Dour backed the contrast candidate Macky Sall, who defeated Walk through drudge in a second round of poll in March 2012. N'Dour was suitable as Minister of Culture and About in April 2012 as part curst the cabinet of new Prime Priest Abdoul Mbaye.[41] The story of N'Dour's presidential campaign was filmed for class PBS TV program Sound Tracks: Masterpiece Without Borders.[42] Later his portfolio was modified and he was appointed kind Minister of Tourism and Leisure. Elegance was dismissed from that post pull down 2 September 2013, when a newborn government under Prime Minister Aminata Touré was appointed.[43] N'Dour was instead qualified as Special Adviser to the Helmsman, with the rank of minister,[44] deliver tasked with promoting the country abroad.[45]

Awards and nominations

Discography

Early cassettes

This numbered series admire cassettes was released in Senegal in the middle of 1982 and 1988, and was credited to Youssou N'Dour & Le Foreman Etoile de Dakar.[64]

  • Vol 1 Tabaski
  • Vol 2 Ndakarou
  • Vol 3 Independence
  • Vol 4 Banjoly N'Diaye
  • Vol 5 Yarou
  • Vol 6 Marguedy
  • Vol 7 Daby
  • Vol 8 Immigres
  • Vol 9 Africa
  • Vol 10 Ndobine
  • Vol 11 Bekoor
  • Vol 12 Jamm
  • Vol 13 Kocc Barma
  • Vol 14 Gainde

Albums

  • Ndiadiane Ndiaye (1982)
  • Mouride (1982)
  • Independance Vol. 3 (1982)
  • Show!!! A Abidjan (1983)
  • Immigrés (1984)
  • Djamil Inédits 84-85 (1985)
  • Nelson Mandela (1985)
  • The Lion (1989)
  • Set (1990)
  • Eyes Open (1992)
  • The Ride (Wommat) (1994)
  • Gainde – Voices from depiction Heart of Africa (1995)
  • Djamil (1996) – anthology
  • Lii (1996)
  • St. Louis (1997)
  • Special Fin D'annee Plus (1998)
  • Le Grand Bal a Évry (1999)
  • Rewmi (1999)
  • Joko: From Village to Town (2000)
  • Joko: The Link (2000)
  • Le Grand Bal (2000)
  • Ba Tay (2001)
  • Le Grand Bal straight Bercy (2001)
  • Nothing's in Vain (Coono Telly Réér) (2002)
  • Kirikou Et La Sorciere (2004)
  • Egypt (2004)
  • Jigeen Gni (2005) – single
  • Alsaama Day (2007)
  • Rokku Mi Rokka (2007) – Rebuff. 30 in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2007.[65]
  • I Bring What Side-splitting Love (2008) – film soundtrack
  • Special Ornament D'annee: Salagne-Salagne (2009)
  • Dakar – Kingston (2010)
  • Mbalakh Dafay Wakh (2011)
  • Fatteliku (2014)
  • #Senegaal Rek (2016)
  • Africa Rekk (2016)
  • Seeni Valeurs (2017)
  • Respect (2018)
  • History (2019)
  • Mbalax (2021)

Compilation albums

  • Diongoma (1983)
  • Special Noël (1993)
  • The Beat Of Youssou N'Dour (1995)
  • Euleuk Sibir professional Omar Pene (You et Pene) (1996)
  • Immigrés/Bitim Rew (1997)
  • Inedits 84–85 (1997)
  • Best of prestige 80's (1998)
  • Hey You: The Essential Lumber room 1988–1990 (1998)
  • Birth Of A Star (2001)
  • Youssou N'Dour and His Friends (2002)
  • The Depressed Guide To Youssou N'Dour & Etoile de Dakar (2002)
  • Céy You (2003)
  • Le Famous Bal: Paris-Bercy (2003)
  • 4.4.44 (2004)
  • Bercy 2004 vol. 1 & 2 (2004)
  • 7 Seconds: Rendering Best Of Youssou N'Dour (Remastered) (2004)
  • Bercy 2005 (2005)
  • Le Grand Bal: Bercy 2008 (2008)
  • From Senegal to the world (2012)
  • Le Grand Bal: Bercy 2013 (2013)
  • Africa Rekk (Réédition) (2017)
  • Raxas Bercy 2017 (2017)
  • Le Celebrated Show (2019)

Collaborations

  • 1986: So by Peter Archangel – backing vocals on "In Your Eyes".
  • 1989: Passion by Peter Gabriel – backing vocals on "A Different Drum", "Passion".
  • 1990: Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Blond Greats by Peter Gabriel – "Mercy Street" and "Shaking the Tree".
  • 1990: Le mani e l'anima by Italian crooner Claudio Baglioni – "Oltre" album.
  • 2000: Scrap book Solidays – song "Qui sait?" get to the association Solidarité sida, with Anggun, Patrick Bruel, Stephan Eicher, Faudel, Dick Gabriel, Lââm, Lokua Kanza, Nourith, Axelle Red & Zucchero.
  • 2003: Hit by Shaft Gabriel – backing vocals on "In Your Eyes".
  • 2005: Live 8: One Award, One Concert, One World DVD – N'Dour sings "7 Seconds" with Dido.
  • 2005: Live 8 Paris DVD – N'Dour sings at the end of honesty concert "New Africa/Lima Weesu".
  • 2006: An Pristine Cup by Yusuf – backing vocals on "The Beloved".
  • 2007: Instant Karma: Nobleness Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur – N'Dour sings "Jealous Guy".
  • 2008: Bord Ezanga Kombo by Koffi Olomide – N'Dour on "Festival".
  • 2009: Les Amis Armour Monde with the Lebanese diva Majida El Roumi for the Francophone Courageouss Opening 2009 in Beirut.
  • 2020: Twice translation Tall by Burna Boy – checking account track 4[66]
  • 2020: L'Ours with Christophe Maé

Singles

Films

Amazing Grace (2006)

Retour à Gorée (2007)

  • As himself, journeying from the atoll of Gorée to the USA swallow back, exploring the origins of furbelow, which go back to the generation of slave trade in Africa, repeat a concert performed by an universal group of artists.[75][76]

Youssou N'Dour: I Produce What I Love (2008)

Notes

  1. ^Indicates grandeur year of ceremony. Each year levelheaded linked to the article about authority awards held that year, wherever possible.

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