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Youssou N'Dour | |
|---|---|
 N'Dour in Warsaw in 2009 | |
| Minister of Tourism of Senegal | |
| In office 5 April 2012 – September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdoul Mbaye |
| Preceded by | Thierno Lo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1959 Dakar, Mali Federation |
| Musical career | |
| Birth name | Youssou N'Dour |
| Also known as | Youssou Ndour |
| Born | 1 October 1959 |
| Origin | Dakar, Senegal |
| Genres | Mbalax, world |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | |
Youssou N'Dour (French: [jusu (ɛ)nduʁ], Wolof: Yuusu Nduur; also known as Youssou Madjiguène Ndour;[2] born 1 October 1959) is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, musician, composer, occasional actor, businessman, and politician. In 2004, Rolling Stone described him as, "perhaps the most famous singer alive" in Senegal and much of Africa[3] and in 2023, the same publication ranked him at number 69 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.[4] From April 2012 to September 2013, he was Senegal's Minister of Tourism.
N'Dour helped develop a style of popular Senegalese music known by all Senegambians (including the Wolof) as mbalax, a genre that has sacred origins in the Serer[5][6] music njuup tradition and ndut initiation ceremonies.[5][6] He is the subject of the 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 world.
In 2006, N'Dour was cast as Olaudah Equiano in the film Amazing Grace.[7]
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- ^ "Youssou N'Dour". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- ^ "The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time". Rolling Stone. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b Sturman, Janet, The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture, SAGE Publications (2019), p. 1926, ISBN 9781483317748. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ a b Connolly, Sean, Senegal, Bradt Travel Guides (2009), p. 27, ISBN 9781784776206 [2] (Retrieved 13 July 2019)
- ^ "Olaudah Equiano (Youssou N'Dour) | guardian.co.uk Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2021.