LET'S MEET AND GREET YOUSSOU N'DOUR

Known as the most famous music artiste to come out of Senegal and that part of the continent. 

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Music legend, Youssou N'Dour, was born on October 1, 1959, in the Senegalese capital city of Dakar, to a Serer father and Wolof mother. 

Gifted with a voice like no other, Youssou N'Dour aside from being a versatile musician and songwriter, also doubles as an actor, businessman, and a politician.

Youssou's journey into music began at age 12 and found his way into Dakar's most popular musical band at the time, Star Band. 

Due to his dual cultural upbringing, Youssou developed his own unique musical style called the mbalax which he renders in this paternal language, Serer.

Made popular by Youssou N'Dour, mbalax finds its root in a form of traditional Serer conservative music called, Njuup.

 

The world music star has featured in the following movies which he also played lead roles:

• Amazing Grace (2006)
• Return To Goree (2007)
• Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love (2008)

Unarguably one of the most celebrated African musicians, April of 2012 saw Youssou N'Dour take a rather wide detour from his beloved music, as he was appointed Senegal's Tourism Minister, a position he relinquished in September of the next year.

Being one of Africa's most celebrated music icons globally, Youssou, put together his very own epic musical band in 1979 called the Etoile de Dakar, which later metamorphosed into Super Etoile de Dakar with the likes of popular talking drum (Tame) player - Assane Thiam, Habib Faye on bass guitar and the iconic Jimi Mbaye on guitar.

Popular for taking mbalax to the world, Youssou N'Dour, has through the years experimented with his unique sound by fusing it with Afro-Carribean sounds and deep latin sounds to produce hit songs which the world have come to greatly appreciate. 

Below is a list of Youssou N'Dour's albums through decades of a successful musical career.

• Bitim Rew - 1984

• Nelson Mandela - 1986

• Immigrés - 1988

• The Lion - 1989

• Set - 1990

• Eyes Open - 1992

• The Guide (Wommat) - 1994

• Gainde – Voices from the Heart of Africa - 1995

• The Best Of Youssou N'Dour - 1995

• Euleek Sibir with Omar Pene (You et Pene) - 1996

• Djamil - 1996

• Lii - 1996

• St. Louis - 1997

• Immigrés/Bitim Rew - 1997

• Inedits 84–85 - 1997

• Best of the 80's - 1998

• Hey You: The Essential Collection 1988–1990 - 1998

• Special Fin D'annee Plus - 1999

• Le Grand Bal a Evry - 1999

• Rewmi - 1999

• Joko: From Village To Town - 2000

• Joko: The Link - 2000

• Le Grand Bal - 2000

• Ba Tay - 2001

• Le Grand Bal a Bercy - 2001

• Birth Of A Star - 2001

• Youssou N'Dour and His Friends - 2002

• The Rough Guide To Youssou N'Dour & Etoile de Dakar - 2002

• Nothing's In Vain (Coono Du Réér) - 2002

• Kirikou Et La Sorciere - 2004

• Egypt - 2004

• 7 Seconds: The Best Of Youssou N'Dour - 2004

• Alsaama Day - 2007

• Rokku Mi Rokka - 2007

• Special Fin D'annee: Salagne-Salagne - 2009

• Dakar – Kingston (2010)

• I Bring What I Love - 2010

• Mbalakh Dafay Wakh - 2011

• From Senegal to the world - 2012

• Fatteliku - 2014

• Senegaal Rek - 2016

• Africa Rekk - 2016

• Seeni Valeurs - 2017