Youssou N'Dour
Acting
Born October 1, 1959 · Dakar, Senegal
Biography
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 Stone described him as, "perhaps the most famous singer alive" in Senegal and much of Africa and in 2023, the same publication ranked him at number 69 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. 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…
Known For · 32 titles
Late Show with David Letterman
Vivement dimanche
Champs-Elysées
Taratata
Victoires de la musique
Star Academy
Le meilleur des Francofolies
Amazing Grace
Live 8
Wanderlust
Xala
Picc Mi
Peter Gabriel - POV
Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987
Praise Song
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
8
Lest We Forget
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
Return to Gorée
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Africa Rising
Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Live for Love United
Cirque du Soleil: Midnight Sun
The Paris Concert for Amnesty International
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
Mosaïque
Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Final - Buenos Aires
Human Rights Now 25th Anniversary