Summary
He may be an international pop star, but Youssou N'Dour's priorities are at home in Senegal. As he prepares to headline the Womad festival, he tells Jane Cornwell why he is determined to highlight the positive elements of African culture through his music
Dressed in white, arms spread wide, Youssou N'Dour stands on an open-air stage in Essaouria, Morocco, his image mirrored either side by giant video screens.See the full content of this document
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The Voice of Africa
'Wake up, stand up, Africa!' yells the Senegalese superstar, a rallying cry to the Motherland from its northernmost tip. 'Africa!
All... my... people!' he sings, unaccompanied, in his startling tenor, his voice curling sensuously around the Medina, his eight- piece band Le Super Etoi...See the full content of this document
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