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Line 1: {{Short description\|Senegalese politician and musician (born 1959)}} ~~[[Image:Fete Huma 2004 Sept 2004 227 Youssou N Dour.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Youssou N'Dour]]~~ {{Use dmy dates\|date=November 2021}} '''Youssou N'Dour''' (born [[October 1]], [[1959]] in [[Dakar]]) is a [[Senegal]]ese [[singer]] and [[percussionist]]. He helped develop popular music in Senegal, known in the [[Wolof language]] as ''[[mbalax]]'', a blend of the country's [[traditional]] [[griot]] percussion and praise-singing with the [[Afro-Cuban]] arrangements and flavors which made the return trip from the [[Caribbean]] to [[West Africa]] in the [[1940s]], [[1950s\|50s]], and [[1960s\|60s]] and have flourished in West Africa ever since. {{Infobox officeholder \| name = Youssou N'Dour \| image = YoussouNdour20090913.jpg \| caption = N'Dour in 2009 \| office = [[Ministry of Tourism (Senegal)\|Minister of Tourism of Senegal]] \| primeminister = [[Abdoul Mbaye]] \| term_start = 5 April 2012 \| term_end = September 2013 \| predecessor = Thierno Lo \| successor = \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1959\|10\|1}} \| birth_place = [[Dakar]], [[Mali Federation]] \| death_date = \| death_place = \| party = \| module = {{Infobox musical artist\|embed=yes \| alias = Youssou Madjiguène Ndour \| instrument = \| genre = {{flatlist\| * [[Mbalax]] * [[Afro-pop]]<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web \|title=Youssou N'Dour \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/youssou-ndour-mn0000692100 \|website=[[AllMusic]] \|access-date=6 March 2025}}</ref> * [[desert blues]]<ref name="allmusic"/> * [[Music of Senegal\|Senegalese]]<ref name="allmusic"/> * [[Music of West Africa\|West African]]<ref name="allmusic"/> * [[World music\|world]] * [[worldbeat]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/subgenre/worldbeat-ma0000011922\|title=Worldbeat Music Genre Overview\|website=[[AllMusic]]\|access-date=July 21, 2017}}</ref> }} \| occupation = {{flatlist\| * Singer * percussionist }} \| years_active = 1970s–present \| label = {{flatlist\| * Prince Arts * [[Columbia Records\|Columbia]] * [[Sony Music\|Chaos]] * [[Real World Records\|Real World]] * [[Nonesuch Records\|Nonesuch]] }} \| past_member_of = {{flatlist\| * [[Star Band]] * [[Étoile de Dakar]] * [[Super Diamono]]<ref name="Hardy"/> }} \| website = }} }} '''Youssou N'Dour''' ({{IPA\|fr\|jusu (ɛ)nduʁ\|lang}}, {{langx\|wo\|Yuusu Nduur}} {{IPA\|wo\|juːsu ⁿd̺uːɾ\|}}; also known as '''Youssou Madjiguène Ndour''';<ref>Xalima, ''Youssou « Madjiguéne » devenu l’ennemi des hommes sénégalais...'' (28 November 2019) [https://xalimasn.com/youssou-madjiguene-devenu-lennemi-des-hommes-senegalais/] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204203649/https://www.xalimasn.com/youssou-madjiguene-devenu-lennemi-des-hommes-senegalais/ \|date=4 December 2024 }}</ref> born 1 October 1959) is a [[Senegal]]ese singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and politician. N'Dour helped develop a style of popular [[Senegambian]] music known as ''[[mbalax]],'' a genre that has sacred origins in the [[Serer people\|Serer]] music [[njuup]] tradition and [[Ndut initiation rite\|ndut initiation ceremonies]].<ref name="Sturman">Sturman, Janet, [https://books.google.com/books?id=9TuKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1925 ''The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture''], [[SAGE Publications]] (2019), p. 1926, {{ISBN\|9781483317748}}. Retrieved 13 July 2019.</ref><ref name="coonnol">Connolly, Sean, ''Senegal'', [[Bradt Travel Guides]] (2009), p. 27, {{ISBN\|9781784776206}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=WcaGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA27] (Retrieved 13 July 2019)</ref> From April 2012 to September 2013, he was Senegal's Minister of Tourism. ~~==Background==~~ ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described him in 2004 as "perhaps the most famous singer alive" in Senegal and much of Africa,<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Youssou N'Dour\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/youssoundour/biography\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930220906/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/youssoundour/biography\|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> and ranked him in 2023 at number 69 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|date=January 1, 2023\|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/youssou-ndour-3-1234643091/\|access-date=July 13, 2023\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|language=en-US}}</ref> N'Dour is the subject of the award-winning films ''[[Retour à Gorée\|Return to Gorée]]'' (2007) directed by [[Pierre-Yves Borgeaud]] and ''[[Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love]]'' (2008) directed by [[Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi]]. In 2006, N'Dour portrayed [[Olaudah Equiano]] in the film ''[[Amazing Grace (2006 film)\|Amazing Grace]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Olaudah Equiano (Youssou N'Dour) {{!}} guardian.co.uk Film\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/pictures/image/0,,-1050329735448,00.html\|access-date=28 April 2021\|website=The Guardian}}</ref> Beginning in the mid-[[1970s]] the resulting mix was modernized with a gloss of more complex indigenous [[Senegalese dance]] rhythms, roomy and melodic guitar and saxophone solos, chattering talking-drum soliloquies and, on occasion, [[Sufi]]-inspired [[Muslim]] religious chant. This created a new music which was at turns nostalgic, restrained and stately, or celebratory, explosively syncopated and indescribably funky. Younger Senegalese musicians steeped in [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Carlos Santana]], [[James Brown (musician)\|James Brown]], and the whole range of American [[jazz]], [[soul music\|soul]], and [[rock music]], which Senegal's cosmopolitan capital, [[Dakar]], had enthusiastically absorbed, were rediscovering their heritage and seeking out traditional performers, particularly singers and [[talking drum]]mers, to join their bands. (The griots—musicians, praise-singers and storyteller-historians—comprise a distinct hereditary [[caste]] in [[Wolof]] society and throughout West Africa.) As it emerged from this period of fruitful musical turbulence, mbalax would eventually find in Youssou N'Dour the performer who has arguably had more to do with its shaping than any other individual. ==~~Life~~Early ~~and work~~life== [[File:YoussouNDour08TIFF.jpg\|thumb\|left\|N'Dour at the 2008 [[Toronto International Film Festival]]]] He began performing at the age of 12. Within a couple of years he was performing regularly with the [[Star Band]], Dakar's most popular group in the early 1970s. Several members of the Star Band joined [[Orchestre Baobab]] about that time. Ethnically,<ref>In the [[Senegambia region]] as well as many [[African culture]]s, a person's ethnicity is determined by their father's line or surname. ''[[N'Dour]]'' and its variation ''Ndure'' or ''Ndour'' is a typical Serer surname. See - [[Godfrey Mwakikagile\|Mwakikagile, Godfrey]], ''The Gambia and Its People: Ethnic Identities and Cultural Integration in Africa,'' New Africa Press (2010), p. 136, 141. {{ISBN\|9789987160235}}</ref> N'Dour is [[Serer people\|Serer]], born to a Serer father and a [[Toucouleur people\|Toucouleur]] mother.<ref name="Sturman"/><ref name="mus me port"/> However, culturally, N'Dour is [[Wolof people\|Wolof]].<ref name="mus me port">{{cite news \|title=La musique me portait, c'était ma seule langue \|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2005/08/12/youssou-n-dour-la-musique-me-portait-c-etait-ma-seule-langue_679658_3246.html \|language=fr \|date=12 August 2005\|newspaper=Le Monde.fr }}</ref> He was born in [[Dakar]].<ref name="Sturman"/> He started performing at age 12 and would later perform regularly with the [[Star Band]], Dakar's most popular group during the 1970s. Although N’Dour has connections to the traditional [[griot]] caste on his mother’s side, he wasn’t raised in that tradition, learning it instead from his siblings. His parents encouraged him to look at things in a more modern manner, leaving him open to two cultures, with the result that he refers to himself as a modern griot. Despite N'Dour's maternal connection to the traditional [[griot]] caste, he was not raised in that tradition, which he learned instead from his sibling. Although patrilineally from the noble N'Dour family, his parents' world-view encouraged a modern outlook, leaving him open to two cultures and thereby inspiring N'Dour's identity as a modern griot. As a Mouride disciple'', taalibé'' in Wolof, a [[Muslim]] of the [[Mouride]] brotherhood, one of the large four [[Sufism\|Sufi]] orders in [[Senegambia]], he often incorporated aspects of [[Islamic music]] and chants into his work.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2009-06-16 \|title=Youssou N'Dour film explores music and Islam \|work=Reuters \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ndour-idUSTRE55F6XW20090616 \|access-date=2022-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=A song and a prayer \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/may/23/worldmusic.islam \|first=Mark\|last= Hudson\|work=[[The Guardian]] \|date=23 May 2004}}</ref> In [[1979]], he formed his own ensemble, the [[Etoile de Dakar]]. His early work with Etoile de Dakar was in the typical Latin style popular all over Africa during that time, but in the [[1980s]] he developed a unique sound when he started his current group, [[Super Etoile de Dakar]] featuring [[Jimi Mbaye]] on guitar, bassist [[Habib Faye]], and [[tama]] (talking drum) player [[Assane Thiam]]. ==Music career== Youssou N'Dour is one of the most celebrated [[List of African musicians\|African musicians]] in [[history]]. A renowned singer, songwriter, and composer, Youssou's mix of traditional Senegalese mbalax with [[eclectic]] influences ranging from [[Cuba]]n [[samba]] to [[Hip hop music\|hip hop]], jazz, and soul has won him an international fan base of millions. In the West, Youssou has collaborated with musicians [[Peter Gabriel]], [[Axelle Red]], [[Sting]], [[Alan Stivell]], [[Bran Van 3000]], [[Neneh Cherry]], [[Wyclef Jean]], [[Paul Simon]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Tracy Chapman]], [[Branford Marsalis]], and others. In Senegal, Youssou is a powerful cultural icon actively involved in social issues. At the age of 15, Youssou N'Dour joined a band called [[Diamono]] and, in 1975, toured with the band in [[West Africa]].<ref name="Hardy">Hardy, Phil, ''The Da Capo Companion to 20th-century Popular Music'', [[Da Capo Press]] (1995), p. 682, {{ISBN\|9780306806407}}</ref><ref name="Appiah and Gates">[[Kwame Anthony Appiah\|Appiah, Anthony]], [[Henry Louis Gates Jr.\|Gates, Henry Louis]], ''Encyclopedia of Africa, Volume 1'', [[Oxford University Press]] (2010), p. 562, {{ISBN\|9780195337709}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=A0XNvklcqbwC&pg=RA1-PA562]</ref> In 1976 when N'Dour was 16 years old, he signed a contract to sing with Ibra Kasse's [[Star Band]] at Kasse's Miami club in Dakar where he would become a sensation. He is endowed with remarkable range and poise, a [[composer]], [[bandleader]], and producer with a prodigious musical intelligence. ''[[The New York Times]]'' most recently described his voice as an "arresting tenor, a supple weapon deployed with prophetic authority". N'Dour absorbs the entire Senegalese musical spectrum in his work, often filtering this through the lens of genre-defying rock or [[pop music]] from outside Senegalese culture. In 1978, N'Dour would follow as several members of the Star Band left to form [[Étoile de Dakar]], a band that made important contributions to Senegal's newly evolving musical style called [[mbalax]] which incorporated traditional Senegalese music into the Latin styles that had dominated Senegalese popular music.<ref>Hudson, Mark, essay in liner notes of "Once Upon a Time in Senegal", Etoile de Dakar, Sterns Music 2010, p. 14</ref> Although they quickly became one of the city's most popular bands,<ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/06/etoile-de-dakar-youssou-ndour \| ___location=London \| work=The Guardian \| title=Etoile de Dakar featuring Youssou N'Dour: Once Upon a Time in Senegal \| first=Robin \| last=Denselow \| date=6 May 2010}}</ref> the group was short-lived due to internal problems. Étoile de Dakar split into two groups: Étoile 2000 and Super Étoile de Dakar. The latter group included N'Dour, guitarist [[Jimi Mbaye]], bassist [[Habib Faye]], and [[Talking drum\|tama]] (talking drum) player Assane Thiam. Super Étoile de Dakar produced four albums on cassette in just a few months and eventually evolved into N'Dour's backing band. In July [[1993]], an [[Africa]]n [[opera]] composed by N'Dour premiered at the [[Opéra Bastille]]. He wrote and performed the official anthem of the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] with [[Axelle Red]] "La Cour des Grands". By 1991, he had opened his own recording studio, and, by 1995, his own record label, Jololi. N'Dour's major asset is that is strongly grounded in his [[culture]]. Even if he chooses to explore elsewhere, his roots are well established. Some have gone so far as describing him as the African Artist of the Century (''Folk Roots'' magazine). He has toured internationally for almost 30 years. He won his first American [[Grammy Award]] ([[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album\|best contemporary world music album]]) for his CD ''[[Egypt (album)\|Egypt]]'' in 2005. N'Dour is one of the most celebrated [[List of African musicians\|African musicians]] in history. His mix of traditional Senegalese mbalax with [[Eclecticism\|eclectic]] influences ranging from [[Cuban rumba]] to [[Hip hop music\|hip hop]], [[jazz]], and [[Soul music\|soul]] has won him an international fan base of millions. In the West, N'Dour has collaborated with [[Peter Gabriel]],<ref name="G150608">{{cite web \| last = Llewellyn Smith \| first = Caspar \| url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jun/15/worldmusic.musicmonthly2 \| title = Soundtrack of my life: Youssou N'Dour \| website = Guardian.co.uk \| date = 15 June 2008 \| access-date = 4 January 2012 \| ___location=London}}</ref> [[Axelle Red]],<ref name="I290598">{{cite news \| last = Perrone \| first = Pierre \| url = https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/music-the-song-remains-the-game-1156645.html \| title = Music: The song remains the game \|newspaper=The Independent\| publisher = Independent.co.uk \| date = 29 May 1998 \| access-date = 4 January 2012 \| ___location=London}}</ref> [[Sting (musician)\|Sting]],<ref name="T121202">{{cite news \| last = Hudson \| first = Mark \| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3587019/Supernatural-superstar.html \| title = Supernatural superstar \| publisher = Telegraph.co.uk \| date = 12 December 2002 \| access-date = 4 January 2012 \| ___location=London}}</ref> [[Alan Stivell]],<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article990987.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2 \| title = Scotland News – Listings: Critics' choice \| publisher = TimesOnline.co.uk \| date = 11 January 2004 }}{{dead link\|date=September 2024\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Bran Van 3000]],<ref>{{cite news \| last = Gill \| first = Andy \| url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-bran-van-3000-673995.html \| title = Album: Bran van 3000 \| publisher = Independent.co.uk \| date = 14 June 2001 \| ___location=London}}{{dead link\|date=August 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Neneh Cherry]],<ref name="I211004">{{cite news \| last = Cumming \| first = Tim \| url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/youssou-ndour-and-the-fathi-salama-orchestra-barbican-london-542612.html \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091114070002/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/youssou-ndour-and-the-fathi-salama-orchestra-barbican-london-542612.html \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 14 November 2009 \| title = Youssou N'Dour and the Fathi Salama Orchestra, Barbican, London \| publisher = Independent.co.uk \| date = 21 October 2004 }}</ref> [[Wyclef Jean]],<ref name="T121202"/> [[Paul Simon]],<ref name="I211004"/> [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Tracy Chapman]], [[James Newton Howard]], [[Branford Marsalis]], [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]], [[Dido (singer)\|Dido]], [[Lou Reed]], [[Bruce Cockburn]], and others. ~~In recent years, he has opened his own recording studio, Xippi, as well as his own record label, Jololi.~~ ''[[The New York Times]]'' described his voice as an "arresting tenor, a supple weapon deployed with prophetic authority".<ref name="NYT231100">{{cite news \| last = Powers \| first = Ann \| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/23/arts/world-music-review-african-drumbeats-that-shout-out-in-celebration.html \| title = African Drumbeats That Shout Out in Celebration \| newspaper = NYTimes.com \| date = 23 November 2000 }}</ref> N'Dour's work absorbed the entire Senegalese musical spectrum, often filtered through the lens of genre-defying rock or pop music from outside Senegalese culture. N'Dour has associated himself with several social and political issues. In 1985, he organized a concert for the release of [[Nelson Mandela]]. He was a featured performer in the 1988 worldwide [[Amnesty International]] [[Human Rights Now! Tour]] collaborating with [[Lou Reed]] to contribute a version of the Peter Gabriel song ''Biko'' which was produced by [[Richard James Burgess]] and featured on the Amnesty international benefit album ''The Secret Policeman's Third Ball''. He has also worked with the [[United Nations]] and [[UNICEF]] and he started [http://www.joko.sn/ Project Joko] to open [[internet café]]s in Africa and to connect Senegalese communities around the world. He performed at three of the [[Live 8]] concerts (in [[Live 8 concert, London]], [[Live 8 concert, Paris]] and at the [[Live 8 concert, Eden Project]] in Cornwall) on [[2 July]], 2005, with [[Dido (singer)\|Dido]]. In July 1993, ''Africa Opera'' composed by N'Dour premiered at the [[Opéra Garnier]] for the French Festival Paris quartier d'été.<ref name="Polar Music Prize">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.polarmusicprize.org/laureates/youssou-ndour/\|title=Youssou N'Dour\|website=Polar Music Prize\|access-date=5 October 2019\|archive-date=1 July 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701211414/https://www.polarmusicprize.org/laureates/youssou-ndour/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2006, N'Dour played the African-British abolitionist [[Olaudah Equiano]] in the movie [[Amazing Grace (2006 film)\|Amazing Grace]], which chronicles the efforts of [[William Wilberforce]] to end slavery in the British Empire. In 1994, N'Dour released his biggest international hit single, the trilingual "[[7 Seconds (song)\|7 Seconds]]", a duet sung with [[Neneh Cherry]]. He wrote and performed the official anthem of the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] with [[Axelle Red]] "[[La Cour des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play)]]".<ref name="I290598"/> ''Folk Roots'' magazine described him as the African Artist of the Century. He toured internationally for thirty years. He won his first American [[Grammy Award]] ([[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album\|best contemporary world music album]]) for his CD ''[[Egypt (album)\|Egypt]]'' in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=23 November 2020\|title=Youssou N'Dour\|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/youssou-ndour/17140\|access-date=28 April 2021\|website=GRAMMY.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017vdhk\|access-date=28 April 2021\|website=BBC\|title=BBC Radio 4 - Profile, Youssou N'Dour}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07gzhjn\|access-date=28 April 2021\|website=BBC\|title=BBC World Service - Focus on Africa, Youssou N'Dour on politics, culture and music}}</ref> He is the proprietor of ''L'Observateur'', one of the widest-circulation newspapers in Senegal, the radio station RFM (Radio Future Medias) and the TV channel TFM. In 2002, N'Dour was honoured with a [[Prince Claus Award]], under that year's theme "Languages and transcultural forms of expression". In 2006, N'Dour played the role of the African-British abolitionist [[Olaudah Equiano]] in the movie ''[[Amazing Grace (2006 film)\|Amazing Grace]]'', which chronicled the efforts of [[William Wilberforce]] to end slavery in the [[British Empire]].<ref name="G210307">{{cite web \| last = Moss \| first = Stephen \| url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/mar/21/1 \| title = I'm bringing a message \| website = Guardian.co.uk \| date = 21 March 2007 \| ___location=London}}</ref> In 2008, N'Dour offered one of his compositions, ''[[Bébé (song)\|Bébé]]'', for the French singer [[Cynthia Brown (singer)\|Cynthia Brown]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2012}} In 2011, N'Dour was awarded an honorary doctoral degree in music from [[Yale University]].<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/may/23/university-confers-2907-degrees-310th-commencement/ \| title = University confers 2,907 degrees at 310th Commencement \| first1 = David \| last1 = Burt \| first2 = Max \| last2 = de La Bruyère \| work = The Daily Yale News \| date = 23 May 2011 \| access-date = 3 January 2012 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111112184929/http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/may/23/university-confers-2907-degrees-310th-commencement/ \| archive-date = 12 November 2011 \| url-status = dead }}</ref> In 2013, N'Dour won a share of Sweden's $150,000 Polar music prize for promoting understanding between faiths as well as for his music.<ref>{{cite news \| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-sweden-music-award-idUSBRE9460B520130507/ \| title = Youssou N'Dour's work for harmony lands Swedish music prize \| work = Reuters \| date = 7 May 2013 \| first=Alistair \| last=Scrutton}}</ref> ==Activism== N'Dour was nominated as [[FAO Goodwill Ambassador\|Goodwill Ambassador]] of the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] of the United Nations (FAO) on 16 October 2000.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/ambassadors/ambassadors/ambassadors-youssoundour/en/\|title=Youssou N'Dour\|publisher=[[Food and Agriculture Organization]]\|access-date=16 September 2009\|archive-date=7 August 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807120700/http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/ambassadors/ambassadors/ambassadors-youssoundour/en/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In Senegal, N'Dour became a powerful cultural icon, actively involved in social issues. In 1985, he organized a concert for the release of [[Nelson Mandela]]. He was a featured performer in the 1988 worldwide [[Amnesty International]] [[Human Rights Now! Tour]] collaborating with [[Lou Reed]] on a version of the Peter Gabriel song "[[Biko (song)\|Biko]]" which was produced by [[Richard James Burgess]] and featured on the Amnesty International benefit album ''The Secret Policeman's Third Ball''. He worked with the United Nations and [[UNICEF]], and he started Project Joko to open [[internet café]]s in Africa and to connect Senegalese communities around the world. In 2003, N'Dour cancelled an upcoming American tour in order to publicly deny support for the upcoming [[2003 invasion of Iraq\|American invasion of Iraq]]. In a public statement explaining his decision, N'Dour said:<blockquote>It is my strong conviction that the responsibility for disarming Iraq should rest with the United Nations. As a matter of conscience I question the United States government's apparent intention to commence war in Iraq. I believe that coming to America at this time would be perceived in many parts of the world--rightly or wrongly--as support for this policy, and that, as a consequence, it is inappropriate to perform in the US at this juncture.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://robertchristgau.com/xg/rock/ndour-04.php\|title=Facing Mecca\|last=Christgau\|first=Robert\|date=2004-06-08\|website=The Village Voice\|access-date=2018-12-08}}</ref></blockquote>He performed in three of the [[Live 8]] concerts (in [[Live 8 concert, London]], [[Live 8 concert, Paris]] and at the [[Live 8 concert, Eden Project]] in Cornwall) on 2 July 2005, with [[Dido (singer)\|Dido]].<ref>{{cite news \| url = https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jul/03/live8.music6 \| title = Dido, Youssou and the three-gig dash \| work=The Observer\|publisher = Guardian.co.uk \| date = 3 July 2005 \| ___location=London}}</ref> He covered [[John Lennon]]'s "[[Jealous Guy]]" for the 2007 CD ''[[Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur]]''. N'Dour appeared in a joint Spain-Senegal ad campaign to inform the African public about the dramatic consequences of illegal immigration.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Elkin\|first=Mike\|date=20 September 2007\|title=Spanish TV ads seek to deter boat people\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/sep/20/spain.advertising\|access-date=28 April 2021\|website=The Guardian}}</ref> He participated in the [[Stock Exchange of Visions]] project in 2007.<ref name="TDO130609">{{cite web\|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=146029 \|title=Youssou n'Dour the Africa's Music Maestro \|publisher=ThisDayOnline.com \|date=13 June 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120100124/http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=146029 \|archive-date=20 November 2010 }}</ref> In 2008, he joined the [[Fondation Chirac]]'s honour committee.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.fondationchirac.eu/en/foundation/honour-committee/\|title=Honor Committee\|website=Fondationchirac.eu\|access-date=5 October 2019}}</ref> The same year, Youssou N'Dour's microfinance organization named Birima ("Birima" is also a song's title) was launched with the collaboration of [[Benetton Group\|United Colors of Benetton]]. In 2009, he released his song "Wake Up (It's Africa Calling)" under a [[Creative Commons]] license to help [[IntraHealth International]] in their [[IntraHealth Open]] campaign to bring [[Open-source model\|open source]] health 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 raise money for the campaign.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.intrahealth.org/section/open \| title = Open Initiative \| publisher = IntraHealth \| access-date = 4 January 2012 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120111194158/http://www.intrahealth.org/section/open \| archive-date = 11 January 2012 \| url-status = dead }}</ref> N'Dour is a supporter of the [[Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly]], an organisation which advocates for democratic reformation of the United Nations.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://en.unpacampaign.org/statements/page/4/\|title=Statements\|work=Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly\|access-date=28 September 2017\|language=en-US}}</ref> N'Dour is a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://artistsagainstracism.org/artists/\|title=Artists - Artists Against Racism\|website=artistsagainstracism.org\|language=en-US\|access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref> ==Political career== At the beginning of 2012, he announced plans to stand as a candidate in the [[2012 Senegalese presidential election]], competing against President [[Abdoulaye Wade]].<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.seneweb.com/news/Politique/message-nouvel-an-youssou-ndour-confirme-sa-candidature-a-la-presidentielle-2012_n_56864.html \| title = Message Nouvel an : Youssou Ndour confirme sa candidature à la Présidentielle 2012 \| publisher = Seneweb \| language = fr \| date = 2 January 2012 \| access-date = 3 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.walf.sn/politique/suite.php?rub=2&id_art=77931 \| title = Course à la présidentielle : Youssou Ndour sur la ligne de départ \| first = Charles Gaïky \| last = Diene \| work = [[WalFadjri]] \| language = fr \| access-date = 3 January 2012 \| archive-date = 3 January 2012 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120103175225/http://www.walf.sn/politique/suite.php?rub=2&id_art=77931 \| url-status = dead }}</ref> However, he was disqualified from running in the election over the legitimacy of the signatures he had collected to endorse his campaign.<ref name="BBC-Wade-run-court">{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16770305\|title=Senegal clashes erupt as court clears Wade poll bid\|date=28 January 2012\|work=BBC News}}</ref> N'Dour backed the opposition candidate [[Macky Sall]], who defeated Wade in a second round of voting in March 2012. N'Dour was appointed as Minister of Culture and Tourism in April 2012 as part of the cabinet of new Prime Minister [[Abdoul Mbaye]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17620917 \|title=Senegal musician Youssou Ndour given ministerial post \| work=BBC News\|date=5 April 2012}}</ref> The story of N'Dour's presidential campaign was filmed for the [[PBS]] TV program ''[[Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://www.pbs.org/soundtracks/stories/ndour/ \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302174423/http://www.pbs.org/soundtracks/stories/ndour/ \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=2 March 2013 \| title=Youssou N'Dour: Shakin' the Tree \| Sound Tracks\|website=Pbs.org\|access-date=5 October 2019}}</ref> Later his portfolio was modified and he was appointed as Minister of Tourism and Leisure. He was dismissed from that post on 2 September 2013, when a new government under Prime Minister [[Aminata Touré (Senegalese politician)\|Aminata Touré]] was appointed.<ref>[http://www.africa1.com/spip.php?article35590 "Sénégal : un nouveau gouvernement formé, sans le chanteur Youssou Ndour"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914130046/http://www.africa1.com/spip.php?article35590 \|date=14 September 2017 }}, Agence France-Presse, 2 September 2013 {{in lang\|fr}}.</ref> N'Dour was instead appointed as Special Adviser to the President, with the rank of minister,<ref>[http://www.dakaractu.com/C-est-officiel-Youssou-N-dour-nomme-Conseiller-special-avec-rang-de-ministre_a51674.html "C’est officiel : Youssou N'dour nommé Conseiller spécial, avec rang de ministre"], Dakaractu, 9 September 2013 {{in lang\|fr}}.</ref> and tasked with promoting the country abroad.<ref>Benjamin Roger, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/167393/politique/yasmina-khadra-youssou-n-dour-george-weah-ces-personnalit-s-qui-r-vaient-d-tre-pr-sident/ "Yasmina Khadra, Youssou N’Dour, George Weah… Ces personnalités qui rêvaient d’être président"], ''Jeune Afrique'', 8 November 2013 {{in lang\|fr}}.</ref> ==Awards and nominations== {\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|- ! scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Year{{efn\|Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}} ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Nominee(s) ! scope="col" \| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|References}} \|- ! scope="row"\| [[Brit Awards]] \| [[1995 Brit Awards\|1995]] \| [[Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist\|International Male Solo Artist]] \| Himself \| {{nom}} \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1995\|title=History\|website=BRIT Awards\|access-date=1 October 2021\|archive-date=21 October 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021165404/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1995\|url-status=dead}}</ref> \|- ! scope="row"\|[[Danish Music Awards]] \| 1995 \| Best International Song \| "[[7 Seconds (song)\|7 Seconds]]" \| {{won}} \|<ref>[http://ifpi.dk/dma/index.php?pk_menu=27] {{dead link\|date=October 2021}}</ref> \|- ! scope="row"\| [[Edison Award]] \| 1994 \| Best Pop International \| ''[[The Guide (Wommat)]]'' \| {{won}} \|<ref>[https://www.edisons.nl/pop/edities/1994/ "POP 1994"], Edisons.nl</ref> \|- ! scope="row" rowspan=6\|[[Grammy Awards]] \| [[1993 Grammy Awards\|1993]] \| rowspan=3\|[[Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album\|Best World Music Album]] \| ''Eyes Open'' \| {{nom}} \|rowspan=6\|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/youssou-ndour/17140\|title = Youssou N'Dour\|website=Grammy.com\|date = 23 November 2020}}</ref> \|- \| [[1995 Grammy Awards\|1995]] \| ''[[The Guide (Wommat)]]'' \| {{nom}} \|- \| [[2001 Grammy Awards\|2001]] \| ''Joko: The Link'' \| {{nom}} \|- \| [[2004 Grammy Awards\|2004]] \| rowspan=3\|[[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album\|Best Contemporary World Music Album]] \| ''Nothing's In Vain (Coono du Réér)'' \| {{nom}} \|- \| [[2005 Grammy Awards\|2005]] \| ''[[Egypt (album)\|Egypt]]'' \| {{won}} \|- \| [[2009 Grammy Awards\|2009]] \| ''Rokku Mi Rokka'' \| {{nom}} \|- ! scope="row"\|[[Ivor Novello Awards]] \| 1995 \| International Hit of the Year \| "[[7 Seconds (song)\|7 Seconds]]" \| {{nom}} \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors/archive/\|title=Archive \| The Ivors \| The Ivors Academy \| Champions of Music Creators\|website=The Ivors Academy\|access-date=1 October 2021\|archive-date=8 April 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408110558/https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors/archive/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> \|- ! scope="row"\| [[:es:La Mar de Músicas\|La Mar de Música Awards]] \| 2020 \| Festival Award \| rowspan=7\|Himself \| {{won}} \|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://worldmusiccentral.org/2020/03/05/senegalese-singer-youssou-ndour-wins-the-2020-la-mar-de-musica-award/\|title=Senegalese Singer Youssou N'Dour Wins the 2020 La Mar de Música Award\|publisher=World Music Central\|date=5 March 2020}}</ref> \|- ! scope="row" \| [[Lunas del Auditorio]] \| 2004 \| Espectaculo Alternativo \| {{nom}} \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.lunasauditorio.com.mx/\|title=Lunas del Auditorio\|website=Lunas del Auditorio\|access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref> \|- ! scope="row" rowspan=5\|[[MOBO Awards]] \| 2000 \| rowspan=4\|Best World Music Act \| {{nom}} \| <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/955993.stm \| title=BBC News \| ENTERTAINMENT \| Mobo Awards: The nominations }}</ref> \|- \| 2001 \| {{nom}} \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1580204.stm\|title=Mobos 2001: The winners\|date=4 October 2001\|website=News.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> \|- \|2003 \| {{nom}} \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3199193.stm\|title=Mobo Awards 2003: The nominees\|date=1 September 2003\|website=News.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> \|- \| 2004 \| {{nom}} \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3595280.stm\|title=Mobo Awards 2004: The nominees\|date=24 August 2004\|website=News.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> \|- \|2005 \|Best African Act \| {{won}} \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4273504.stm\|title=Mobo awards 2005: The winners\|date=22 September 2005\|website=News.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> \|- ! scope="row"\| [[MTV Europe Music Awards]] \| [[1994 MTV Europe Music Awards\|1994]] \| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song\|Best Song]] \| "[[7 Seconds (song)\|7 Seconds]]" \| {{won}} \|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUAHXOIZHV8\| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/eUAHXOIZHV8\| archive-date=2021-12-11 \| url-status=live\|title=1994 MTV Europe Music Awards - Nominees & Winners\| website=[[YouTube]]\|date=2 December 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> \|- ! scope="row"\| [[Montreal International Jazz Festival]] \| 2011 \| Antonio Carlos Jobim Award \| rowspan=3\|Himself \| {{won}} \|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.imnworld.com/news/detail/1066/Youssou-NDour-Wins-Antonio-Carlos-Jobim-Award\|title=YOoussou N'Dour Wins Antonio Carlos Jobim Award\|first=Bernard\|last=Perusse\|work=The Montreal Gazette\|via=International Music Network\|date=4 May 2011\|access-date=6 May 2021\|archive-date=6 May 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506001903/http://www.imnworld.com/news/detail/1066/Youssou-NDour-Wins-Antonio-Carlos-Jobim-Award\|url-status=dead}}</ref> \|- ! scope="row"\|[[Polar Music Prize]] \| 2013 \| Polar Music Prize \| {{won}} \|<ref name="Polar Music Prize" /> \|- ! scope="row"\|[[Praemium Imperiale]] \| 2017 \| Music \| {{won}} \|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.praemiumimperiale.org/en/laureate-en/laureates-en/ndour-en\|title=Music {{!}} Youssou N'Dour\|website=Praemium Imperiale\|date=2017}}</ref> \|- ! scope="row" rowspan=2\|[[Victoires de la Musique]] \| 2001 \| rowspan=2\|World Music Album of the Year \| ''Joko'' \| {{nom}} \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2001_568323\|title=Les Victoires de La Musique - Palmarès 2001\|website=Francetv.fr}}</ref> \|- \| 2011 \| ''Dakar – Kingston'' \| {{nom}} \|<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2011_568297\|title=Les Victoires de La Musique - Palmarès 2011\|website=Francetv.fr\|access-date=1 November 2019\|archive-date=10 August 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810033306/http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2011_568297\|url-status=dead}}</ref> \|- !scope="row"\|[[Urban Music Awards]] \| 2023 \| Artist of the Year (Africa) \| Himself \| {{nom}} \| <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.urbanmusicawards.co/chris-brown-drake-beyonce-stormzy-dj-khaled-and-central-cee-all-make-the-shortlist-of-nominees-for-this-years-19th-anniversary-of-the-urban-music-awards/\|title=Drake, Beyonce, Stormzy, Chris Brown, DJ Khaled and Central Cee all make the shortlist of nominees for this year's 19th anniversary of the Urban Music Awards.\|first=U. M. A.\|last=Team\|date=23 January 2023\|website=Urban Music Awards\|accessdate=20 May 2023}}</ref> {{end}} ==Discography== [[File:Photo - Festival de Cornouaille 2010 - Youssou N'Dour en concert le 25 juillet - 010.JPG\|thumb\|N'Dour at the 2010 ''Festival de [[Cornouaille]]'' at [[Quimper]], France.]] ~~<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:Koh Okabe, youssou.jpg\|thumb\|350px \|Youssou N'Dour , copyright:[[Koh Okabe]].]] -->~~ ===Early cassettes=== This numbered series of cassettes was released in Senegal between 1982 and 1988, and was credited to Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Etoile de Dakar.<ref>{{cite journal \|author1=Jacot Music \|title=Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Etoile de Dakar (advertisement) \|journal=[[fRoots]] \|date=January 1990 \|issue=79/80 \|page=62}}</ref> * 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 * Vol 15 Set ===Albums=== <!--DATES MAY BE INCORRECT; CD release was used, please correct for original release date--> ''~~Bitim~~Ndiadiane ~~Rew~~Ndiaye'' (~~1984~~1982) ''~~Nelson Mandela~~Mouride'' (~~1986~~1982) ''~~Immigrés~~Independance Vol. 3'' (~~1988~~1982) ''Show!!! A Abidjan'' (1983) ''The Lion'' (1989) - considered his breakthrough album ''~~Set~~[[Immigrés]]'' (~~1990~~1984) ''~~Eyes~~Djamil ~~Open~~Inédits 84-85'' (~~1992~~1985) ''~~Guide~~Nelson ~~(Wommat)~~Mandela'' (~~1994~~1985) ''[[The Lion (album)\|The Lion]]'' (1989) ''Djamil'' (1996) ''[[Set (Youssou N'Dour album)\|Set]]'' (1990) ''Inedits 84-85'' (1997) ''~~Special~~[[Eyes ~~Fin~~Open D(Youssou N'~~annee~~Dour album)\|Eyes ~~Plus~~Open]]'' (~~1999~~1992) ''~~Lii~~[[The Guide (Wommat)]]'' (~~2000~~1994) ''Gainde – Voices from the 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) ''Rewmi'' (2000) ''Le Grand Bal'' (2000) ''~~St.~~Ba ~~Louis~~Tay'' (~~2000~~2001) ''Le Grand Bal a Bercy'' (2001) ''BaNothing's ~~Tay~~in Vain (Coono Du Réér)'' (2002) ''~~Nothing's~~Kirikou Et InLa ~~Vain~~Sorciere'' (~~2002~~2004) ''Youssou N'Dour and His Friends'' (2002) ''Kirikou'' (2004) ''[[Egypt (album)\|Egypt]]'' (2004) ''Jigeen Gni'' (2005) – single ''Alsaama Day'' (2007) ''Rokku Mi Rokka'' (2007) – No. 30 in ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s Top 50 Albums of 2007.<ref>CHRISTGAU, ROBERT; FRICKE, DAVID; HOARD, CHRISTIAN; SHEFFIELD, ROB, [https://web.archive.org/web/20071220102920/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601851/the_top_50_albums_of_2007/15 "The Top 50 Albums of 2007"] ''RollingStone.com'', 17 December 2007</ref> ''I Bring What I Love'' (2008) – film soundtrack ''Special Fin 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) ===~~Compilations~~Compilation albums=== ''~~The Best of Youssou N'Dour~~Diongoma'' (~~1995~~1983) ''Special Noël'' (1993) ''The Best Of Youssou N'Dour'' (1995) ''Euleuk Sibir with [[Omar Pene]]'' (You et Pene) (1996) ''Immigrés/Bitim Rew'' (1997) ''Inedits 84–85'' (1997) ''Best of the 80's'' (1998) ''Hey You: The Essential Collection ~~1988–1990~~1988–1990'' (1998) ''Birth ofOf aA Star'' (2001) ''~~Rough Guide to~~ Youssou N'Dour ~~& Etoile~~and deHis ~~Dakar~~Friends'' (2002) ''~~7 Seconds:~~ The ~~Best~~Rough ofGuide To Youssou N'Dour & Etoile de Dakar'' (~~Remastered) (2004~~2002) ''Céy You'' (2003) ''Le Grand Bal: Paris-Bercy'' (2003) ''4.4.44'' (2004) ''Bercy 2004 vol. 1 & 2'' (2004) ''7 Seconds: The 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 Grand Show'' (2019) ===Collaborations=== ~~==Singles==~~ 1986: ''So'' by [[Peter Gabriel]] – backing vocals on "In Your Eyes". * 1989: ''Passion'' by Peter Gabriel – backing vocals on "A Different Drum", "Passion". * 1990: ''Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats'' by Peter Gabriel – "Mercy Street" and "Shaking the Tree". * 1990: ''Le mani e l'anima'' by Italian singer Claudio Baglioni – "Oltre" album. * 2000: Album ''Solidays'' – song "[[Qui sait? (song)\|Qui sait?]]" for the association [[Solidarité sida]], with [[Anggun]], [[Patrick Bruel]], [[Stephan Eicher]], [[Faudel]], [[Peter Gabriel]], [[Lââm]], [[Lokua Kanza]], [[Nourith]], [[Axelle Red]] & [[Zucchero]]. * 2003: ''Hit'' by Peter Gabriel – backing vocals on "In Your Eyes". * 2005: ''Live 8: One Day, One Concert, One World'' DVD – N'Dour sings "7 Seconds" with [[Dido (singer)\|Dido]]. * 2005: ''Live 8 Paris'' DVD – N'Dour sings at the end of the concert "New Africa/Lima Weesu". * 2006: ''[[An Other Cup]]'' by [[Cat Stevens\|Yusuf]] – backing vocals on "The Beloved". * 2007: ''Instant Karma: The 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 Du Monde with the Lebanese diva [[Majida El Roumi]] for the [[Francophone Games]] Opening 2009 in Beirut. * 2020: ''[[Twice as Tall]]'' by [[Burna Boy]] – on track 4<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Alake \|first1=Motolani \|title=Burna Boy releases new album, 'Twice As Tall' \|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/burna-boy-twice-as-tall-new-album-diddy-youssou-ndour-sauti-sol-naughty-by-nature-and/9rqfh9e \|website=Pulse Nigeria \|access-date=14 August 2020 \|date=14 August 2020}}</ref> * 2020: ''L'Ours'' with [[Christophe Maé]] ===Singles=== ~~{\| class="wikitable"~~ {\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ~~\|rowspan="2" align="center" \| '''Year'''~~ ~~\|rowspan="2" align="center" \| '''Title'''~~ ~~\|colspan="8" align="center" \| '''Chart Positions'''~~ ~~\|rowspan="2" align="center" \| '''Album'''~~ \|- ! 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scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"\| [[UK Singles Chart\|UK]]<br /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book\| first= David\| last= Roberts\| year= 2006\| title= British Hit Singles & Albums\| edition= 19th\| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited \| ___location= London\| isbn= 1-904994-10-5\| page= 388}}</ref> ~~<!-- Yr, Ttl, US100, US-Mdrn, US-Mnstrm, UK-Sng, Eu-Sng, Fr-Sng, Gr-Sng, Sw-Sng, Albm -->~~ ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"\| [[ARIA Charts\|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus>Australian chart peaks: ~~\| align="center" \| [[1994 in music\|1994]]~~ Top 50 peaks: {{cite web\|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Youssou+N%27Dour\|title=australian-charts.com > Youssou N'Dour in Australian Charts\|publisher=Hung Medien\|access-date=29 July 2016}} ~~\| "[[7 Seconds]]"~~ "Undecided": {{cite web\|url=http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg\|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 July 2015\|publisher=Imgur.com\|access-date=29 July 2016}}</ref> ~~\| align="center" \| #98~~ ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"\| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique\|FRA]]<br /><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Youssou+N%27Dour&cat=s \|title=Youssou N'Dour - French Chart \|publisher=lescharts.com \|access-date=27 October 2015}}</ref> ~~\| align="center" \| -~~ ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"\| [[Ultratop\|BEL<br />(WAL)]]<br /><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/search.asp?search=Youssou%20N%27Dour&cat=s \|title=Youssou N'Dour - Walloon Chart \|publisher=ultratop.be \|access-date=27 October 2015}}</ref> ~~\| align="center" \| -~~ ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"\| [[Swiss Hitparade\|SWI]]<br /><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Youssou%20N%27Dour&cat=s \|title=Youssou N'Dour - Swiss Chart \|publisher=hitparade.ch \|access-date=27 October 2015}}</ref> ~~\| align="center" \| # 3~~ ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"\| [[Media Control Charts\|GER]]<br /><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://germancharts.de/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Youssou+N%27Dour&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts \|title=Youssou N'Dour - German Chart \|publisher=germancharts.de \|access-date=27 October 2015}}</ref> ~~\| align="center" \| # 8~~ ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"\| [[Billboard Hot 100\|US]]<br /><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431702/youssou-ndour/chart?f=379 \|title=Youssou N'Dour – US Billboard Hot 100 Chart \|publisher=Billboard \|access-date=23 October 2015}}</ref> ~~\| align="center" \| # 1~~ ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"\| [[Alternative Songs\|US<br />Alt Rock]]<br /><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431702/youssou-ndour/chart?f=377 \|title=Youssou N'Dour - US Alternative Songs \|publisher=Billboard \|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> ~~\| align="center" \| # 3~~ ~~\| align="center" \| # 3~~ ~~\| ''(Single)''. Duet with [[Neneh Cherry]].~~ \|- ! scope="row"\| "The Rubberband Man / Nelson Mandela" ~~\| align="center" \| [[2002 in music\|2002]]~~ \| 1985 ~~\| "So Many Men" (feat. [[Joy Denalane]])~~ \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — ~~\| align="center" \| -~~ \| ''Nelson Mandela'' ~~\| align="center" \| -~~ \|- ~~\| align="center" \| -~~ ! scope="row"\| "Shango Affair" ~~\| align="center" \| -~~ \| 1988 ~~\| align="center" \| -~~ \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — ~~\| align="center" \| # 15~~ \| ''Black Mic Mac 2 OST'' ~~\| align="center" \| -~~ \|- ~~\| align="center" \| -~~ ! scope="row"\| "Shakin' the Tree" <small>(with [[Peter Gabriel]])</small> ~~\| ''Nothing's in Vain (Coono du reer)''. ''(Single)''. Duet with [[Pascal Obispo]].~~ \| rowspan="2"\| 1989 \| 61 \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| 9 \| rowspan="2"\| ''The Lion'' \|- ! scope="row"\| "The Lion / Gaïende" \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|- ! scope="row"\| "Toxiques" \| 1990 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| ''Set'' \|- ! scope="row"\| "Africa Remembers" \| 1992 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| ''Eyes Open'' \|- ! scope="row"\| "[[7 Seconds (song)\|7 Seconds]]" <small>(with [[Neneh Cherry]])</small> \| rowspan="2"\| 1994 \| 3 \|\| 3 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 3 \|\| 98 \|\| — \| rowspan="4"\| ''[[The Guide (Wommat)]]'' \|- ! scope="row"\| "Mame Bamba" \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|- ! scope="row"\| "Undecided" \| rowspan="2"\| 1995 \| 53 \|\| 145 \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| 92 \|\| — \|\| — \|- ! scope="row"\| "Chimes of Freedom" \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|- ! scope="row"\| "How Come" <small>(with [[Canibus]])</small> \| rowspan="2"\| 1998 \| 52 \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| ''[[Bulworth (soundtrack)\|Bulworth OST]]'' \|- ! scope="row"\| "La Cour Des Grands (A Ton Tour De Jouer)" <small>(with [[Axelle Red]])</small> \| — \|\| — \|\| 16 \|\| 31 \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| official hymn of [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] \|- ! scope="row"\| "My Hope Is in You" \| 1999 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| rowspan="2"\| ''Joko - From Village to Town'' \|- ! scope="row"\| "Birima" \| 2000 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|- ! scope="row"\| "So Many Men" <small>(with [[Pascal Obispo]])</small> \| 2002 \| — \|\| — \|\| 35 \|\| 27 \|\| 85 \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| ''Nothing's in Vain (Coono Du Réér)'' \|- ! scope="row"\| "#Senegaal rekk" <small>(with Le Super Etoile)</small> \| 2016 \| — \|\| — \|\| 189 \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \| \|- \| colspan="11" style="font-size:90%"\| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. \|} ==Films== '''''[[Amazing Grace (2006 film)\|Amazing Grace]]:''''' (2006) :* As [[Olaudah Equiano]]. "A central figure in the [[Abolitionism in the United Kingdom\|abolitionist]] movement in [[Great Britain]], [[Olaudah Equiano]] (c.~~1745–1797~~ 1745–97) wrote an [[witness\|eyewitness]] account of his life as a [[slave]] and of his work in the anti-slavery movement: ''[[The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano~~\|The~~]]''." :As ~~Interesting~~a ~~Narrative~~musician ofon the ~~Life~~film's ~~of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African]]~~soundtrack." '''''[[Retour à Gorée]]''''' (2007) * As a [[musician]] on the film's [[soundtrack]]. :As himself, journeying from the island of Gorée to the USA and back, exploring the origins of jazz, which go back to the era of [[History of slavery\|slave trade]] in Africa, through a concert performed by an international group of artists.<ref name=monde>{{cite news\|last=Regnier\|first=Isabelle\|title="Retour à Gorée" : la force de la musique des esclaves noirs au détriment de la vérité historique\|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/cinema/article/2008/04/01/retour-a-goree-la-force-de-la-musique-des-esclaves-noirs-au-detriment-de-la-verite-historique_1029687_3476.html\|access-date=14 March 2012\|newspaper=[[Le Monde]]\|date=1 April 2008\|language=fr}}</ref><ref>Curiel, Jonathan, [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/19/DDMQ1311DQ.DTL "Return to Gorée"] (review), ''San Francisco Chronicle'', 19 September 2008.</ref> '''''[[Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love]]''''' (2008) :As himself, through the recording of the ''[[Egypt (album)\|Egypt]]'' album and its repercussions. :Released in the US on DVD by [[Oscilloscope Laboratories]]. {{Portal\|Senegal\|Music}} ==Notes== {{reflist\|group=lower-alpha}} ==References== {{Reflist}} Web page describing [http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/castcrew_equiano.php N'Dour's role] in the film [http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/ Amazing Grace]. Retrieved February 18, 2007. ==External links== {{Commons category\|Youssou N'Dour}} * [http://www.youssou.com/ Official site] {{wikiquote}} * [http://www.jololi.com/ Jololi] - His record label {{official website\|https://web.archive.org/web/20120301210439/http://www.fondation-youssou-ndour.org:80/index.php\|Youssou N'Dour}} – official site {{in lang\|fr}} [http://youssou-ndour.worldbeatplanet.com/ World Beat Planet] - Fan Site {{discogs artist\|17590}} [http://www.globalrhythm.net/WorldMusicLegends/YoussouNDour.cfm “Youssou N'Dour” World Music Legends] [http://africanmusic.org/artists/youssou.html Youssou N'Dour] at African Music Encyclopedia [http://www.worldbeatplanet.com/node/402?PHPSESSID=004ccbd5f0f572b642d76b6a4f1f10d4 “Senegal Superstar Wins Grammy for 'Egypt' ,” World Beat Planet, 16 Feb. 2005] [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002431/http://www.afropop.org/multi/interview/ID/60/Youssou+N'Dour+in+Morocco,+May,+2004 Youssou N'Dour] interview at Afropop Worldwide, May 2004 [http://africanmusic.org/artists/youssou.html “Youssou N'Dour,” African Music Encyclopedia, 1998] [http://www.globalrhythm.net/WorldMusicLegends/YoussouNDour.cfm Youssou N'Dour] ''World Music Legends'' at GlobalRhythm.net [http://www.chez.com/afroweb/you_bio.htm “Youssou N'Dour” AfroWeb] {{usurped\|1=[https://archive.today/20121209052739/http://www.worldbeatplanet.com/node/402?PHPSESSID=004ccbd5f0f572b642d76b6a4f1f10d4 Youssou N'Dour]}} article ''Senegal Superstar Wins Grammy for "Egypt"'' at World Beat Planet, 16 February 2005 [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/profiles/ndouryoussou.shtml “Youssou N'Dour,” BBC] * [~~http~~https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3097000 ~~“Youssou~~Youssou N'Dour,] article '~~Egypt~~'Youssou N'Dour, "Egypt" and Islam,”'' on [[National Public Radio]] {{IMDb name\|618468}} [http://www.laurentpons.com/youssoundour.htm French Page] [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235450/combined Youssou N'Dour] film ''Youssou N'Dour: I bring what I love'' at [[IMDb]] [http://www.exploringmusic.co.ul/WorldMusic.cfm Music Reference] * [http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/castcrew_equiano.php Youssou N'Dour's] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217230508/http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/castcrew_equiano.php \|date=17 February 2007 }} role] in the film [http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/ Amazing Grace] [https://web.archive.org/web/20080416161225/http://www.stockexchangeofvisions.org/speaker.php?id=55 Youssou N'Dour] video interview ''Visions of Youssou N'Dour'' on [[Stock Exchange of Visions]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120031553/http://www.intrahealth.org/open Youssou N'Dour] at ''[[IntraHealth International#Open Source\|IntraHealth Open]]'', featuring N'Dour's track "Wake Up (It's Africa Calling)" {{Youssou N'Dour}} {{Polar Music Prize}} {{Serer topics\|state=collapsed}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ndour, Youssou}} [[Category:Serer singers]] [[Category:Serer politicians]] [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:~~Muslim~~21st-century ~~musicians\|N'Dour,~~Senegalese ~~Youssou~~male singers]] [[Category:~~Senegalese~~Musicians ~~singers~~from Dakar]] [[Category:~~Senegalese~~Wolof-language ~~musicians~~singers]] [[Category:~~Picasso~~English-language ~~Medalists\|N'Dour,~~singers ~~Youssou~~from Senegal]] [[Category:French-language singers of Senegal]] [[Category:Grammy Award winners]] ~~[[da:Youssou N’Dour]]~~ [[Category:MTV Europe Music Award winners]] ~~[[de:Youssou N’Dour]]~~ [[Category:Senegalese Muslims]] ~~[[es:Youssou N’Dour]]~~ [[Category:Senegalese world music musicians]] ~~[[fr:Youssou N'Dour]]~~ [[Category:Culture ministers of Senegal]] ~~[[it:Youssou N'Dour]]~~ [[Category:Tourism ministers of Senegal]] ~~[[nl:Youssou N'Dour]]~~ [[Category:Male songwriters]] ~~[[ja:ユッスー・ンドゥール]]~~ [[Category:20th-century Senegalese male singers]] ~~[[nn:Youssou N’Dour]]~~ ~~[[pl:Youssou N'Dour]]~~ ~~[[fi:Youssou N'Dour]]~~ ~~[[sv:Youssou N'Dour]]~~