“ | Although he may only have come to the attention of white audiences when he started recording with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush and Neneh Cherry in the 1980s, N'Dour was a star in his native Dakar from the age of 12. Fusing traditional Senegalese pop or mbalax, with his own distinctive style, the Grammy-winning singer has become a beacon for West African musical culture - which embraces musicians like fellow Senegalese Baaba Maal or Malian guitarist Afel Bocoum. | ” |
— On the subject of African pride and its gift to the world including people like Youssou N'Dour, Jonathan Brown and Jerome Taylor from The Independent reports., —The Independent : Pride of a continent: Africa's gifts to the world (21 September 2006). By Jonathan Brown and Jerome Taylor [1] (Retrieved 13 July 2019) |