Youssou N'Dour

Type: Person

Name: Youssou N'Dour

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Youssou N'Dour takes Senegal to the world

Al Jazeera talks to artist-politician Youssou N’Dour about his transformation from rockstar to minister of tourism. ... [Published Yahoo! Maktoob News - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Youssou N'Dour, Senegal

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Abdoulaye Wade

Youssou N'Dour takes Senegal to the world

Doha, Qatar - Youssou N'Dour sits with delicate poise on a couch in the plush lobby of the St Regis hotel, in conversation with colleagues over domestic politics, as he waits for President Macky Sall to emerge from a meeting in an adjacent room.Dressed ... [Published Al Jazeera - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Youssou N'Dour, Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, Macky Sall

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

ROHM — a multicultural venue attracting cosmopolitan mix of artistes

By Ali Ahmed al Riyami — Although the Royal Opera House Muscat’s (ROHM) inaugural performance was held in 2011, thanks to the untiring efforts of its Board Members, this magnificent edifice has become an important landmark in the Shatti Al Qurum area, ... [Published Oman Observer - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Federation of the Greens (IT), Uruguay, Julio Bocca, Youssou N'Dour, Lebanon

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 1 reports

11th Annual African Diaspora International Film Festival

By LaShawn Williams This week marks the 11th anniversary of the African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF), a diverse and global cinematic experience that showcases "an eclectic mix of urban, classic, independent and foreign films" for cinephiles ... [Published Gapers Block - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Youssou N'Dour, Chicago, Cold War, World War II

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

AFRICAN BANKER AWARDS: Investors meet to reform Africa's crumbling infrastructure

Savile Row tailor, Ozwald Boateng is enlisting the help of Africa's wealthiest business leaders to help overhaul the continent's creaking infrastructure. Alongside the likes of John Legend, Akon, and Senegalese singer and actor Youssou N'dour, performing ... [Published Voxafrica - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Infrastructure, Ozwald Boateng, Isabel Dos Santos, Tony Elumelu

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Rebuilding Africa: Ozwald Boateng takes on biggest design project yet

"Wake up, everybody, no more sleeping in bed!" The soulful acoustics of Grammy-award-winning R&B singer John Legend may be unfamiliar to the large group of African bankers watching him sing, but the message is loud and clear: "No more time for thinking; ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 30 2013]

Entities: Ozwald Boateng, John Legend, Isaiah Washington, Mos Def, Youssou N'Dour

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Hissène Habré

Africa: On a human rights mission

A Senegalese activist blames poverty and underdevelopment for Africa's instability.Alioune Tine, the secretary general of the African Assembly for the Defence of Human, says now is not the time to say things have improved sufficiently in Senegal. (AF ... [Published Mail & Guardian Online - May 24 2013]

Entities: Human Rights, Senegal, Dakar, Hissène Habré

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Youssou N’Dour wins Sweden’s Polar Music Prize

STOCKHOLM, May 7 — Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour and Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho have won Sweden's 2013 Polar Music Prize, organisers said today. “A West African griot is not just a singer, but a storyteller, poet, singer of praise, entertainer ... [Published The Malaysian Insider - May 07 2013]

Entities: Youssou N'Dour, Polar Music Prize, Sweden, Kaija Saariaho

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Youssou N'Dour awarded Polar Prize

Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour and Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho are named the recipients of this year's Polar Music Prize. ... [Published BBC News - Africa - May 07 2013]

Entities: Youssou N'Dour, Kaija Saariaho, Polar Music Prize

First reported Jan 27 2013 - Updated Jan 27 2013 - 1 reports

Music is vital to political struggle across Africa – not just in Mali | Ian Birrell

Banning music in Mali is outrageous, not least because it's crucial to the country's wellbeing At dinner last month after a concert by the Congolese rapper Baloji , I found myself sitting next to his drummer, Saidou Ilboudo. As we chatted over the chicken, ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - Jan 27 2013]

Entities: Mali, Thomas Sankara, Amadou Bagayoko, Senegal

Quotes

"a lot of people say that africa is corrupt, is ridden with hiv aids and conflict but some african countries are actually doing really good" N'Dour says, matter-of-fact

Youssou N'Dour takes Senegal to the world [Published Al Jazeera - Jun 14 2013]

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31st Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival [Published San Francisco Chronicle - May 29 2013]
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Isha Fofana to Exhibit At UNESCO Headquarters i... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 27 2013]
Africa: On a human rights mission [Published Mail & Guardian Online - May 24 2013]
Youssou N’Dour wins Sweden’s Polar Music Prize [Published The Malaysian Insider - May 07 2013]
Youssou N´Dour awarded Polar Music Prize [Published The Nordic Africa Institute Homepage - May 07 2013]
Youssou N'Dour awarded Polar Prize [Published BBC News - Africa - May 07 2013]
Music is vital to political struggle across Afr... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Jan 27 2013]