The preservation of tradition is the lifeblood of a community and the identity of a culture. In West Africa history is bestowed from one generation to the next by Griots. As a modern-day Griot, Senegalese superstar Youssou Ndour comes from a lineage that is well versed in the art and responsibility of his creed. In his courageous commitment to justice, Ndour has created a humanitarian bridge which is especially needed in current times. Now, in a return to tradition, Youssou debuts an acoustic group melding complex rhythms and folk instruments with modern themes that explore his vision for Africa. His is the voice that Rolling Stone described as “so extraordinary that the history of Africa seems locked inside it.”
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NDOUR has created a musical context that’s as large with possibilities as his sinuous, spine tingling singing
Rolling Stone
The kind of world pop in which the blend of Western pop and African tradition sounds so organic that to talk about the different elements is to miss the whole
Washington Post
African rock’s great global star, he has found the most graceful and purposeful balance between the local and the international
The New York Times
Youssou NDOUR has been called ‘the African voice of the century” and “one of the world’s greatest singers.” That may suggest a whiff of hyperbole, but not in the case of NDOUR, who has been thrilling audiences with his contemporized versions of Senegalese mbalax music for nearly three decades
Los Angeles Times