Other lives: Music promoter who was also a DJ and drummer, and ran a club at the Africa Centre in London
November 2022
Youssou N’Dour review – Senegalese superstar is on magnificent form
In a thrilling performance, the singer-songwriter transforms his classic tracks before a dance-heavy 45-minute encore
October 2022
Ranked
The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!
10 highlights of Black History Month events around the UK
May 2019
Youssou N’Dour: History review – the Senegalese superstar returns
(Naive)
September 2018
Prom 65a: Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar review – joyous spirit
The king of African pop and his pioneering band bring slick, infectious Senegalese rhythms to their sparkling late-night Prom
November 2017
Readers recommend
Readers recommend playlist: your unlikely collaborations
This week’s reader-curated list gives us pairings such as Neneh Cherry and Youssou N’Dour, and the combined powers of Bono, Brian Eno and Pavarotti
October 2017
A brush with greatness
The day I elbowed aside Lou Reed to grab a few words with Nelson Mandela
It’s 1990, the South African icon is free at last, and Michael Odell, an intrepid young journalist buttonholes him backstage at Wembley Stadium
February 2016
Africa's first music download service launches in Senegal
Youssou N’dour and Baaba Maal are among almost 200 artists who have signed up to MusikBi, which promises to promote and pay African musicians
October 2015
How music is the real language of political diplomacy
Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Etoile de Dakar: Fatteliku Live review – exuberant early work
July 2015
From The Beatles to Bieber, how pop stars have saved the world
Ahead of Cop21 and the SDGs, boy band One Direction have launched a humanitarian campaign. How have other pop stars contributed to development throughout the ages?
March 2015
Womadelaide 2015 review – fear of missing out has never been so fun
The mixtape
Womadelaide 2015 mixtape: Buena Vista Social Club, Depedro and more
January 2014
Guardian Africa network
Fantasy Hollywood: restaging classic films with black models
When two Senegalese photographers messed with some very familiar screen moments, they were taken aback by the racial dimension to the response, says Missla Libsekal
May 2013
Guardian Africa network
Rebuilding Africa: Ozwald Boateng takes on biggest design project yet
Savile Row tailor enlists the help of Africa's wealthiest business leaders to help overhaul the continent's creaking infrastructure
February 2013
Sister Fa: African rapper with a cause
Kate Mossman meets the Senegalese rapper who has become one of the world's leading campaigners against female genital mutilation
July 2012
Youssou N'Dour at Womad festival - video
Youssou N'Dour is performing at this weekend's Womad festival at Charlton Park, Wiltshire. To get you in the mood, here's a video of a young N'Dour at an earlier Womad festival
February 2012
The week in music
The week in music - in pictures
The week's highlights from planet pop and beyond
January 2012
The Observer profile
Youssou N'Dour: the singer who changed his tune
Profile: The foremost figure in world music once said he never had any political ambitions. Now he wants to be Senegal's president, becoming a force for change rather than just a voice of change
