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YOUSSOU N’DOUR
YOUSSOU N’DOUR
A Senegal-born international superstar finds a familiar spirit in Jamaica
For Senegalese vocal legend Youssou N’Dour, making a reggae album was all about completing a circle. After all, one of reggae’s most prominent strands of DNA comes from the music of African slaves brought over during the 1800s by European-held slaves—a connection that was particularly important to the music of reggae’s greatest legend, Bob Marley. “I’m...