Youssou N’Dour interview: “Even today music can carry a message and change people’s lives” | Songlines
Friday, August 16, 2019

Youssou N’Dour interview: “Even today music can carry a message and change people’s lives”

By Jenny Cathcart

Senegal has recently seen the long-anticipated opening of a museum dedicated to black civilisations. One of its chief supporters is Youssou N’Dour whose latest album, History, reflects on the past and acknowledges the next generation of artists. Jenny Cathcart reports

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