Youssou N’Dour

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member of:	Étoile de Dakar (1979 - 1983) Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Étoile (after 1983) (lead vocals)

founded:	Jololi
signed by:	Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) Work Group

founded:	Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

tours:	Human Rights Now!
part of:	Polar Music Prize (in 2013: number: 2013) (order: 43) Praemium Imperiale (in 2017: number: 2017) (order: 48) Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time (number: 69) (order: 69)

picture:	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YoussouNDour08TIFF.jpg [info]
Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/artist/17590 [info]
discography pages:	http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~xx3n-di/071-yndour/yn-discography.html [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/youssou_ndour [info]
BBC Music:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/af081ea2-7a2c-4fbd-8200-92d62056b5f5 [info] (until 2020-11-19)
social networking:	https://twitter.com/youssoundoursn [info] https://www.facebook.com/youssoundourofficiel [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/artist/77zlytAFjPFjUKda8TNIDY [info] https://www.deezer.com/artist/203 [info]
lyrics page:	http://muzikum.eu/en/122-5956/youssou-ndour/lyrics.html [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000692100 [info]
VIAF ID:	34647591 [info]
Wikidata:	Q210734 [info]
Last.fm:	https://www.last.fm/music/Youssou+N'Dour [info]

Appearances

Date	Title	Credited as	Attributes	Artist	Length
	instruments
	Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes		percussion	Paul Simon	5:48
	performed
1988-09-21	Chimes of Freedom (live, 1988‐09‐21: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA, USA)			Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	8:04
1988-09-21	Chimes of Freedom (with Sting, Bono, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Joan Baez) (live, 1988‐09‐21: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA, USA)			Bruce Springsteen	?:??
1988-09-21	Get Up Stand Up (live, 1988‐09‐21: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA, USA)			Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	4:53
1988-09-21	Get Up, Stand Up (with Sting, Bono, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Joan Baez) (live, 1988‐09‐21: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA, USA)			Bruce Springsteen	?:??
1988-10-15	Chimes of Freedom (live, 1988‐10‐15: River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina)		guest	Bruce Springsteen	5:43
1988-10-15	Chimes of Freedom (live, 1988‐10‐15: River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina)			Bruce Springsteen & Sting & Peter Gabriel & Youssou N’Dour & Tracy Chapman	5:41
1988-10-15	Get Up, Stand Up (live, 1988‐10‐15: River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina)			Bruce Springsteen & Sting & Peter Gabriel & Youssou N’Dour & Tracy Chapman	5:12
1988-10-15	Twist and Shout / La Bamba (live, 1988‐10‐15: River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina)			Bruce Springsteen	13:32
1998-12-10	Get Up, Stand Up (live, 1998‐12‐10 Palais Omnisports De Paris‐Bercy, Paris, France)			Bruce Springsteen with Peter Gabriel, Youssou N’Dour & Tracy Chapman	?:??
1998-12-10	Get Up, Stand Up (live, 1998‐12‐10: Palais Omnisports de Paris‐Bercy, Paris, France)			Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Bruce Springsteen, Youssou N’Dour	?:??
1998-12-10	Signal to Noise (live, 1998‐12‐10: Palais Omnisports De Paris‐Bercy, Paris, France, first official version with Youssou N’Dour)			Peter Gabriel	5:52
	7 Seconds			Youssou N’Dour & Neneh Cherry	5:05
	Biko		additional and guest	Simple Minds	9:32
	Diallo		guest	Wyclef Jean feat. Youssou N’Dour & MB²	7:22
	How Come			Canibus & Youssou N’Dour	4:08
	Montréal			Bran Van 3000 feat. Youssou N’Dour	4:11
	No Airplay - Men in Blue		guest	Wyclef Jean feat. Youssou N’Dour	4:45
	Old Tucson			Youssou N’Dour & Habib Faye	4:58
	Senegal			Bran Van 3000 feat. Youssou N’Dour	2:25
	Shakin’ the Tree			Youssou N’Dour & Peter Gabriel	7:16
	Soul Makossa			Manu Dibango feat. Youssou N’Dour	5:41
	Summer Madness			Kool & the Gang feat. Youssou N’Dour	4:04
	Sweeping the Leaves			George Acogny, Rod Beale & Youssou N’Dour	4:22
	Thank You		guest	Dido feat. Youssou N’Dour	4:44
	Un enfant doit vivre			Alliance Ethnik feat. Youssou N’Dour	5:06
	produced
	4-4-44			Youssou N’Dour	3:38
	Africa Remembers			Youssou N’Dour	9:23
	Africadën			Cheikh Lô	6:15
	Am Am			Youssou N’Dour	4:14
	Baay Faal			Youssou N’Dour	4:48
	Bàjjan			Youssou N’Dour	4:07
	Bamba Sunu Goorgui			Cheikh Lô	4:54
	Bambay Gueej			Cheikh Lô	7:18
	Birima (Original Dakar mix)			Youssou N’Dour	6:48
	Bobo‐Dioulasso			Cheikh Lô	4:50
	Boul di Tagale			Cheikh Lô	6:10
	Bul ma miin			Orchestra Baobab	6:00
	C’est l’amour			Youssou N’Dour	3:44
	Cheikh Ibra Fall			Cheikh Lô	4:32
	Chimes of Freedom			Youssou N’Dour	4:51
	Country Boy			Youssou N’Dour	4:04
	Couple's Choice			Youssou N’Dour	5:33
	Dabbaax			Youssou N’Dour	5:11
	Dée Moo Wóor			Orchestra Baobab	4:17
	Do You Mind If I Play			Youssou N’Dour & Axelle Red	3:34
	Doole			Youssou N’Dour	5:50
	Doxandeme			Cheikh Lô	6:07
	El son te llama			Orchestra Baobab	5:26
	Generations (Diamono)			Youssou N’Dour	5:46
	Genné			Youssou N’Dour	4:09
	Gnawoe			Orchestra Baobab	6:21
	Guiss Guiss			Cheikh Lô	4:37
	Hommage à Tonton Ferrer			Orchestra Baobab feat. Youssou N’Dour & Ibrahim Ferrer	5:54
	Hope			Youssou N’Dour	5:28
	How You Are (No mele)			Youssou N’Dour	3:39
	Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux			Youssou N’Dour	2:16
	Jeunesse Senegal			Cheikh Lô	5:45
	Jiin Ma Jiin Ma			Orchestra Baobab	6:06
	La cour des grands			Youssou N’Dour & Axelle Red	3:33
	La femme est l’avenir de l’amour			Youssou N’Dour	3:51
	Leaving (Dem)			Youssou N’Dour	5:04
	Létt Ma			Youssou N’Dour	4:43
	Li ma weesu			Youssou N’Dour	3:54
	Life (Adouna)			Youssou N’Dour	4:05
	Live Television			Youssou N’Dour	6:00
	Love One Another (Beuguente)			Youssou N’Dour	4:52
	M’ Beddemi			Cheikh Lô	4:26
	Mame Bamba			Youssou N’Dour	4:57
	Mame Bamba			Youssou N’Dour	4:58
	Marie-Madeleine La Saint-Louisienne			Youssou N’Dour	3:50
	Mbëggéél noonu la			Youssou N’Dour	4:59
	Moor Ndaje			Youssou N’Dour	4:14
	My People (Samay nit)			Youssou N’Dour	4:38
	N'Dokh			Cheikh Lô	4:50
	N’Dawsile			Cheikh Lô	6:17
	N’Jarinu Garab			Cheikh Lô	4:30
	Ndogal			Cheikh Lô	5:27
	Ndongoy Daara			Orchestra Baobab	5:21
	Ne La Thiass			Cheikh Lô	4:28
	New Africa			Youssou N’Dour	3:44
	No More			Youssou N’Dour	4:15
	Oh Boy			Youssou N’Dour	4:37
	Old Man (Gorgui)			Youssou N’Dour	6:30
	On verra ça			Orchestra Baobab	5:00
	Pullo Àrdo			Youssou N’Dour	4:01
	Sagal ko			Youssou N’Dour	3:35
	Sama Gàmmu			Youssou N’Dour	3:58
	Sant Maam			Cheikh Lô	4:48
	Set			Cheikh Lô	5:28
	Silence (Tongo)			Youssou N’Dour	4:38
	Sportif			Youssou N’Dour	3:26
	Survie			Youssou N’Dour	4:40
	Sutukun			Orchestra Baobab	5:32
	Tan bi			Youssou N’Dour	4:00
	The Same			Youssou N’Dour	5:14
	Things Unspoken			Youssou N’Dour	7:02
	Tourista			Youssou N’Dour	4:36
	Tukki			Youssou N’Dour	4:11
	Undecided (Japoulo)			Youssou N’Dour	5:26
	Useless Weapons			Youssou N’Dour	4:09
	Without a Smile (Same)			Youssou N’Dour	4:13
	Xel			Youssou N’Dour	4:53
	Yaru			Youssou N’Dour	4:15
	Yo le le (Fulani Groove)			Youssou N’Dour	6:25
	Zikr			Cheikh Lô	4:01
	vocals
1986	Ale samba			Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar	9:42
1986	Jamm (La paix)			Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar	6:10
1986	Jigééni rééw mi			Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar	6:37
1986	Sabar			Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar	10:57
1986	Sama doom			Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar	9:36
1986	Yonent			Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar	6:16
1988-10-15	Get Up, Stand Up (live, 1988‐10‐15: River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina)			Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman & Youssou N’Dour	3:48
1995-07	Guiss Guiss			Cheikh Lô	4:37
1995-07	Set			Cheikh Lô	5:28
1998-12-10	Get Up, Stand Up (live, 1998‐12‐10: Palais Omnisports De Paris‐Bercy, Paris, France)			Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Youssou N’Dour & Tracy Chapman	3:58
	4-4-44		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour	3:38
	A Different Drum			Peter Gabriel	4:47
	A Different Drum			Peter Gabriel	4:40
	A United Earth I		guest	Alan Stivell feat. Youssou N’Dour	5:32
	A United Earth II		guest	Alan Stivell feat. Youssou N’Dour	4:36
	Absa Gueye		lead vocals	Étoile de Dakar	5:22
	Africa, Dream Again			Youssou N’Dour	3:13
	Asadoya Yunta		background vocals	坂本龍一	4:35
	Badou		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Étoile	5:35
	Bàjjan		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour	4:07
	Bamako		background vocals	Youssou N’Dour	4:19
	Bamako			Youssou N’Dour	4:19
	Bes			Youssou N’Dour	5:08
	Borom Gal		lead vocals	坂本龍一 feat. Youssou N’Dour	3:59
	C’est l’amour			Youssou N’Dour	3:44
	Calling From Tokyo		background vocals	坂本龍一	4:26
	Dabbaax		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour	5:11
	Diabaram			坂本龍一	4:13
	Diandioli			Étoile de Dakar	5:45
	Doole			Youssou N’Dour	5:50
	Genné			Youssou N’Dour	4:09
	Hommage à Tonton Ferrer		guest	Orchestra Baobab feat. Youssou N’Dour & Ibrahim Ferrer	5:54
	Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux			Youssou N’Dour	2:16
	Immigrés / Bitim Rew		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Étoile	7:03
	In Your Eyes		guest	Peter Gabriel	5:30
	In Your Eyes (special mix)		guest	Peter Gabriel	7:16
	Jalo		lead vocals	Étoile de Dakar	6:26
	Kambengwo		lead vocals	Sona Jobarteh	8:29
	Kocc Barma			Youssou N’Dour	4:29
	La femme est l’avenir de l’amour			Youssou N’Dour	3:51
	Lay suma lay		lead vocals	Étoile de Dakar	4:32
	Létt Ma		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour	4:43
	Li ma weesu			Youssou N’Dour	3:54
	Lubara Wanwa		guest	Aurelio feat. Youssou N’Dour	3:45
	M'Badane		lead vocals	Étoile de Dakar	7:56
	Macoy		background vocals	Youssou N’Dour	7:17
	Maleo		lead vocals	Étoile de Dakar	6:38
	Mane kouma xol		lead vocals	Étoile de Dakar	4:51
	Mbëggéél noonu la			Youssou N’Dour	4:59
	Moor Ndaje			Youssou N’Dour	4:14
	My Daughter (Sama Doom)			Youssou N’Dour	6:39
	My Hope			Youssou N’Dour & Moncef Genoud	4:57
	Nijaay		guest and lead vocals	Orchestra Baobab	7:15
	Nit Kou N’Gnoul		lead vocals	Étoile de Dakar	6:45
	Old Tucson		background vocals	Youssou N’Dour	5:04
	Passion			Peter Gabriel	7:38
	Pitche Mi		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Étoile	9:28
	Por qué no les devuelves el sol		guest	Antonio Orozco feat. Youssou N’Dour	3:53
	Pullo Àrdo		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour	4:01
	Sagal ko			Youssou N’Dour	3:35
	Sama Gàmmu		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour	3:58
	Sama Guenth Gui		lead vocals	Étoile de Dakar	7:19
	Shakin’ the Tree		background vocals	Youssou N’Dour	5:42
	Shakin’ the Tree		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour	5:42
	Shaking the Tree		lead vocals	Peter Gabriel feat. Youssou N’Dour	6:24
	Shaking the Tree		background vocals and lead vocals	Peter Gabriel feat. Youssou N’Dour	6:24
	So Many Men			Youssou N’Dour	5:14
	Soula Sadoome Toogne			Étoile de Dakar	11:11
	Sportif		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour	3:26
	Taaw		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Étoile	11:57
	Tan bi			Youssou N’Dour	4:00
	The Hidden Church			Armand Amar feat. Youssou N’Dour	2:04
	The Lion / Gaïende			Youssou N’Dour	5:35
	The Truth		background vocals	Youssou N’Dour	4:05
	Thiapa Thioly		lead vocals	Étoile de Dakar	11:59
	Thiely		lead vocals	Étoile de Dakar	5:12
	Titeur		lead vocals	Étoile de Dakar	6:41
	Tolou Badou Ndiaye			Étoile de Dakar	6:59
	Tukki		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour	4:11
	Voices of Today		guest	Jessica Folcker feat. Youssou N’Dour	4:14
	Wake Up (It's Africa Calling)		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour	3:58
	Walo			Étoile de Dakar	6:27
	Wamada		guest	Aurelio	4:14
	Xel		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour	4:53
	Yalaye dogal		lead vocals	Étoile de Dakar	6:08
	Yaru			Youssou N’Dour	4:15
	performed
	Open Remix: To Benefit IntraHealth Open			Various Artists
	produced
	Egypt			Youssou N’Dour
	Immigrés			Youssou N’Dour
	Joko (The Link)		executive	Youssou N’Dour
	Né La Thiass			Cheikh Lô
	Rokku Mi Rokka			Youssou N’Dour
	vocals
1993	The Guide (Wommat)		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour
1993	The Guide (Wommat)		background vocals	Youssou N’Dour
	Once Upon a Time in Senegal: The Birth of Mbalax 1979–1981			Étoile de Dakar
	Set		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour
	Set		lead vocals	Youssou N’Dour
	composed
	Absa Gueye
	Alboury
	Ay Chono La (Love Is)
	Ay Coono La
	Bamba the Poet
	Birima
	Diabaram
	Fakastalu (Watch Your Step)
	Fenene (Another Place)
	Generations (Diamono)
	Hey You!
	How You Are (No mele)
	Jalo
	Kirikou et la Sorcière (Wolof lyrics)
	Leaving (Dem)
	Love One Another (Beuguente)
	Macoumba
	Maleo
	Mame Bamba
	Mane Khouma Khol Thi Yan
	Medina
	Miyoko
	My Child
	My People (Samay nit)
	Nit Kou N'Gnoul
	Oh Boy
	Old Man (Gorgui)
	One Day (Jaam)
	Sabar
	Salimata
	Sama Guenth-Gui
	Set
	Set (clean)
	Shaking the Tree
	Silence (Tongo)
	Sinebar
	Takuta
	Thiapa Thioly
	Toxiques
	Without a Smile (Same)
	Xale (Our Young People)
	Yalay Dogal
	lyrics
	7 Seconds
	Ay Coono La
	Birima
	Confession
	Diabaram
	Generations (Diamono)
	Habib Faye
	How You Are (No mele)
	Kirikou et la Sorcière (Wolof lyrics)
	Le Meilleur de tes jours
	Leaving (Dem)
	Life (Adouna)
	Love One Another (Beuguente)
	Macoumba
	Mame Bamba
	My Child
	Oh Boy
	Old Man (Gorgui)
	Salimata
	Set
	Shaking the Tree
	Silence (Tongo)
	Takuta
	Tell Me
	Tourista
	Undecided (Japoulo)
	Without a Smile (Same)
	wrote
	A United Earth I
	A United Earth II
	Allah
	Baay niasse
	Genné / For Those Displaced
	How Come	Y. N'Dour
	Mahdiyu laye
	Mbeeggel
	My Hope
	Shukran bamba
	Touba - Daru salaam

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