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Senegal's Sahad, radiant champion of 'musical pan-Africanism'

With exhilarating charisma, stage energy and impassioned lyrics, Senegalese musician Sahad has created a unique body of work ...
Newsday

In Senegal's thriving hip-hop scene, this beatmaker insists women have a seat at the table

DAKAR, Senegal — In a classroom at the House of Urban Culture, tucked away in the narrow streets of Dakar, Senegal, Aminata Thiam claps her hands in time with a beat she created on her computer. “You ...
MassLive

What kinds of music are kids from Senegal, Gambia listening to? A group of Amherst-area scholars knows ...

AMHERST — When Amherst Regional High School sophomore Joe Hazlip visited West Africa last month as part of a unique exchange, he didn’t expect to find the same music there as in the U.S. “My host ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune

Senegal music star Ndour makes bid for presidency

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — World music icon Youssou Ndour says he plans to run in Senegal's presidential election next month, challenging an 85-year-old incumbent whose plans to seek a third term have ...
Time

Youssou N’Dour Tries to Go from Music Superstar to President in Senegal

World music fans know him as a giant, 30-somethings will instantly recognize his voice from the 1994 worldwide smash “7 seconds” and followers of West African politics will, as of this week, know him ...