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Youssou N'Dour at 50: Africa's Greatest Star

Radio 4 on Music by BBC

Jul 30, 201428:22Music

Robin Denselow profiles the musician Youssou N'Dour as he reaches his 50th birthday, and travels to Senegal to interview the singer in his home city of Dakar. Denselow analyses not just his music but the way N'Dour has u...

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