Let's rock': world music icon Youssou N'Dour back on the road A rat-a-tat percussion and keyboard riff, and Youssou N'Dour's voice tore through the dark Dakar sky, as the world music legend geared up ...

Amadou Bagayoko and his wife, the singer Mariam Doumbia, rose from icons in Mali to international success over the last two ...

Senegal is a country in transition with increasing ... transmitted by their traditional singers called griots Message by Music introduces us to Awadi a renowned rapper with PanAfricanist ...

Two guest artists speak with Heather by phone to share their latest music; Afro-fusion guitarist, singer, and bandleader Sahad Sarr (Dakar), and fast-rising star Morell (Abuja). The playlist ...

Youssou N’Dour’s voice is one of the wonders of music, a soaring bird that has taken him around the globe from his native ...