Youssou N’Dour, the revered Senegalese musician who introduced many Westerners to the rhythms of African popular music, is now launching an ambitious plan to bring Africans into the online community.

While the music scene in Senegal was once dominated by other countries, Senegalese contemporary music managed to take off nationally in the early 1970s before gaining global recognition between 1980 ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — 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. ...

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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 Dakar, Senegal, as a beloved, ever-visionary arts ambassador for more than ...

The rain stayed away for just long enough Sunday evening that the space around the stage could become a dance floor as the Music Haven Summer Concert Series kicked off for 2016 in Central Park. A few ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese music star Youssou N'dour said he will stand in next month's presidential election, mounting a high-profile challenge to the West African state's veteran leader Abdoulaye ...

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 ...

US-Senegalese hitmaker Akon's comments about South Africa's race relations have resurfaced. Here's what he had to ...