Biography of Youssou N'Dour

Youssou N'Dour (born 1 October 1959 in Dakar) is a Senegalese singer, percussionist and occasional actor. In 2004, Rolling Stone described him as, in Senegal and much of Africa, "perhaps the most famous singer alive. " He helped develop a style of popular music in Senegal, known by its Wolof language name of mbalax.