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Youssou N'Dour was a contemporary senegalese politician and musician. Youssou N'Dour is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and politician. N'Dour helped develop a style of popular Senegambian music known as mbalax, a genre that has sacred origins in the Serer music njuup tradition and ndut initiation ceremonies. Read more on Wikipedia →

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