Contents

Preface

Part I: Voyage of Discovery

1 Dakar, Senegal

2 A New Dawn

Part II: Senegal’s First Superstar

3 A Star is Born

4 The Beat on the Street

5 Lords and Ladies of the Dance

6 Songs for the People

7 Inspirational Female Sponsors

8 Emperors and Kings

9 All the World’s a Stage

10 There’s No Pleasing All of the People All of the Time

11 There Is But One God

12 Role Model and Icon

Part III: Youssou N’Dour’s Musical Hinterland

13 The Source

14 The Great West African Orchestras

15 Acoustic Music in Senegal

16 Sharing the Stage

17 Jazz in Africa

18 From Early Rap to Modern Hip-Hop

Part IV: A Continent in Concert

19 African Music on BBC TV

Coda

Acknowledgements

Notes

Bibliography

Youssou N’Dour Discography

100 Classic African Tracks

List of Images