Follow legendary Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour on a groundbreaking 1994 tour of nine West African nations. The film offers a fascinating African variation on the familiar superstar "tour" film. Born in the poor Medina district of Dakar in 1959, Youssou N'Dour was singing professionally in local clubs by the age of twelve. Today he is the leading exponent of world fusion pop, blending traditional music with reggae, jazz and rock. He has successfully reunited late 20th century pop forms and techniques with the African sounds and rhythms at the root of so much of this music. As a result, he has influenced musicians as diverse as Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, Branford Marsalis and Paul Simon.
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