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Youssou N'Dour (Veronique Rolland)
Global Beat
Monday, July 05, 2004
Youssou N'Dour is a renowned singer, songwriter, and composer, who mixes the sounds of traditional Senegalese rhythms with eclectic influences ranging from Cuban samba to hip hop, jazz, and soul. He has collaborated with musicians of all nationalities and joins John Schaefer today on the program to talk about his most recent project, a concept album called Egypt. Also, Sheng is an unusual big band, which offers a combination of master musicians from China, Mali, Senegal, Morocco and Vietnam, all lead by jazz conductor and composer Lawrence "Butch" Morris. We’ll hear from this international mix today in the studio.
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