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Youssou N'Dour

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in Dakar, Senegal
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2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
– Episode #1.26 (2007) (performer: "In Your Eyes")
– Episode #1.11 (2007) (performer: "7 Seconds")
 
2007 Billo il grand dakhaar (performer: "Borom Gal" AKA "Er Barcarolo Romano)
 
2005 Alone in the Dark (writer: "Seven Seconds" / performer: "Seven Seconds")
 
2002 The Wild Thornberrys Movie (performer: "This Dream", "Don't Walk Away", "Shaking the Tree 02 Remix" / courtesy: "This Dream", "Don't Walk Away" / "This Dream", "Don't Walk Away", "Shaking the Tree 02 Remix")
 
1999 Nordrand (writer: "Seven Seconds" / performer: "Seven Seconds")
 
1998 Kirikou and the Sorceress (writer: "Kirikou")
 
1998 Woubi Cheri (documentary) (performer: "Tourista")
 
1998 Bulworth (writer: "How Come" / as Y. N'Dour / performer: "How Come")
 
1995 Judge Dredd (writer: "YOU COME CLOSER" / as Youssou N'dour / performer: "YOU COME CLOSER" / as Youssou N'dour)
 
1994 Peter Gabriel's Secret World (TV documentary) (writer: "Shaking The Tree")
 
1987 High Season (writer: "IMMIGRES - BITIM REW" / "IMMIGRES - BITIM REW")
 
1986 Black Mic Mac (writer: "Immigres")
 
Show ShowComposer (7 titles)
2012 The Children's Republic
 
2009 Bébé (short) (original music by)
 
2007 Return to Gorée (documentary)
 
2007 Billo il grand dakhaar
 
2001 The Price of Forgiveness
 
1998 Kirikou and the Sorceress
 
1998 Women's Day: The Making of a Bill (documentary short)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (4 titles)
2009 Bébé (short) (original version)
 
2004 Peter Gabriel: Play (video) (composer: song "Shaking The Trees")
 
2003 The Pharmacist (playback singer)
 
1988 The Last Temptation of Christ (musician: Senegalese voices)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
2006 Amazing Grace
Olaudah Equiano
 
1992 Picc Mi (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2007 Billo il grand dakhaar (co-producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (35 titles)
2012 Steel Pulse: The Definitive Documentary (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2009 The Real World of Peter Gabriel (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 8
Himself
 
2008 Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love (documentary)
Himself (as Youssou Ndour)
 
2008 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #15.33 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Return to Gorée (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Els matins a TV3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.211 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Canto per Cheikh (documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Oi mousikoi tou kosmou - Ihoi tis polis (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Maroko (2006) … Himself
 
2005 The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui (video documentary)
Himself (segment "Seven Seconds")
 
2005 Live 8 (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Peter Gabriel: Play (video)
Himself (segment "Shaking the Tree")
 
2004 Cirque du Soleil: Midnight Sun (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Get Up, Stand Up (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– We Are the World (2003) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2003 A Day in the Life of Youssou N'Dour (video short)
Himself
 
1994-2002 Later with Jools Holland (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #20.4 (2002) … Himself
– Episode #15.4 (2000) … Himself
– Episode #4.1 (1994) … Himself
 
2002 Vivement dimanche (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 September 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Nobel Peace Prize Concert (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #8.165 (2001) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
1997 Nobel Peace Prize Concert (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 MTV Europe Music Awards 1994 (TV special)
Himself
 
1994 Spirit, Show and Songs (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Top of the Pops (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 September 1994 (1994) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 August 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 You, Africa! (short)
Himself
 
1991 Lest We Forget
Himself (segment "Pour Augustine Eke, Nigéria")
 
1990 Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Champs-Elysées (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 April 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1989 De muziek van West-Afrika - Afrika muziekspecial (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Kippevel (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.9 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The Ghost of Faffner Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Music Brings Us Together (1989) … Himself
 
1988 The Day of Five Billion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2012 Africa Straight Up (documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2006 The African Rock 'N' Roll Years (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2005 80s (TV series documentary)
 

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How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace -- Spanning four decades, this authorized and definitive anthology of The Who relives their journey from humble beginnings to their meteoric rise to rock legend status in a 3-film DVD set. Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love -- A documentary on Senegalese musician Youssou Ndour and the message of his 2005 album, Egypt, which looked to promote a more tolerant face of Islam. Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love -- Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love is a music-infused cinematic journey about the power of one man's voice to inspire millions.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Album: "Joko (The Link)", 2001. See more »

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2 Interviews  | See more »

Alternate Names:

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Special thanks to my friend Peter Gabriel for all that he has done for me and for music in general. Africa thanks him for being the biggest promoter of music without frontiers. See more »

Trivia:

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