There have been claims by some of these Nigerian music professionals' quarters that they were never actually signed to Akon's label. Superstar American Senegalese music executive and entrepreneur Akon ...

The album, out 28 November, was first hinted at during AFRIFF, where Flavour treated the audience to a short film showing his creative journey with Senegalese music legend Baaba Maal. Flavour is ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese world music star Youssou N'dour said he will stand in next month's presidential elections, mounting a high-profile challenge to the West African state's veteran leader ...

To average music enthusiasts, his name may not easily ring a bell. But for connoisseurs of afro-fusion rhythms, Baaba Maal is celebrated as one of Senegal’s leading performing artistes and exponent of ...

But his music has remained grounded in the Senegalese traditions of his youth. His songs in French, English and Wolof include long percussion solos by the tama, or talking drum."I was like a fisherman ...

I am a big fan of Thione Seck, a Senegalese singer who has been famous in Africa and Europe for more than 20 years. He is less well-known than other Senegalese superstars like Youssou N’Dour and Baaba ...