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Youssou N'Dour: Hammersmith Palais, London

David Toop, The Times, 20 November 1990

YOUSSOU N'DOUR has been described as the first World Music superstar; as meaningless titles go, this is hard to beat and offers the remarkable Senegalese vocalist little help with the difficult task of communicating his music to a non-African audience.

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