Youssou N’Dour
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Youssou N’Dour is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, and bandleader renowned for popularizing mbalax music worldwide and for his influential role in global pop and world music.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Youssou N'Dour | 5 |
| Youssou N’Dour canonical | 4 |
| Youssou Madjiguène N’Dour | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Youssou N’Dour Context triple: [Peter Gabriel, notableCollaboration, Youssou N’Dour]
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Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba was a renowned South African singer and civil rights activist, celebrated globally as "Mama Africa" for her powerful anti-apartheid music and advocacy.
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Sekou Conneh
Sekou Conneh is a Liberian rebel leader best known for heading the LURD insurgent group during the country’s civil conflict.
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Burning Spear
Burning Spear is a pioneering Jamaican roots reggae singer and songwriter renowned for his spiritually charged, politically conscious music closely associated with Rastafarianism.
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Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a hugely influential French singer-songwriter and producer, renowned for his solo career and for writing many of Céline Dion’s most famous French-language songs.
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Askia Touré
Askia Touré is an influential African American poet, essayist, and activist whose work helped shape the Black Arts Movement’s fusion of cultural nationalism, political struggle, and Black aesthetic expression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Youssou N’Dour Target entity description: Youssou N’Dour is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, and bandleader renowned for popularizing mbalax music worldwide and for his influential role in global pop and world music.
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A.
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba was a renowned South African singer and civil rights activist, celebrated globally as "Mama Africa" for her powerful anti-apartheid music and advocacy.
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B.
Sekou Conneh
Sekou Conneh is a Liberian rebel leader best known for heading the LURD insurgent group during the country’s civil conflict.
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C.
Burning Spear
Burning Spear is a pioneering Jamaican roots reggae singer and songwriter renowned for his spiritually charged, politically conscious music closely associated with Rastafarianism.
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D.
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a hugely influential French singer-songwriter and producer, renowned for his solo career and for writing many of Céline Dion’s most famous French-language songs.
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E.
Askia Touré
Askia Touré is an influential African American poet, essayist, and activist whose work helped shape the Black Arts Movement’s fusion of cultural nationalism, political struggle, and Black aesthetic expression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ politician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
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surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album
Polar Music Prize ⓘ Praemium Imperiale ⓘ
surface form:
Praemium Imperiale (music)
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| birthName |
Youssou N’Dour
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Youssou Madjiguène N’Dour
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| collaboratedWith |
Neneh Cherry
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Paul Simon ⓘ Peter Gabriel ⓘ Sting ⓘ Wyclef Jean ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Senegal ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959-10-01 ⓘ |
| employer | Super Étoile de Dakar ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Wolof people ⓘ |
| founded | Super Étoile de Dakar ⓘ |
| genre |
Afropop
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mbalax ⓘ pop music ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasRole | lead vocalist ⓘ |
| instrument | vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to world music
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popularizing mbalax music internationally ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
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French ⓘ Wolof ⓘ |
| movement |
anti-apartheid activism
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human rights activism ⓘ |
| name | Youssou N’Dour self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Senegalese ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ |
| notableWork |
7 Seconds
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Egypta ⓘ
surface form:
Egypt
Eyes Open ⓘ Nelson Mandela ⓘ Set ⓘ Le Lion ⓘ
surface form:
The Lion
Wommat (The Guide) ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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composer ⓘ politician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Live 8
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Live Earth ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dakar ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of Tourism and Leisure of Senegal
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Senegalese Minister of Tourism and Culture ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Dakar ⓘ |
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Subject: Youssou N’Dour Description of subject: Youssou N’Dour is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, and bandleader renowned for popularizing mbalax music worldwide and for his influential role in global pop and world music.
Referenced by (10)
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