Among the many roles Youssou N'Dour has come to play, he has come to be known "as one of the planet's true superstars and a beacon of African pride," says the Chicago Tribune. At Wednesday's Chicago House of Blues show, N'Dour's singing was "as strong and rich as it's ever been," and his band, Super Étoile de Dakar proved itself "the rare band entirely deserving of the 'super,' perfectly composed to push ahead but constantly poised for stop-on-a-dime shifts."
Among the many roles Youssou N'Dour has come to play, he has come to be known "as one of the planet's true superstars and a beacon of African pride," writes Joshua Klein in the Chicago Tribune. This, and Youssou's performance before a "beyond-enthusiastic" crowd at the House of Blues this past Wednesday night, has left Klein wishing for the Senegalese superstar "a stateside audience proportional to his international reputation."
At Wednesday's show, Youssou's singing was "as strong and rich as it's ever been," writes Klein, and his band, Super Étoile de Dakar proved itself "the rare band entirely deserving of the 'super,' perfectly composed to push ahead but constantly poised for stop-on-a-dime shifts."
To read the complete review, visit chicagotribune.com.
Youssou and the band take their show to more of that stateside audience with a stop in Ann Arbor tomorrow night. For information on the remainder of the US tour for the new album , Rokku Mi Rokka (Give and Take), click here.
