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Music: Classical

2024

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

The world's greatest classical music festival. Stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of live music. Relive 2023's highlights before the new season begins.

BBC Proms: 2018: Prom 65a: Youssou Ndour and Le Super Etoile de Dakar

Prom 65a: Youssou Ndour and Le Super Etoile de Dakar

2018

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Prom 65a: Youssou Ndour and Le Super Etoile de Dakar 

Prom 65a: Senegalese cultural icon Youssou Ndour makes his Proms debut in a special late-night appearance with his group Le Super Etoile de Dakar 

Prom 65a: Youssou Ndour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar 

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Andrew McGregor

Senegalese cultural icon Youssou Ndour makes his Proms debut in a special late-night appearance. This largely acoustic performance spotlights Ndour’s characteristic soaring vocals and the smooth instrumental colours brought to life by his group Le Super Étoile de Dakar.

For over 40 years Ndour has been thrilling audiences around the world with an eclectic mix of Cuban rumba, hip hop, jazz, soul and music of the West African griot tradition. In addition to his prodigious performing career – which has embraced more than 30 albums and a Grammy Award – he has also played a political role, having campaigned for the release of Nelson Mandela, performed at concerts for Amnesty International and served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

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BBC Proms: 2018

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

All broadcasts from the 2018 season of the BBC Proms.

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