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Africa's Greatest Ever Musician Revealed

We asked you who is/was Africa’s greatest internationally known musician? Over 150 of you responded and here are the results…

youssou n'dour

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Youssou N’Dour was the clear winner with more than quarter of the total number of votes cast. Ali Farka TourĂ©, Fela Kuti and Salif Keita all polled very respectable numbers and together these four artists accounted for around 80% of the votes.

Youssou we salute you!

Youssou N’Dour
— 26.5%
Ali Farka Toure — 19.9%
Fela Kuti — 18.5%
Salif Keita — 16.6%
Baaba Maal — 7.3%
Miriam Makeba — 2.6%
Franco — 2.6%
Other — 2.6%
Cheb Khaled — 2.0%
Cesaria Evora — 1.3%

Total votes: 151

Photo: Youssou at WOMAD 2005 by Damian Rafferty



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