Senegal. Thiaroye sur Mer. 15 km from Dakar. Youssou Ndour. The famous worldmusic artist makes music and jumps in the air while singing for a big audience in an open air public gathering. Youssou Ndour has been invited by the population of Thiaroye sur Mer to receive an award for his leading role in bringing african music (senegalese) to the world. He is recognised by the crowd as a true african musician and artist. © 2000 Didier Ruef