DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese start-ups are testing a fledgling market for online music platforms in French-speaking West Africa, where interest in digital entertainment is growing but a lack of credit ...

KIGALI, Rwanda A landmark ruling against Senegal’s largest media conglom has stoked long-simmering tensions over copyright law in the West African nation, prompting the country’s musicians to demand a ...

"Ca nous fait swinguer" — love that swing, says an aficionado at the Dakar Goree Jazz Festival as the tempo shifts from Senegalese jazz to salsa and blues. Aissatou Niang says she's enchanted and ...

CORRECTS band name in par 5 to 'Raam Daan' sted as sent Thione Seck, one of Senegal's biggest music stars over the last four decades, died at the age of 66 in Dakar on Sunday, his lawyer said. "He ...

While the music scene in Senegal was once dominated by other countries, Senegalese contemporary music managed to take off nationally in the early 1970s before gaining global recognition between 1980 ...

NEW YORK – A few years back, Senegalese music star Youssou N’Dour composed a series of songs celebrating his Islamic faith. He originally wrote the devotional music for his family and friends to ...

Senegalese singer and songwriter Youssou N'Dour tries to create a more positive image of Islamic culture in Africa with his music. Jeffrey Brown speaks with N'Dour about his music and his message.

CBS News Sunday Morning's friend Bill Flanagan of MTV traveled to Senegal recently, with rock stars Dave Matthews and Trey Anastasio. The musicians made the journey for the chance to play with ...