‘Let’s rock’: world music icon Youssou N’Dour back on the road

A rat-a-tat percussion and keyboard riff, and Youssou N’Dour’s voice tore through the dark Dakar sky, as the world music legend geared up to do what he does best — rock through the night.

With a new album out and a world tour starting this week, the Senegalese icon and Grammy Award winner — who confesses he “couldn’t live without music” — shows no signs of slowing down despite his 45 years in show business.