CPS students to see Senegalese superstar.

On Friday November 11, 60 CPS stuCPS French Students get rare opportunity to see Senegalese superstar - Join the CPS French class at Zellerbach on November 11, 2005 .Students who are currently studying French will attend a concert at Zellerbach Hall given by Youssou N'Dour, a Senegalese superstar and amazing performer.

His music is a mix of traditional percussion, griot singing, and Afro-Cuban and indigenous dance rythms, with 2004 Grammy Award winning album Egypt, N'Dour's Senegalese melodies combine Egyptian  and Arab orchestral sounds in a lyrical celebration of Muslim mystical culture. "The result is a kind of Muslim soul music that venerates God and the distinct traditions that have existed for centuries in N'Dour's West African homeland." (SF Chronicle).

If any parents, faculty or other CPS students would like to join us, please ask to be seated near the group from CPS. Youssou N'Dour rarely comes to the United States - this is a chance in a million. Contact Annie Knudsen for more information.