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Youssou N'Diaye
Youssou is a Senegalese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Youssou Lo (born 1992), Senegalese footballer * Youssou N'Dour (born 1959), Senegalese singer, percussionist, songwriter, composer, and actor * Youssou Ndoye Youssou Ndoye (born July 15, 1991) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Taipei Taishin Mars of the T1 League. He played college basketball for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. High school career Ndoye played high school basketball at ... (born 1991), Senegalese basketball player {{given name African masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senegalese
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Renndaandi Senegaali); Arabic: جمهورية السنغال ''Jumhuriat As-Sinighal'') is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds the Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is notably the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youssou Lo
Youssou Lo (born 19 March 1992) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Olhanense. Club career Born in Dakar, Senegal, Lo joined Italian club Udinese Calcio at young age. In 2011 Lo joined Serie B club Vicenza. He made his Serie B debut on 25 August 2012, the first round of 2012–13 Serie B. In January 2013 he left for Slovenian club Celje. On 12 August 2014 Lo was sold to Serie A club Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is t .... He was immediately left for Portuguese club Olhanense in order to give Inter a non-EU signing quota for international transfer for Chilean Gary Medel. References External links Lega Serie A profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Lo, Youssou Senegalese men's footballers Udinese Calcio players LR Vicenza players NK Celje players S.C. Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youssou N'Dour
Youssou N'Dour (, wo, Yuusu Nduur; also known as Youssou Madjiguène Ndour; born 1 October 1959) is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, musician, composer, occasional actor, businessman, and politician. In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine described him as, "perhaps the most famous singer alive" in Senegal and much of Africa. From April 2012 to September 2013, he was Senegal's Minister of Tourism. N'Dour helped develop a style of popular Senegalese music known by all Senegambians (including the Wolof) as ''mbalax,'' a genre that has sacred origins in the Serer music njuup tradition and ndut initiation ceremonies.Sturman, Janet''The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture'' SAGE Publications (2019), p. 1926, . Retrieved 13 July 2019.Connolly, Sean, ''Senegal'', Bradt Travel Guides (2009), p. 27, (Retrieved 13 July 2019) He is the subject of the award-winning films '' Retour à Gorée, Return to Gorée'' (2007) directed by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud and '' Youssou N'Dour: I B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youssou Ndoye
Youssou Ndoye (born July 15, 1991) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Taipei Taishin Mars of the T1 League. He played college basketball for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. High school career Ndoye played high school basketball at Lee Academy in Lee, Maine for two years. After averaging seven points, seven rebounds and two blocks per game, he was rated among the top centers of his class heading into college. College career As a senior at St. Bonaventure, Ndoye averaged 11.8 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks, earning a mention to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team and a third-team All-Atlantic 10 mention. Professional career Austin Spurs (2015—2016) After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Ndoye joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2015 NBA Summer League where he averaged 3.2 and 1.8 rebounds in six games. On September 28, 2015, Ndoye signed with the Spurs, only to be waived by the team on October 21 after appearing in three preseason games. Nine days la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
