N'Dour's band includes African artists including Angelique Kidjo, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Vusi Mahlasela, MC Solaar and Rokia Traore.

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Other male singers represent the gentler folk song tradition like Habib Koite and even Jamacan-style Rasta reggae like Tiken Jah.

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