Youssou N'Dour,
Peter Gabriel,
Fathi Salama,
Kabou Guèye,
Super Etoile de Dakar
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As one of two major documentaries on hotly debated Senegalese world musician Youssou N'Dour to emerge within a year of one another (see also Youssou N'Dour: Return to Gorà (C)e), this particular chron... read more
Directed by: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Chai Vasarhelyi
Release Date: June 12, 2009
DVD Release Date: April 6, 2010
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April 20, 2010YOUSSOU N'DOUR: I BRING WHAT I LOVE is a gorgeously photographed, music infused cinematic portrait of world famous Senegalese pop sensation Youssou N?Dour. Best known in the West for his collaborations with Bono and Peter Gabriel, N?Dour is one of the most beloved musicians in po... read more
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October 16, 2009
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
August 27, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This documentary by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi could have used more music for my taste, and fewer talking heads. But it's absorbing all the same. N'Dour is the sort of humanitarian bridge that we need ... Full Review
August 21, 2009
Cary Darling, Dallas Morning News
Be sure to stay through the closing credits as the scenes of Senegalese life act as a captivating coda to a film pulsing with music and memory.
July 31, 2009
Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle
Youssou N'Dour is a beautiful film to watch as it unfolds the life of N'Dour and, by extension, the lives of millions of West Africans who are anonymous to many in the West. Full Review
July 16, 2009
Ann Powers, Los Angeles Times
N'Dour is the film's unstoppable force, handsome and radiating joy. He's the kind of performer who is larger than life but always seems like one of the family. Full Review
July 3, 2009
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Although his movie often resembles the kind of promotional video one might find as an extra on a concert DVD, N'Dour in full throttle is a sight, and sound, to behold. Full Review
June 12, 2009
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
[Director] Vasarhelyi offers only generalities on the Egypt dispute and never really tells us about N'Dour the man. Full Review
June 12, 2009
Nathan Lee, New York Times
The director, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, is in thrall to her subject, and dewy-eyed accounts of pop stars, even those with as compelling a biography as Mr. N'Dour, tend to wear out their welcome.
June 11, 2009
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Though we see the same man throughout the bumpy tour captured here -- always calm, steady, faithful -- it's bound to prove an enlightening portrait for those who know him only as the guy who once work... Full Review
June 10, 2009
Nicolas Rapold, Village Voice
The performance excerpts, starting with the head-clearing invocational introduction, are by far the most interesting part of the show. Full Review
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