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Africa’s Richest Musician

Youssou N’Dour (Estimated Net Worth: $140 Million)

Senegalese singer, musician, songwriter, composer, politician, and businessman Youssou N’Dour dominates the list of the wealthiest musicians in Africa.

He’s one of the most popular figures from the African continent right now.

But his career didn’t start today.

Youssou was born in 1959 in Dakar, Senegal, in a family headed by a Serer father.

He’s from the Wolof ethnic group of West Africa and started his career in the early 1970s while performing with the Star Band, one of Senegal’s best bands.

He’s served as a Minister of Tourism in the West African country.

And with an estimated net worth of $140 million, he tops the list of the richest African musicians in 2023.

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