Le Mbalax du Youssou N'Dour

The Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour,  best known in Europe for his hit song with Neneh Cherry, 7 Seconds,  declared to run the presidential election, challenging the octogenarian President Wade. Which is the reaction from music artists? On one hand,  his decision is considered justifiable as a citizen like any other, on other hand, the artistic charme is not considered sufficient without a strong political program. Among the artists, Alpha Blondy compared Youssou N'Dour's  candidature to the Haitian President, Michel Martelly , famous singer before his political career. The reggae Ivorian singer comments :« Youssou Ndour est un artiste inspiré. Mais sera-t-il un politicien inspiré ? »  (Afrik.com). Youssou started his music career in 1979 with the band Etoile de Dakar, creating a mix of genres taken from:  the traditional Senegalese Mbalax , soul, Cuban samba and jazz . He is nowadays the most  appreciated singer from Africa.  Patricia Tang explains " Mbalax is a distinctive genre of percussion-based dance music that arose shortly after Senegal gained independence from France in 1960. Named for the accompaniment rhythm played on the sabar, which is  prominently featured in this style of music, the term “mbalax” has since been used as an umbrella term for this genre of Senegalese popular music as a whole. Made famous by Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour, mbalax came to full fruition in the 1970s through the 1980s, and  continues to dominate modern Senegambian music in the twenty-first century"(Master of Sabar,2007, p.154) I am wondering, in prevision of his likely election victory,how the singer will perform his first speech as national  leader!!!