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Baaba Maal pays tribute to Youssou Ndour at Grand Bal de Bercy

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From Bamako, Senegalese singer Baaba Maal paid tribute to Youssou Ndour in a video shown at the Grand Bal de Bercy in Paris. The message, accompanied by guitar, was a notable moment of the evening, according to Seneweb.

Baaba Maal paid tribute to Youssou Ndour during the 2026 Grand Bal at Bercy in Paris, in a video message shown on a giant screen, Seneweb reports. The Senegalese singer, who was absent from the stage, spoke of the ties that bind him to his fellow singer, and Youssou Ndour was moved to tears.

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