Youssou N’Dour is a legendary composer, singer and percussionist actively involved in social issues. His mix of traditional Senegalese mbalax with eclectic influences ranging from Cuban rumba to hip hop, jazz, and soul has won him an international fan base of millions. A member of the Mouride brotherhood, one of the large four Sufi orders in Senegambia, he often incorporated aspects of Islamic music and chants into his work. He wrote and performed the official anthem of the 1998 FIFA World Cup with Axelle Red “La Cour des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play). He worked with the United Nations and UNICEF, and he started Project Joko to open internet cafés in Africa and to connect Senegalese communities around the world. He is the subject of the award-winning films Return to Gorée (2007) and I Bring What I Love (2008).