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Daily Mail
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Mabel looks ethereal in a white strapless gown as she poses with mother Neneh Cherry at stunning bridal shower ahead of wedding to Sony Music exec Preye Crooks
Mabel was a vision in a white strapless gown when she threw a stunning bridal shower in London ahead of her wedding to Sony Music executive Preye Crooks. The British singer, 29, looked ethereal in the ruffled number as she celebrated with joy alongside her mother Neneh Cherry. The songwriter - who is the daughter of English music producer Cameron McVey and Swedish singer Neneh - couldn't contain her excitement as she was snapped beaming from ear to ear. The Mad Love hitmaker took to her Instagram with a carousel of moments from the bash, which was held in a stunning outdoor garden. 'It takes a village and ours is STRONG ❤️' she captioned her post. Mabel smiled as she posed next to her famous mum Neneh, 61, who stunned in a silky laced turquoise gown. The Finders Keepers singer also shared a heart-melting throwback snap of herself as a child. Tables were set and adorned with gorgeous flowers bouquet for guests in attendance, with British TV host Miquita Oliver among them. Her fiance Preye, 33, was also at the gathering - at one point taking part in a game which involved him sitting back-to-back with Mabel. Preye is an A&R executive at Sony Music and co-founder of the Strawberries & Creem festival. He is also the son of Spurs legend and BBC football pundit Garth Crooks, 67. The couple began dating in 2021 and announced their engagement last year with a lavish party, where Mabel debuted a custom-designed diamond ring from LA jewellers Jewelry Palace. Guests watched the loved-up pair slow dance under rose petals and candles, with friends describing the moment as 'so deserved' and 'magical'. Mabel - full name Mabel Alabama-Pearl McVey - has long been surrounded by musical royalty. Her mother, Neneh Cherry, rose to fame with her 1989 album Raw Like Sushi, and her father Cameron McVey is a legendary producer behind acts like Massive Attack and All Saints. Tables were set and adorned with gorgeous flowers bouquet for guests in attendance, with British TV host Miquita Oliver also among them The pop star first made waves in 2017 with her breakout hit Finders Keepers, and went on to release her platinum-selling debut album High Expectations in 2019. In 2020, she won the Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist. Fans and friends flooded the comments of her bridal shower post with well-wishes. AJ Odudu commented: 'So beautiful!!! Congratulations', while singer Kamille wrote: 'Beauttttt bb!! '. Artist Mike Hough added: 'Seeing one of my favourite people happy makes me SO happy… this is DESERVED. I love you ❤️.'
Malay Mail
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
‘Let's rock': World music icon Youssou N'Dour back on the road
DAKAR, April 22 — A rat-a-tat percussion and keyboard riff, and Youssou N'Dour's voice tore through the dark Dakar sky, as the world music legend geared up to do what he does best—rock through the night. With a new album out and a world tour starting this week, the Senegalese icon and Grammy Award winner—who confesses he 'couldn't live without music'—shows no signs of slowing down despite his 45 years in show business. 'Let's rock,' he barked to his 12-piece band Super Etoile at around an hour to midnight, before the strains of one of their last pre-tour rehearsals rang out well into the small hours. Five years after his last album, N'Dour's latest record Eclairer Le Monde (Light The World) voices his commitment to human rights and gives a place of honour to traditional African instruments, a feature of his extraordinary career. 'It's been nothing but a blast!' the 65-year-old told AFP of his decades in music. In that time he has cut dozens of gold discs and laid down tracks with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Sting, Manu Dibango and Neneh Cherry. After all that, why throw himself into another record and a gruelling transatlantic tour schedule taking in Paris, London, Munich and New York? 'Simple—I'm still passionate!' 'I regret nothing' Hailed as the 'king of Mbalax', his own urban musical melting pot of Senegalese rhythms and Latin styles, N'Dour brought his pioneering world music to international acclaim from the 1980s onwards. His 1994 hit Seven Seconds with Neneh Cherry shot up the charts across the world, while his frequent collaborations saw him bridge the divide between Western and African music. 'When I relisten to all the things I've had the chance to do, I regret nothing,' he told AFP on the sidelines of the rehearsal in the Senegalese capital. A multi-talented musician, songwriter, producer and arranger, N'Dour possesses a bewitching vocal range, reaching spine-tingling highs as Super Etoile ran through a frenetic rendition of his song Boul Ma Lathie. He hoped his latest album would 'restore prestige' to world music. Along with the rhythm of the djembe—a traditional drum—the songs feature traditional instruments such as the kora, sokou, ngoni and balafon. All are 'extraordinary in terms of their sound' to his ears. Another goal for his new record: to serve as a 'source' for younger people working in African pop music. 'Eclairer le monde' features many young musicians playing African instruments 'whose knowledge has been passed down from their parents', he said. He was 'enormously touched' that the music he has made still resonates today, with younger artists sampling and covering his tunes. 'It sends me into orbit,' he said. 'Until my last breath' Born in the working-class Medina neighbourhood of Dakar to an ironmonger father, the artist has a quarter-century of human rights activism behind him alongside his years of musical success. His latest album hails 'universal love for one's fellow human', while on Sa ma habiibi (My Love) he calls for respect for women's rights and condemns forced marriage. On Sam Fall and Ahmadou Bamba, his voice floats delicately above the band in tributes to Senegal's spirituality. 'Music is entertainment—we make people happy, people party to music—but we're aware that it's a force,' he said. 'Culture is the beginning and the end of where peoples and generations meet. We must continue to use it to deliver messages, to push powerful ideas such as human rights and mutual respect.' Ibou Cisse, N'Dour's keyboardist since 1987, put his boss's long career down to 'talent, passion' and companionship as well as his commitment to social and cultural causes. On top of all that the singer is also a businessman and press mogul, has founded his own political movement and served as Senegal's culture minister from 2012 to 2014. Given his hectic schedule does he ever see himself retiring from recording and no longer playing concerts? 'I'll continue playing music until my last breath,' he replied. 'I saw my grandmother sing at ceremonies, christenings and weddings when she was 80 or so... when the music is in you from your birth, it will be with you until you're gone. 'I couldn't live without music,' he added. 'As long as there is music, there is life.' — AFP
Gulf Today
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
World music icon Youssou N'Dour back on the road
A rat-a-tat percussion and keyboard riff, and Youssou N'Dour's voice tore through the dark Dakar sky, as the world music legend geared up to do what he does best — rock through the night. With a new album out and a world tour starting this week, the Senegalese icon and Grammy Award winner — who confesses he 'couldn't live without music' — shows no signs of slowing down despite his 45 years in show business. 'Let's rock,' he barked to his 12-piece band Super Etoile at around an hour to midnight, before the strains of one of their last pre-tour rehearsals rang out well into the small hours. Five years after his last album, N'Dour's latest record 'Eclairer Le Monde' (Light The World) voices his commitment to human rights and gives a place of honour to traditional African instruments, a feature of his extraordinary career. 'It's been nothing but a blast!' the 65-year-old told AFP of his decades in music. In that time he has cut dozens of gold discs and laid down tracks with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Sting, Manu Dibango and Neneh Cherry. After all that, why throw himself into another record and a gruelling transatlantic tour schedule taking in Paris, London, Munich and New York? 'Simple — I'm still passionate!' Hailed as the 'king of Mbalax', his own urban musical melting pot of Senegalese rhythms and Latin styles, N'Dour brought his pioneering world music to international acclaim from the 1980s onwards. His 1994 hit 'Seven Seconds' with Neneh Cherry shot up the charts across the world, while his frequent collaborations saw him bridge the divide between Western and African music. 'When I relisten to all the things I've had the chance to do, I regret nothing,' he told AFP on the sidelines of the rehearsal in the Senegalese capital. A multi-talented musician, songwriter, producer and arranger, N'Dour possesses a bewitching vocal range, reaching spine-tingling highs as Super Etoile ran through a frenetic rendition of his song 'Boul Ma Lathie'. He hoped his latest album would 'restore prestige' to world music. Along with the rhythm of the djembe — a traditional drum — the songs feature traditional instruments such as the kora, sokou, ngoni and balafon. All are 'extraordinary in terms of their sound' to his ears. Another goal for his new record: to serve as a 'source' for younger people working in African pop music. 'Eclairer le monde' features many young musicians playing African instruments 'whose knowledge has been passed down from their parents', he said. He was 'enormously touched' that the music he has made still resonates today, with younger artists sampling and covering his tunes. 'It sends me into orbit,' he said. Born in the working-class Medina neighbourhood of Dakar to an ironmonger father, the artist has a quarter-century of human rights activism behind him alongside his years of musical success. His latest album hails 'universal love for one's fellow human', while on 'Sa ma habiibi' (My Love) he calls for respect for women's rights and condemns forced marriage. On 'Sam Fall' and 'Ahmadou Bamba', his voice floats delicately above the band in tributes to Senegal's spirituality. 'Music is entertainment — we make people happy, people party to music — but we're aware that it's a force,' he said. 'Culture is the beginning and the end of where peoples and generations meet. We must continue to use it to deliver messages, to push powerful ideas such as human rights and mutual respect.' Ibou Cisse, N'Dour's keyboardist since 1987, put his boss's long career down to 'talent, passion' and companionship as well as his commitment to social and cultural causes. On top of all that the singer is also a businessman and press mogul, has founded his own political movement and served as Senegal's culture minister from 2012 to 2014. Given his hectic schedule does he ever see himself retiring from recording and no longer playing concerts? 'I'll continue playing music until my last breath,' he replied. Agence France-Presse
Khaleej Times
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
'Let's rock': world music icon Youssou N'Dour back on the road
A rat-a-tat percussion and keyboard riff, and Youssou N'Dour's voice tore through the dark Dakar sky, as the world music legend geared up to do what he does best — rock through the night. With a new album out and a world tour starting this week, the Senegalese icon and Grammy Award winner — who confesses he "couldn't live without music" — shows no signs of slowing down despite his 45 years in show business. "Let's rock," he barked to his 12-piece band Super Etoile at around an hour to midnight, before the strains of one of their last pre-tour rehearsals rang out well into the small hours. Five years after his last album, N'Dour's latest record, Eclairer Le Monde (Light The World), voices his commitment to human rights and gives a place of honour to traditional African instruments, a feature of his extraordinary career. "It's been nothing but a blast!" the 65-year-old told AFP of his decades in music. In that time he has cut dozens of gold discs and laid down tracks with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Sting, Manu Dibango and Neneh Cherry. After all that, why throw himself into another record and a gruelling transatlantic tour schedule taking in Paris, London, Munich and New York? "Simple -- I'm still passionate!" 'I regret nothing' Hailed as the "king of Mbalax", his own urban musical melting pot of Senegalese rhythms and Latin styles, N'Dour brought his pioneering world music to international acclaim from the 1980s onwards. His 1994 hit Seven Seconds with Neneh Cherry shot up the charts across the world, while his frequent collaborations saw him bridge the divide between Western and African music. "When I relisten to all the things I've had the chance to do, I regret nothing," he said on the sidelines of the rehearsal in the Senegalese capital. A multi-talented musician, songwriter, producer and arranger, N'Dour possesses a bewitching vocal range, reaching spine-tingling highs as Super Etoile ran through a frenetic rendition of his song Boul Ma Lathie. He hoped his latest album would "restore prestige" to world music. Along with the rhythm of the djembe (a traditional drum), the songs feature traditional instruments such as the kora, sokou, ngoni and balafon. All are "extraordinary in terms of their sound" to his ears. Another goal for his new record: to serve as a "source" for younger people working in African pop music. Eclairer le monde features many young musicians playing African instruments "whose knowledge has been passed down from their parents", he said. He was "enormously touched" that the music he has made still resonates today, with younger artists sampling and covering his tunes. "It sends me into orbit," he said. 'Until my last breath' Born in the working-class Medina neighbourhood of Dakar to an ironmonger father, the artist has a quarter-century of human rights activism behind him alongside his years of musical success. His latest album hails "universal love for one's fellow human", while on Sa ma habiibi (My Love) he calls for respect for women's rights and condemns forced marriage. On Sam Fall and Ahmadou Bamba, his voice floats delicately above the band in tributes to Senegal's spirituality. "Music is entertainment — we make people happy, people party to music — but we're aware that it's a force," he said. "Culture is the beginning and the end of where peoples and generations meet. We must continue to use it to deliver messages, to push powerful ideas such as human rights and mutual respect." Ibou Cisse, N'Dour's keyboardist since 1987, put his boss's long career down to "talent, passion", and companionship as well as his commitment to social and cultural causes. On top of all that the singer is also a businessman and press mogul, has founded his own political movement and served as Senegal's culture minister from 2012 to 2014. Given his hectic schedule does he ever see himself retiring from recording and no longer playing concerts? "I'll continue playing music until my last breath," he replied. "I saw my grandmother sing at ceremonies, christenings and weddings when she was 80 or so... when the music is in you from your birth, it will be with you until you're gone. "I couldn't live without music," he added. "As long as there is music, there is life."
Washington Post
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Musician Neneh Cherry and medic Rachel Clarke are among finalists for a major nonfiction prize
LONDON — A moving memoir by Swedish singer Neneh Cherry and the gripping story of a heart transplant by British doctor Rachel Clarke are among finalists for the Women's Prize for Nonfiction , set up to help fix the gender imbalance in nonfiction publishing. Cherry's 'A Thousand Threads' and Clarke's 'The Story of a Heart' are on a six-book shortlist for the 30,000 pound ($39,000) prize.
