[Afropop] The excitement and anticipation was palpable as the seats began to fill in the historic Kings Theater on Flatbush Ave on Sunday, April 27th, 2025. When hype-man and percussionist Mbaye Dieye Faye led the twelve-piece band onstage, the capacity crowd jumped to our feet to welcome the legend himself: Youssou N'Dour strode out in a glistening white and blue kaftan, arms raised in his signature salute. The crowd poured into the aisles, phones held aloft in an attempt to capture, if it were possible, the