 "The New York Times" described his voice as an "arresting tenor, a supple weapon deployed with prophetic authority".N'Dour's work absorbed the entire Senegalese musical spectrum, often filtered through the lens of genre-defying rock or pop music from outside Senegalese culture.In July 1993, "Africa Opera" composed by N'Dour premiered at the Opéra Garnier for the French Festival Paris quartier d'été.