Youssou N'Dour has reprised the collaboration with Neneh Cherry that gave him his biggest international hit, "7 Seconds," in 1994.

The Senegalese star, who made his feature-film acting debut in the 2006 historical drama "Amazing Grace," reunites with the Swedish-born R&B singer on "Wake Up (It's Africa Calling)," the lead single from his forthcoming album, "Rokku Mi Rokka" (Nonesuch/Warner).

The single, combining traditional African instrumentation, R&B beats and a rapped vocal from Cherry, drops October 22 in Europe. The album arrives internationally one week later and hits U.S. stores October 30.

"'7 Seconds' opened so many doors for my music, and I've always wanted to sing with Neneh again, but we didn't want to make another '7 Seconds,"' N'Dour said. "This is much more African-sounding, and it's got a strong message that the continent is not just war, poverty and AIDS; we are trying to move forward."

The album is N'Dour's first since 2004's Grammy Award-winning "Egypt" (Nonesuch). Cherry, who splits her time between homes in Sweden and the United Kingdom, is a member of Swedish-based trip-hop act CirKus, which released debut album "Laylow" in 2006 on its own Tent Music label.

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