- Musician | October 1, 1959 -
I think people should know more of Africa in terms of its joie de vivre, its feeling for life. In spite of the images that one knows about Africa - the economic poverty, the corruption - there's a joy to living and a happiness in community, living together, in community life, which may be missing here in America.
Youssou N'Dour
LifeHappinessCommunityTogether
Music in Africa often contains messages. Music in Senegal, and Africa, is never music for music's sake or solely for entertainment. It's always a vehicle for social connections, discussions and ideas.
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I don't want to see that two-tier Senegal, that two-tier Africa, when you have those at the top and those at the bottom, people who are hungry, people who do not have enough to eat.
PeopleEnoughYouWantAfricaTop
World music is about taking things from different places and bringing them together - which is great.
MusicGreatTogetherWorldPlaces
Music is a language.
MusicLanguage
I love meeting interesting people and doing things with them.
LovePeopleInterestingDoingThings
Islam has been badly used by a certain ideology.
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I'm a modern Muslim. I pray, and if I have a question, I ask someone who is more educated in the religion than me.
ReligionMeSomeoneMoreQuestion
If you come from Africa with your economic poverty and your cultural riches, and you meet someone like Peter Gabriel or a person from a big record company, and they tell you that what you are doing is marvelous, that makes you feel powerful.
SomeoneDoingPovertyYouPowerful
I have to protect my family and have a life with them that is completely private.
LifeFamilyProtectThemPrivate
I respect music, I do. I love it.
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I can assure you that I have never used my media companies for propaganda, and I will never do so.
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