- Musician | October 1, 1959 -
I really want to bring the message of love that is Islam to people; bring something new to that familiar face.
Youssou N'Dour
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Western record companies haven't always dealt with African musicians in the best way. Giving them a lot of money and telling them they're going to be bigger than Phil Collins is the wrong way to do it!
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When I'm in Senegal, I can't just sit in isolation making music. People need my help. And the Senegalese people helped create my music. It comes from the country itself.
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My father used to tell me about how musicians don't have respect from people and he was afraid about my future.
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In the West, you have always associated the Islamic faith 100 percent with Arab culture. This in itself is a fundamentalist attitude and it is mistaken.
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The question of modernization is central to disturbances in the Middle East and in Africa. Everyone is after modernization, no matter where they come from. But you have to be careful about it, and more importantly, you have to have sense about it.
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My music is like a spinning ball. It can turn in one direction, and then it comes back to origins.
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Islam is a peaceful religion.
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Listen, a lot of religions have fundamentalists.
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I grew up with reggae music.
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