Youssou N’Dour
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“I look at my people, and I look at those who control them – the political elite. And the sad thing is that the elites are just not interested in the welfare of the people.” -Youssou N’Dour
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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.” -Youssou N’Dour
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“I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not anything that fits standard Western ideas – it’s always related to culture, to music, to religion. It is a dominant religion in Senegal.” -Youssou N’Dour
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“In politics, sometimes you have to lie, or you make a promise that you cannot keep.” -Youssou N’Dour
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“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…
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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.” -Youssou N’Dour
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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.” -Youssou N’Dour
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