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… — Youssou N'Dour Copy Share Image
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! — Youssou N'Dour Copy Share Image
I have to protect my family and have a life with them that is completely private. — Youssou N'Dour Copy Share Image
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… — Youssou N'Dour Copy Share Image
I really want to bring the message of love that is Islam to people; bring something new to that familiar face. — Youssou N'Dour Copy Share Image
Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist. — Youssou N'Dour Copy Share Image
I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not anything that fits standard Western ideas - it's always related to… — Youssou N'Dour Copy Share Image
Malaria kills and its main victims are children and women. We can stop this scourge so people can live with dignity and go to… — Youssou N'Dour Copy Share Image
People need to see that, far from being an obstacle, the world's diversity of languages, religions and traditions is a great treasure, affording us… — Youssou N'Dour Copy Share Image
