Youssou N'Dour

I have to protect my family and have a life with them that is completely private.

— Youssou N'Dour

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…

— Youssou N'Dour

I really want to bring the message of love that is Islam to people; bring something new to that familiar face.

— Youssou N'Dour

I grew up with reggae music.

— Youssou N'Dour

Music is a language.

— Youssou N'Dour

Islam is a peaceful religion.

— Youssou N'Dour

Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist.

— Youssou N'Dour

I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not anything that fits standard Western ideas - it's always…

— Youssou N'Dour

Malaria kills and its main victims are children and women. We can stop this scourge so people can live with dignity and…

— Youssou N'Dour

People need to see that, far from being an obstacle, the world's diversity of languages, religions and traditions is a great treasure,…

— Youssou N'Dour

I don't really see myself as an actor.

— Youssou N'Dour

Africa is the future.

— Youssou N'Dour

If you come from Africa with your economic poverty and your cultural riches, and you meet someone like Peter Gabriel or a…

— Youssou N'Dour

Western record companies haven't always dealt with African musicians in the best way. Giving them a lot of money and telling them…

— Youssou N'Dour

Senegal needs a renaissance.

— Youssou N'Dour

When I'm in Senegal, I can't just sit in isolation making music. People need my help. And the Senegalese people helped create…

— Youssou N'Dour

I think people should know more of Africa in terms of its joie de vivre, its feeling for life. In spite of…

— Youssou N'Dour

I want to use my music to deliver a political message and sometimes to denounce, but I don't want to be a…

— Youssou N'Dour

My music is like a spinning ball. It can turn in one direction, and then it comes back to origins.

— Youssou N'Dour

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

Travel teaches as much as books.

— Youssou N'Dour

I respect music, I do. I love it.

— Youssou N'Dour

I'm a modern Muslim. I pray, and if I have a question, I ask someone who is more educated in the religion…

— Youssou N'Dour

World music is about taking things from different places and bringing them together - which is great.

— Youssou N'Dour

Music in Africa often contains messages. Music in Senegal, and Africa, is never music for music's sake or solely for entertainment. It's…

— Youssou N'Dour