8 Quotes & Sayings By Youssou Ndour

Youssou N'Dour is a Senegalese singer and songwriter, who has been active since the late 1960s. Youssou N'Dour is the most commercially successful African musician in history. He is also noted for his political activism and work with UNICEF and Amnesty International. His music transcends cultural and political boundaries and appeals to people of all ages and cultures Read more

He is frequently voted one of the greatest musicians in the world by the BBC and Rolling Stone magazine.

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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 NDour
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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 here in America. Youssou NDour
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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. Youssou NDour
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Islam is a peaceful religion. Youssou NDour
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Travel teaches as much as books. Youssou NDour
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In politics, sometimes you have to lie, or you make a promise that you cannot keep. Youssou NDour
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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 NDour