I look at an ant and I see myself: a native South African, endowed by nature with a strength much greater than my size so I might cope with the weight of a racism that crushes my spirit.

And why is our music called world music? I think people are being polite. What they want to say is that it's third world music. Like they use to call us under developed countries, now it has changed to developing countries, it's much more polite.

I have to go and say farewell to all the countries that I have been to, if I can. I am 73 now, it is taxing on me.

And I believe that it becomes a troubled continent because there are those who must always cause confusion so that we do not keep these natural resources.

I kept my culture. I kept the music of my roots. Through my music I became this voice and image of Africa and the people without even realising.

Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being.

Age is getting to know all the ways the world turns, so that if you cannot turn the world the way you want, you can at least get out of the way so you won't get run over.