I see other black women imitate my style, which is no style at all, but just letting our hair be itself. They call it the Afro Look.

People in the United States still have a 'Tarzan' movie view of Africa. That's because in the movies all you see are jungles and animals . . . We [too] watch television and listen to the radio and go to dances and fall in love.

You are damned and praised, or encouraged or discouraged by those who listen to you, and those who come to applaud you. And to me, those people are very important.

For instance, we're always fighting amongst each other. Who gives us the arms? And then we become indebted to wherever we are buying them from - with what? The very resources we need to keep there.

I do not sing politics. I merely sing the truth.

my thoughts are like quick little fish that swim out of my grasp.

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.