I think about all these influences and musical cultures, then the opinion of the audience is of course important, but when I'm working on an album or a new project, I'm not all the time thinking about what the audience will think about it.

When you are able to make a living with your job as an artist, that means you have an audience and you have to thank this audience.

It's a great experience just to understand that finally being well known is not the most important thing.

You just have to try before thinking that you can't.

We need self-confidence in our ability to build Africa. I trust in Mali and I trust in music.

Of course I am stressed after I finish working on an album about what an audience will think, if it will be successful or not.

American audiences don't react in the same way as European ones to African music because, I think, Europeans listen to this music through all the festivals that exist here.