I don't know if it's due to my age, that I'm older now, [but] I love the essentials. I don't like the things around us that are a kind of mirage.

An artist who doesn't have any audience is not an artist.

Of course the folk guitar is the one I play very often, but I wanted a more electric sound.

The interesting thing for me is to put together all my influences and all my experiences I got through my traveling with my father.

The audiences are really different in general. Even in the same country or in the same city, from one venue to another, the audiences can be totally different.

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

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.