When I'm in Senegal, I can't just sit in isolation making music. People need my help. And the Senegalese people helped create my music. It comes from the country itself.

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.

My father used to tell me about how musicians don't have respect from people and he was afraid about my future.

Islam is a peaceful religion.

When I'm in Senegal, I can't just sit in isolation making music. People need my help. And the Senegalese people helped create my music. It comes from the country itself.

Music in Africa often contains messages. Music in Senegal, and Africa, is never music for music's sake or solely for entertainment. It's always a vehicle for social connections, discussions and ideas.

My music is like a spinning ball. It can turn in one direction, and then it comes back to origins.