I have to protect my family and have a life with them that is completely private.

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.

I want to use my music to deliver a political message and sometimes to denounce, but I don't want to be a politician.

I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not anything that fits standard Western ideas - it's always related to culture, to music, to religion. It is a dominant religion in Senegal.

Islam has been badly used by a certain ideology.

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.

I really want to bring the message of love that is Islam to people; bring something new to that familiar face.