I have studied at the school of the world.

Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist.

Senegal needs to free itself, to rediscover its democracy.

World music is about taking things from different places and bringing them together - which is great.

I grew up with reggae music.

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.

People need to see that, far from being an obstacle, the world's diversity of languages, religions and traditions is a great treasure, affording us precious opportunities to recognize ourselves in others.