Listen, a lot of religions have fundamentalists.

When the slaves left Africa, they left us this music. They left us blues.

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

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.

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 is a peaceful religion.

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