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

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

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

I respect music, I do. I love it.

Western record companies haven't always dealt with African musicians in the best way. Giving them a lot of money and telling them they're going to be bigger than Phil Collins is the wrong way to do it!

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

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