The question of modernization is central to disturbances in the Middle East and in Africa. Everyone is after modernization, no matter where they come from. But you have to be careful about it, and more importantly, you have to have sense about it.

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

If you come from Africa with your economic poverty and your cultural riches, and you meet someone like Peter Gabriel or a person from a big record company, and they tell you that what you are doing is marvelous, that makes you feel powerful.

Listen, a lot of religions have fundamentalists.

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.

Senegal needs to free itself, to rediscover its democracy.