My father used to tell me about how musicians don't have respect from people and he was afraid … - Youssou N'Dour

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Money makes people rich; it is a fallacy to think it makes them better, or even that it makes them worse. People are what they do, and what they leave behind.

Youssou N'Dour

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

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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.

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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.

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I think people should know more of Africa in terms of its joie de vivre, its feeling for life. In spite of the images that one knows about Africa - the economic poverty, the corruption - there's a joy to living and a happiness in community, living together, in community life, which may be missing here in America.

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Malaria kills and its main victims are children and women. We can stop this scourge so people can live with dignity and go to work and school.

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Africa is the future.

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