Youssou N'Dour to enter politics

[marmar]

from the Guardian UK:





He is the son of a car mechanic who began by hustling pirated CDs in car parks and went on to become one of the most influential recording artists in the world.

Now Youssou N'Dour is putting his music career on hold so he can enter politics ahead of presidential elections in his native Senegal next February.

"I will free myself of all artistic commitments from 2 January next year to enter the political arena," N'Dour told a cheering crowd at the weekend. "For me, there are two Senegals. The Senegal of the have-nots and Senegal of the haves. My concern is the Senegal of the have-nots," the musician added on his own TV station, TCM, in the west African country.

N'Dour's plan has been greeted with wild optimism by his many fans, but not everyone is thrilled. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/nov/28/youssou-ndour-politics-senegal-music

[shanti]

1. ooh, you beat me!

i saw this on the editorial board and wanted to crosspost it :hi: i'm a huge youssou n'dour fan!

[marmar]

2. Me too.

Youssou N'Dour was my intro to world music.

[applegrove]

3. I love his voice.

[progressoid]

4. Too cool.

Loves me some Youssou N'Dour