What the F$#K! This is one of the few times a we get West African musicians
on the West Coast. And a lot of us here have made plans. To hell with him.

Ousman


>From: Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Fwd: Senegal Singer Cancels N. American Tour
>Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 16:03:38 +0000
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>Good for him.  I hope other African musicians follow his example.
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>Chi Jaama
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>Joe Sambou
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>>From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]>
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>>Subject: Fwd: Senegal Singer Cancels N. American Tour
>>Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 07:18:47 EST
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>> > From: [log in to unmask]
>> > Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 20:22:29 EST
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>> > Subject: FOSG: Senegal Singer Cancels N. American Tour
>> >
>> > Senegal Singer Cancels N. American Tour
>> >
>> > .c The Associated Press
>> >
>> > NEW YORK (AP) - Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour has canceled his
>> > seven-week
>> > tour of North America to protest a threatened U.S.-led war on Iraq.
>> >
>> > N'Dour, who had planned to embark on a 38-city tour on March 26, issued
>>a
>> > statement Friday saying a tour of the United States would be
>> > ``inappropriate.''
>> >
>> > ``It is my strong conviction that the responsibility for disarming Iraq
>> > should rest with the United Nations. As a matter of conscience I
>>question
>> > the United States government's apparent intention to commence war with
>> > Iraq,'' said the 43-year-old singer, who is also Muslim.
>> >
>> > ``I believe that coming to America at this time would be perceived in
>>many
>> > parts of the world - rightly or wrongly - as a support of this policy,
>>and
>> > that, as a consequence, it is inappropriate to perform in the U.S. at
>>this
>> > juncture.''
>> >
>> > The Grammy-nominated N'Dour is a superstar in Senegal, a predominantly
>> > Muslim country. He is also a world music star in the United States and
>> > Europe.
>> >
>> >
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