Good for him.  I hope other African musicians follow his example.

Chi Jaama

Joe Sambou






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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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> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 03/07/03 16:14 EST
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