Ousman Gajigo wrote "... Even though you are against the war, wouldn't you feel a little down if one of your favorite musicians cancel a concert you've looking forward to attending? I bet you would be". Yes, perhaps I would. And I would also have screamed "...bravo Youssou Ndour; to hell with the impending war". I will henceforth be extra mindful of your jokes. Have a great Sunday. Sidibeh > > > > >From: Momodou S Sidibeh <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: Fwd: Senegal Singer Cancels N. American Tour > >Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 10:51:31 +0100 > > > >Ous Gajigo, > > > >To hell with Youssou Ndour for taking a principled antiwar stance? Are you > >serious? > > > >Sidibeh > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ousman Gajigo" <[log in to unmask]> > >To: <[log in to unmask]> > >Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 10:30 PM > >Subject: Re: Fwd: Senegal Singer Cancels N. American Tour > > > > > > > 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]> > > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > > > ><[log in to unmask]> > > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > >Subject: Re: Fwd: Senegal Singer Cancels N. American Tour > > > >Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 16:03:38 +0000 > > > > > > > >Good for him. I hope other African musicians follow his example. > > > > > > > >Chi Jaama > > > > > > > >Joe Sambou > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> > > > >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > > > >><[log in to unmask]> > > > >>To: [log in to unmask] > > > >>Subject: Fwd: Senegal Singer Cancels N. American Tour > > > >>Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 07:18:47 EST > > > >> > > > >> > From: [log in to unmask] > > > >> > Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 20:22:29 EST > > > >> > To: [log in to unmask] > > > >> > 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. 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