>From: Jean Lamin Marenah <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list              <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: N'Dour's CD shows peaceful side of Islam >Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 00:43:52 -0400 > >Sorry Folks this is what I meant to share………Have a great weekend. > > > > >N'Dour's CD shows peaceful side of Islam > >NEW YORK - Youssou N'Dour will launch a North American tour with June >25-26 shows during Canada's Ottawa International Jazz Festival. >The acclaimed Senegalese artist will play 19 stateside dates, including >a return to his role as headliner of the fifth Great African Ball, set >for July 9 in New York. >N'Dour is touring in support of his latest Nonesuch album, "Egypt." Due >June 8, the set is an introspective, devotional journey to the heart of >N'Dour's faith as a Muslim. >Most of the album was recorded in 1999 with an Egyptian orchestra and >traditional Senegalese musicians in Cairo and Dakar, and thought by the >artist to be "too private" for release. >"My religion needs to be better known for its positive side," he >recently told Billboard about why he changed his mind and released the >set. "Maybe this music can move us toward a greater understanding of the >peaceful message of Islam." >N'Dour will play the Keswick Theatre in Glenside on June 30. >Sorry Folks this is what I meant to share………Have a great weekend. > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.693 / Virus Database: 454 - Release Date: 5/31/2004 > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~