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He s sometimes labelled the voice of the sahel . but how much influence can that voice yield? can that voice wield? baaba maal, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. well, it s great to have you back in this hardtalk studio. now, you have a new album out, being your first for several years and i was interested to see the other day you describe yourself these days as an elder. does it mean your music is sort of changing as you gain more and more experience and wisdom? it s not changing at all. ....
Celebrating chadwick, we have many, many stories like that. and those storytellers can bring a lot of them on the table for cinema in africa just to explore it. but at the same time, what s really, really good and that s the aspiration of the young people in africa is the access to technology. and to resolve their problem through technology. everyone is fascinated by technology. but technology, in itself, can t solve africa s problems. no. from the very beginning of this interview, i ve alluded to governance issues in africa. yeah. i ve got to ask you this question before we end. 11 years ago, i had you in the hardtalk studio. we spoke then about whether you would translate the influence you have in your region, the sahel, and across africa whether you would one day translate it into politics in your home country, senegal. at that time, you said to me, maybe one day. it s not my decision yet, but i m always going to use my voice to tell the truth and help my people ....
And my guest today is baaba maal, a world renowned musician whose roots lie in northern senegal. his voice, guitar and rhythms have won him worldwide acclaim over five decades. he s sometimes labelled the voice of the sahel . but how much influence can that voice yield? baaba maal, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. well, it s great to have you back in this hardtalk studio. now, you have a new album out, being your first for several years and i was interested to see the other day ....
All the respect to the clothes, the jewellery, the tattoos, the things which mean and the story itself, from the first black panther to this one, where we re celebrating chadwick, we have many, many stories like that. and those storytellers can bring a lot of them on the table for cinema in africa just to explore it. but at the same time, what s really, really good and that s the aspiration of the young people in africa is the access to technology. and to resolve their problem through technology. everyone is fascinated by technology. but technology, in itself, can t solve africa s problems. no. from the very beginning of this interview, i ve alluded to governance issues in africa. yeah. i ve got to ask you this question before we end. 11 years ago, i had you in the hardtalk studio. we spoke then about whether you would translate the influence you have in your region, the sahel, and across africa whether you would one day translate it into politics in your home country, senegal. ....
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