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WOW! - Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Lo

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Senegal/Egypt/France/USA 2008, 102 mins

This refreshingly optimistic film shows Youssou N’Dour, a super star of world music, changing the world through his music. A mix of interviews and concert footage of N’Dour, the griot with the gorgeous voice, on his world tour to promote Egypt, his groundbreaking album that united Arab and African musical traditions in praise of Islam. Acclaimed as timely in the West, the album was labelled blasphemous back home in Senegal. N’Dour stresses the compassionate, tolerant side of Islam and challenges those who argue it is taboo for him to sing sacred music. His beautiful music, love for Islam, and his infectious belief in the potential for young Africans to solve the problems they face, makes this a revealing spiritual journey.

French with English subtitles