Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love

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  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 102 min
  • Premiere: 2008. September 6.

Senegalese pop sensation Youssou Ndour has spent the last 20 years in the spotlight as a world-renowned musician and the iconic representative "voice of Africa." At the height of his career, Youssou became frustrated by the negative perception of his Muslim faith and composed Egypt, a deeply spiritual album dedicated to a more tolerant view of Islam. The album's brave musical message was wholeheartedly embraced by Western audiences but ignited serious religious controversy in his homeland of Senegal. The film chronicles the difficult journey Youssou must undertake to assume his true calling.

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Camera

Nick Doob

Camera Operator

Jojo Pennebaker

Camera Operator

Hugo Berkeley

Camera Operator

Directing

Production

Gwyn Welles

Co-Producer

Miklos C. Vasarhelyi

Executive Producer

Sound

Martin Davich

Original Music Composer

James Newton Howard

Original Music Composer