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a world—renowned musician whose roots lie in northern senegal. his voice, guitar and rhythms have won him worldwide acclaim over five decades. he sometimes labelled the voice of the sahel. but how much influence can that voice yield? baaba maal, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. well, its 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 ...

labour opposition mp diane abbott has been suspended pending an investigation into a letter that she wrote about racism in the observer. youre watching bbc news. now its time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. west africas sahel region has long faced enormous challenges, poor governance, extreme poverty and environmental degradation, to name but three. but it also has a proud tradition of giving cultural riches to the world and my guest today is baaba maal, a world�...

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. hes sometimes labelled the �*voice of the sahel�*. but how much influence can that voice yield? baaba maal, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. well, its 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 oth...

This beautiful region of the sahel that represents a lot, in thousands of years for africa, to emancipate. but now, its suffering. we need to rise up again all our voices. i mean, in all honesty, does it make much difference? you are appointed, i think, right now, its about to be announced — youre about to be appointed a new un goodwill ambassador, committing to tackling desertification and environmental degradation, which is a huge issue in northern senegal, across the sahel region — one of...

Theres a lot of violence. theres a lot of people who really are going away from their home town. and thats not something that should happen on this region. this beautiful region of the sahel that represents a lot, thousands of years for africa, to emancipate. but now its suffering. we need to rise up again all our voices. in all honesty, does it make much difference? you are appointed, i think right now its about to be announced youre about to be appointed a new un goodwill ambassador, committin...

China Daily, October 9, 2020. Lau Kin Chi is coordinator of the Programme on Cultures of Sustainability at the Centre for Cultural Research and Development and an adjunct associate professor of cultural studies, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China. Jin Peiyun is a research officer at the Centre for Cultural Research and Development, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China. Yan Xiaohui is a research officer at the Centre for Cultural Research and Development, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China. ...