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Singer Youssou N’Dour’s 2004 album of Islamic music earned him a boycott from some Muslim fans. However, in a new documentary about the album, Egypt, he says the music has encouraged a deeper appreciation for Islam. Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love, a documentary by Chai Vasarhelyi that opened in New York last Friday, contrasts the enthusiastic response the Grammy-winning album Egypt got during a tour in Europe and Asia with its cold reception in his native Senegal, where it was the subject of a boycott. "I was frustrated. The music wasn’t speaking to people," N’Dour told Reuters about the reaction in his home country.
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