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Quotes By Emmanuel Jal

When you see a Sudanese walking on the street, there is a story.

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Story Street Walking

What music does to me, it helps me balance my inner pressure so that I can deal with the forces outside that are trying to pressure me.

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MusicDeal Outside

The wealthiest Sudanese don’t know what war is. Their children are safe in school.

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WarSafe

Music – it’s the only thing that can enter your system, your mind, your heart, without your permission.

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MusicHeart System

In Africa, music is for everything, Music was originally used for community. That was what music was for.

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MusicAfrica Community

I’m rapping in English but in an African way. I’m not trying to sound like an American.

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African English Sound

I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid.

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Fed Grew Poverty

For many Sudanese, it’s for strength they choose to be Christian rather than Muslim. My mum was a Muslim but she became a Christian later.

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StrengthChristian Rather

Music moves my emotions because music loosens me up.

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MusicEmotions Moves

I was shocked when I came to New Orleans. I never knew there were beggars on the streets here. I didn’t know that there were poor people. I thought this was Heaven, you know?

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Came Here Knew

When I first went to school, I was fighting all the time. The soldier mentality was still in me. I kept getting expelled. I found it hard to take instructions from anyone who wasn’t a military commander.

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TimeAnyone Found

In times of war, starvation, hunger and injustice, such tragedy can only be put aside if you allow yourself to be uplifted through music, film and dance.

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MusicWarDance

As a child, I didn’t know what they mean by ‘to die.’ So I grew up in a place where people used to die all the time, but a child is not allowed to see a dead body. When you ask, ‘Where is so-and so?’ you’re told, ‘He’s gone to another world where we all go to live in the future.’

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FutureTimeMean

Young people are so brave when they go to fight.

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Brave Fight

What I always wanted to do when I was a kid was to speak out and help people which I continue to do afterwards.

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Help Kid Speak
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