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The Music and Magic of Maimouna
posted (November 16, 2017)
This morning Maimouna Youseff and friends filled the SJC music centre with the sweet sound of their music. The group is from the United States and they are here as a part of the American Music Abroad program. They have toured all around Central America and Belize is their last stop. This morning we caught up with the leader who explained the message behind the lyrics and even shared some advice.

Maimouna Youssef, Artist
"We are kind of like an acoustic and electric band. We have a set up where we can play acoustic. Some of the places we have gone on our tour with no electricity and just poured our hearts out to the people."

"Well we have all kind of been together like friends we have worked together for like 10 or 15 years so you know these are the guys I call when I am going out on the road."

"I mean I feel like for me it is part of my duty to do what is difficult to take the unbeaten path. I feel like some of my ancestors before me have done that for me to even make it possible for me to say anything about it so what I do is going to make it easier for someone that comes after me."

"Just be honest and authentic in your music. Be as creative as possible. Don't allow your creativity to be shut down because you want to make money because if you are creative enough we can create our own avenues of making money."

"Stay true to what you really want to do and your form of expression. What is uniquely yours."

The group is performing at the Bliss Centre tonight - the show started just a few minutes ago at 7 pm and entrance is free. They will be in Belize until Sunday hosting workshops and performing in different parts of the country.

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