Mali: Toumani Diabate on the Controversy Over His Music on Sonys Little Big Planet
October 25, 2008
Stephen Totilo (MTV Multiplayer)
The musician behind the song that caused the highly anticipated PlayStation 3 game “Little Big Planet” to get recalled just days before its release has defended his song in a statement issued to MTV Multiplayer.
Perhaps even more significantly, singer Toumani Diabate has explained what the song is about and why its inclusion of verses from the Qur’an is his “way to attract and inspire people toward Islam…”
… ‘Little Big Planet’ Musician Defends Controversial Song To MTV, Muslim Experts Assess Whether Song Is A Problem
Posted by Stephen Totilo on 10/21/08 at 10:30 am.The musician behind the song that caused the highly anticipated PlayStation 3 game “Little Big Planet” to get recalled just days before its release has defended his song in a statement issued to MTV Multiplayer.
Perhaps even more significantly, singer Toumani Diabate has explained what the song is about and why its inclusion of verses from the Qur’an is his “way to attract and inspire people toward Islam.”
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