One of the most prominent musical personalities in Minnesota’s Somali community, Salaad Darbi, will be honored at a concert on Nov. 22 in Golden Valley.
Q: What kind of music do young Somali-Americans listen to? Are there Somali or Somali-American pop stars? A: Like most immigrants before us, young Somali kids try to fit in rather than stand out. More ...
Hear songs recorded in studio from Turin, Italy (with Tate Nsongan, guitar): She was raised in Italy by her Italian father and Ethiopian mother. But the actress and musician Saba Anglana, who records ...
London, the United Kingdom – When Nimco Happy’s Isii Nafta (Love You More Than My Life) went viral on social media last year, many saw it as a significant step towards Somali music entering the ...
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Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Upon entering a tiny recording studio in a grimy Nairobi building, Felis removes her face veil, slides headphones onto her ears and ...
One of Somalia's most legendary singers has died. Khadija Abdullahi Daleys was known as the mother of Somali music, and we have an appreciation. The woman known as the mother of Somali music died over ...