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.

Create an account or log in to save stories. CATHY WURZER: What do you remember from music class? Remember that when you were a kid? Did you learn the xylophone, maybe the recorder, singing folk songs ...

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In a Minneapolis rehearsal room, a group of Somali musicians gathers in a circle, playing music rooted in the cafés of Mogadishu. The sound is emotional, rhythmic and steeped in memory. It’s called ...

Lecturer of English. PhD Candidate in Afrofuturism and African Studies, University of the Western Cape Crate diggers are cultural archaeologists who dedicate their time, money and energy to collecting ...

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 ...

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) received a less-than-warm welcome from a largely Somalian crowd in her home state on Saturday at a music event that took place during Somali Week. Footage of the event at the ...

Muniira Jirde (left), Lillian Chapman (center), and Asmaa Abdi (right) show their xylophone mallets as teacher Becca Buck lectures during a music class at Gideon Pond Elementary on April 11.

Somali radio stations have stopped broadcasting music following an order from Islamist insurgents who say songs are un-Islamic. Somalia has a tradition of music and most residents greeted the ban with ...

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 ...