Category: canada
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K’Naan – Somalia
KNAAN is an artist who came to the United States as a refugee at the young age of 14. His homeland is the country of Somalia. He is an artist who does a great job of balancing both his African roots as well as his roots in America as an…
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Um Rika- A song by Wale and K’naan
In the song Um Rika, Wale discusses how is parents immigrated to America and adjusted to the new society and environment and how he balances his traditional Nigerian values and American culture. In Wale’s first verse, he talks about how his parents came to America with little money & settling…
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African Hip Hop Film Series
This winter California State University, Los Angeles is holding an African Hip Hop Film Series. The films feature hip hop scenes from all over Africa, including Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda. All films are free and open to the public. For more information contact Msia Clark @…
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K’naan Album review: Troubador
K’naan’s third studio album ‘Troubador’ made its official debut in 2009 which featured the highly anticipated song “Wavin’ Flag.” The song made most of its splash when it was remixed and used for the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Although the song was the third single to be officially released from…
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K’Naan Second Album Review: Troubador (2009)
In K’Naan’s 2009 album”Troubador”, he mostly spoke English but there were a few songs in which he spoke in Somali. One song in particular entitled “America,” he spoke his native Somali language in the first verse and chorus as well. I find his ability to rap in both Somali and…
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Video Critique Knaan’s “strugglin”
Watching this video, you get a sense of the man’s life and how even though he may have a singing “gig” he is still struggling like many people. He shows the way he lives and as well as many people that live around him. in the beginning he starts off…