Tag: K’naan
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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 English extremely interesting because he
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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 his video with his recording
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1st Album Review: K’Naan “The Dusty Foot Philosopher (2005)”
K’Naan’s album, “Dusty Foot Philosopher (2005),” was an album that thoroughly discussed the life of a Somalia immigrant. The majority of the album is in English despite track 2. Track 13 is also spoken in K’Naan’s Somali native language, as he featured another artist named, Mwafrika, who did not speak English throughout the entire song.