One of the most prominent musical personalities in Minnesota’s Somali community, Salaad Darbi, will be honored at a concert ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Free One’s journey to Minneapolis—like those of many Somali-Minnesotans—was neither easy nor direct. His mother, who was doing graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, returned to Somalia ...

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 ...

Walking from the Cedar Cultural Center to his favorite Cedar-Riverside eatery this past July — all of a block and a half away — Aar Maanta was stopped three different times by local residents wanting ...