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

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Hadithi Bani-Adam and and Mohamed Ali Ibrahim will perform at the Oasis of ...

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 ...

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 ...

The composer, performer and poet was an artistic pioneer of lasting and distinctive gifts, and bottomless stamina. He gave us over 70 years of high-octane Somali musical mastery. A crate digger ...

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 ...

After two decades of internal warfare, Somalia has demonstrated a consistent ability to create disheartening news. Long acknowledged as the world’s ultimate failed state, Somalia has more ...

A viral video shows Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., arriving to a chorus of jeers and booing at a mostly Somali crowd in her homes state over the July 4th weekend. Omar, 39, made an appearance at the ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia was hit by two violent attacks Monday, one killing an Islamic cleric and 17 of his followers for playing music and a second killing at least six people in a car bomb ...