[FA Worldmusic] Horn of Africa - K'naan / Somalia

[Robert Weisberg]

Hi -

FYI -

My sometime day job, the national (US) radio show Studio 360 is featuring 
K'naan on the show this week - http://www.studio360.org.  (The website 
will be updated for this week's show shortly.)

Also -

Did anybody mention the old LP "Jamila-Songs from a Somali City" on the 
now-defunct Original Music label?


- Rob Weisberg

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>
> A couple of "Canadian" suggestions for your show:
>
> For Somlian music, you definitely want to consider K'Naan
> (http://www.thedustyfoot.com/), who's nominated for a 2007 BBC World Music
> Award (Best Newcomer). He's now based in Toronto, but his music is rooted
> in his native Somalia. Not sure if his CD is released in the U.S., but it
> can be acquired on his website. A real talent.
>
> Last January, CBC Radio produced a wonderful concert here in Toronto
> titled "Horn of Africa" with a large number of musicians based here, but
> originating in Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea. A large part of that concert
> has been re-broadcast several times on the CBC. It's possible you may be
> able to acquire and play some songs from it. The log from one of the
> re-broadcasts is here:
> http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/ON_STAGE/20060604.shtml
>
> I can email you offline the email address of the concert's producer, Todd
> Fraracci.
>
> (I have some photos from the concert here
> http://to-music.ca/gallery/060128_horn
>
> John Leeson
> www.to-music.ca
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