Somalia News News Somalia » Music: TikTok ‘clan battles’ over music and poetry stoking tensions in Somalia
News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-clan-battles-over-music-164539269.html
Published on: Saturday 16 November 2024
The Big Tribal Game is hugely popular in Somalia (the people shown were playing the game and they were not involved in any clan-related violence) The contests are viewed on thousands of smartphone ...
News Somalia » Music: Cross-cultural concert series blends Somali memory with soul music's joy
News channel or source: https://www.mankatofreepress.com/cross-cultural-concert-series-blends-somali-memory-with-soul-musics-joy/article_7d90daff-8eb7-4294-a5b6-a969f4ed084a.html
Published on: Friday 04 April 2025
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 ...