Musician and poet K'Naan recently returned to his native Somalia, which is in the grip of a devastating famine and violent civil war. His last memories of the country were twenty years ago, when he fled with other members of his family for safety in Canada.
K'Naan talks about his recent return to Somalia, his hopes and expectations before he went back and the reality he witnessed when he travelled throughout the country. He wrote an op-ed about his journey for Sunday's New York Times.
Listen to his song "Somalia" below:
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wow.we love you Knaan.:)
Thanx k'naan for wavng de somali flag!
Thanx k'naan for wavng de somali flag!
a really we thanks fully our brother k`naan and we love him and am saiying thank you bro and God bless you
W, somalis, where ever we,re in this world, are really and honestly proud of u k,nan, bro, u,re actually an iconic and rolemodel 4 many young people especially, somalis, including me, i luve u our mandela god bless u beloved k,nan
W, somalis, where ever we,re in this world, are really and honestly proud of u k,nan, bro, u,re actually an iconic and rolemodel 4 many young people especially, somalis, including me, i luve u our mandela god bless u beloved k,nan
W, somalis, where ever we,re in this world, are really and honestly proud of u k,nan, bro, u,re actually an iconic and rolemodel 4 many young people especially, somalis, including me, i luve u our mandela god bless u beloved k,nan
W, somalis, where ever we,re in this world, are really and honestly proud of u k,nan, bro, u,re actually an iconic and rolemodel 4 many young people especially, somalis, including me, i luve u our mandela god bless u beloved k,nan
W, somalis, where ever we,re in this world, are really and honestly proud of u k,nan, bro, u,re actually an iconic and rolemodel 4 many young people especially, somalis, including me, i luve u our mandela god bless u beloved k,nan
W, somalis, where ever we,re in this world, are really and honestly proud of u k,nan, bro, u,re actually an iconic and rolemodel 4 many young people especially, somalis, including me, i luve u our mandela god bless u beloved k,nan
W, somalis, where ever we,re in this world, are really and honestly proud of u k,nan, bro, u,re actually an iconic and rolemodel 4 many young people especially, somalis, including me, i luve u our mandela god bless u beloved k,nan
My bro wat u'r doing is appreciated by most especially by we somali's and my support is wid u to the maximum may ALLAH bless you for being there as a somali and playing your part i wish all the successful somali's around the world take you as an example and do whatever they can to help since charity begins at home may allah strengthen there faith,and take this famine away my prayers are with you and Insha-ALLAH we will make it 1day
Dear K'naan.
I had always been a fan of you and you are such iconic person for many Somalis who are wishing to be a star like you. Somalia will be so proud of U as you showed the world how much U care. Keep on you gud will and hopefully Allah will bless it for U. Let ur motive be high bcoz U stand 4 a country and one of the very memories of U that flashes back in my mind .. is the momment that you held high the SOMALI FLAG at world cup stage ..... No one could have done that ...but U broke a record.
Many thanks and Take K bro.
we are proud of you and you are a star to every somali wher ever they are .love how you show to the word that you are a somali
am happy u r back again k'naan we luv u
am happy u r back again k'naan we luv u
kkkkkkkkkkk
thnks mr knaan we are well coming you
Beautiful song. where ever you come from in the world dont forget it.... & if you come from a prosperous region remember your luck
its great
we are proud of you your a shining star To the World of Music and Poetry the sad news is that The Banadir hospital which you were born is now running lack of medical supplies plz dnt forget to support that hospital bacause its the currenty few functioning hospitals in mogadishu Thanks for visit and support
Welcome back K'naan hope the rest they i'll visit the country one day one time insha'allah!
woooow amazing,sad but more glad u trying to do some abt it
Much Love for K'naan ! You're an inspiration to millions of US.
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