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K'naan

Artist Song
K'naan  Wavin' Flag  
K'naan  Take a Minute  
K'naan  Bang Bang  
K'naan  Dreamer  
K'naan  I Come Prepared  
K'naan  ABC's  
K'naan  Somalia  
Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley  Africa Must Wake Up  
Young Artists for Haiti  Wavin' Flag  

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Every now and again, the forced dislocation of refugees generates, against all odds, a pop cultural ray of light like . . . K'naan. The Muslim rapper was raised until age 13 in lawless Somalia (where he saw three of his friends shot dead, and learned his English from Eric B. & Rakim tracks), and was then relocated to Rexdale, Ontario, via Harlem. What that amounts to, musically, is an electrifying blend of principled, socially conscious hip-hop (he has spoken out in support of the Somali pirates), various core African rhythms, and an accessible underlay of pop/rock production. Here, we've picked out a few choice K'naan highlights to date, including the energised Damian Marley collaboration "I Come Prepared," the autobiographical "Dreamer," the tribally percussive "Soobax" from 2005's [i]The Dusty Foot Philosopher[/i], and "Wavin' Flag" — F.I.F.A.'s choice of official anthem for the 2010 World Cup.
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