Somalis really are very musically sophisticated, and they're about their own thing. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes musically somali sophisticate
The poetry I grew up on is really an intense form of poetry; it's so pure and powerful. K'naan formgrowintense Change image and share on social
You want to reach people, but you also want to reach them in the most authentic way. You now have a mass market and an audience that's listening, but they're in love with a song that means absolutely nothing to you. K'naan absolutelyaudienceauthentic share on social
You have to let the world speak to you and then you speak, you know, so I'm in that moment now where I'm finding the world's voice. K'naan findmomentspeak Change image and share on social
The most successful food, I think, is food that both appeals to the super-sophisticated diner or foodie and to the lay diner at the same time. Charlie Trotter appealdinerfood Change image and share on social
The risks of piracy spreading beyond the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, off the Somali coast, and in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore and beyond are substantial. Peter Middlebrook coastindianmalacca Change image and share on social
So I didn't have anything to do with picking the songs, but I got to musically take them in places I thought might be interesting, so it was a real neat collaboration among the three of us. Vince Gill collaborationinterestmusically Change image and share on social
