News: Shad & K’naan team up for Fall tour

just caught this awesome news on hhc

Shad and K’naan have teamed up for a fall tour that will bring the pair to Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Toronto. The collaborative tour kicks of September 25th.

September 25 – Vancouver – Malkin Bowl
September 27 – Calgary – MacEwan Hall
September 28 – Edmonton – Edmonton Event Centre
September 29 – Winnipeg – Burton Cummings Theatre
October 1 – Toronto – Kool Haus

VIDEO: K’naan “Wavin Flag” (New Visuals)

As World Cup 2010 in South Africa draws even closer K’naan drops yet another video for “Wavin’ Flag”!

Look out for a new remix featuring a who’s who of Canadian artists with proceeds going to Warchild’s Haiti Relief initiative.

source: cityonmyback

News: Canadian hip hop artist’s song named World Cup’s anthem

Canada’s national team failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but that doesn’t mean soccer’s showcase tournament will be without Canadian content. Read more

Event: K’naan in Edmonton @ the Pawn Shop

Universal music artist from Somalia
K’naan
with guests
March 14, 2009 – The Pawn Shop, Edmonton
Tickets at Ticketmaster

Somalia.

The name alone conjures up images of unbridled destruction, merciless warlords and ruthless terror. A place where nobody—children, the elderly, religious figures—is safe from the atrocities of war, and where the idea of “childhood,” where 8-year olds handle AK-47s like toys, exists in chronological terms alone. When Forbes magazine recently unveiled their “Most Dangerous Destinations,” Somalia, above Iraq and Afghanistan, topped the list.

But it’s also “The Nation of Poets,” where a poem can both inspire peace and end wars. Where every weekend, regardless of the climate, one can find a play or concert at a local theatre.

Growing up, it was both of these Somalias that informed musician/emcee K’NAAN Warsame, whose sophomore album Troubadour will be released on February 17, 2009. The grandson of Haji Mohamed, one of Somalia’s most famous poets, and nephew of famed Somali singer Magool, the emcee is creating his own musical path through reggae, funk, pop, soul and, above all, hip-hop.

Recorded primarily in Kingston, Jamaica where K’NAAN was granted unprecedented access by his friends Stephen and Damian Marley to their father Bob Marley’s original home studio at 56 Hope Road and the legendary Tuff Gong studios Troubadour is a hip-hop album like no other. K’NAAN successfully blends samples and live instrumentation for a sound that’s both rooted in traditional African melodies and the classic hip-hop tradition.