GENEVA, November 2 (UNHCR) - Born in Mogadishu, Siham and Iman Hashi are the first female Somali artists to sign a record deal with a major American label. After the civil war broke out in Somalia in ...

Somalis are natural-born critics, yet for over six decades Axmed Naaji Sacad (Ahmed Naji Sa'ad) was almost unanimously revered. A household name in urban Somalia, the popular singer and poet has ...

"Today we see an official crackdown on the independent media.… The local radio stations stopped playing any kind of music or songs after the deadline given by the Islamists came ...

Rep. Ilhan Omar was booed over the weekend while attending a Somali music festival in her home state of Minnesota. Mrs. Omar, the only Somali-American member of Congress, was met with jeers while ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. CATHY WURZER: What do you remember from music class? Remember that when you were a kid? Did you learn the xylophone, maybe the recorder, singing folk songs ...

The video shows Omar attempting to speak but struggling to be heard over the unhappy crowd. Omar was reportedly at the concert to present the singer Suldaan Seeraar an award during his first event in ...

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 ...

A viral video shows Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., arriving to a chorus of jeers and booing at a mostly Somali crowd in her homes state over the July 4th weekend. Omar, 39, made an appearance at the ...

In Somalia, a lack of professional musical training opportunities, a conservative culture, and strict Islam practices which discourage music often leave aspiring musicians with few options. To combat ...

Musician JD Steele, left, and Ahmed Ismail Yusuf of the music group Ardaa socialize during a rehearsal at the Pangea World Theatre in Minneapolis on April 1. When it comes to staying informed in ...