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Qoraa Dhallinyaro ah oo buug cusub carruurta u soo saaray
Qoraa Cumar Warfa oo ah wiil dhallinyaro ah ayaa soo saaray buug loogu talagalay carruurta. Buuggan oo uu Cumar ugu magac daray “A little, Big Lie” oo ah “Wax yar, Been weyn” ayaa si rasmi ah u soo baxay maanta oo ah Jimco May 15, 2020.
Qoraa Cumar Warfa ayaa ii sheegay in uu Buuggan cusub ugu talogalay carruurta iyo da’a yarta ay da’doodu jirto 5-jir ilaa 8-jir.
Mar aan weydiiday qoraagan dhallinyaradda ah waxa ku kalifay in uu buug carruur qoro isaga oo buuggaag kale qori kara ayuu Cumar Warfa iigu jawaabay, “ Waxaan buuggan u qoray si aan anigu isku dhiirigeliyo, runa uga dhigo riyo aan ku hamiweynaa mudo baddan oo ah in aan noqdo qoraa. Sidoo kale waxaan rabaa in aan bulshadda Soomaaliyeed tuso in aan noqon karno dad wax qora oo qoraayaal leh.
Buuggan uu qoray Cumar Warfa ayaa haddaba ah buug lagu daabacay luuqada Ingriiska, waxaana buuga ku jira cashiro iyo tusaalooyin wax ku ool u ah carruurta. Buugga ayaa wata xikmad iyo waano waalid. Xikmadda buuggan salka u ah ayaa ah muhiimada ay saaxiibtinimadu iyo is cafisku leeyihiin.
Haddaba buuggan ayaa si rasmi ah maanta u soo baxay waxaana laga helayaa oo laga gadan karaa shirkadda Amazon.
Sawiradda: Cumar Warfa
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Celebrating Somali Literature at Minnesota Book Fair
ROSEVILLE – Twelve Somali authors gathered at the Roseville Library in Roseville, Minnesota, to host a vibrant book fair event. The authors showcased a diverse range of books, including children’s stories, Islamic literature, business guides, and both fiction and nonfiction works.
Some authors also had the opportunity to read their books aloud to the community members who attended, making it a special and engaging experience for all. It was a wonderful celebration of Somali literature and culture!
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Munaasabad lagu maamuusayo sannad guuradii tobnaad ee ka soo wareegtay aas-aaska madxafka hiddaha iyo dhaqanka Soomaalida ee Minnesota
MINNESOTA – Waxaa magaaladda Minneapolis si habsami leh uga socda qabanqaabadda munaasabad lagu maamuusayo sannad guuradii tobnaad ee ka soo wareegtay aas-aaska madxafka hiddaha iyo dhaqanka Soomaalida ee Minnesota. Munaasabadan oo sannadka la qabanayo labo maalmood oo isku xiga Sabti October 21, iyo Axad October 22, 2023 ayaa lagu qabanayaa magaaladda Burnsville ee gobolka Minnesota.
Madxafka hiddaha iyo dhaqanka Soomaalida ee Minnesota ayaa sannad walba qabta munaasab balaaran oo lagu soo bandhigo sooyalka taariikhda Soomaalida, agabka iyo ciyaaraha hiddaha iyo dhaqanka Soomaalida. Sidoo kale munaasabaddan ayaa abaal-marin lagu gudoonsiinayaa qaar kamid ah haldoorka bulshadda.
Waxaad akhbaar dheeraad ah oo ay kamid yihiin tigidhadda lagu galayo munaasabadda aad ka heli kartaa bogga madxafka hiddaha iyo dhaqanka Soomaalida ee Minnesota : http://www.somalimuseum.org/10th-anniversary.html
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Award-winning artist K’naan releases new song honouring refugees
In his first new recording for more than a decade, singer-songwriter who fled Mogadishu as a child says he wanted the song to feel ‘like a home for those of us made homeless by conflict’.
Canadian-Somali artist K’naan, whose unofficial World Cup anthem “Wavin’ Flag” became a No. 1 hit in more than a dozen countries, has released an inspiring new single and video honouring refugees. A full album will follow later this year.
The new track, “Refugee”, draws on both personal and political elements. K’naan grew up listening to his family’s poetry in Somalia before escaping war at the age of 13 on the last commercial flight out of Mogadishu. He lived briefly in the United States before settling in Canada, where he began writing music as a way of processing his experiences.
In an InstagramLink is external post accompanying the new release, K’naan said: “In the dictionary, ‘refugee’ is synonymous with displaced person, fugitive, outcast. In Somali the word feels like drifter or homeless. I wanted to write a song that felt like a home for those of us made homeless by conflict.”
The song marks a return to recording for the singer-songwriter, who has performed in nearly 100 countries, released three albums and garnered awards including an MTV Music Video Award and three Junos (The Canadian Grammys). His work has also been recognized on The Guardian’s Best Albums to Hear Before You Die and Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All Time.
K’naan released his last album in 2012. That same year he wrote a guest essay for The New York Times explaining the trappings of success in the music industry. Since then, he has written and worked extensively in television and film. He has also recently completed a fellowship at Harvard’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research and is developing a musical at the Public Theater in New York.
“Growing up, every time someone called me a refugee, I recoiled,” K’naan says. “And I know this is still the reality for so many people today. I wanted to flip the meaning of the word and make it something that people will wear proudly.”
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, recently released figures showing there are currently over 110 million people forcibly displaced around the world. This includes more than 670,000 refugees from Somalia, where ongoing conflict and the worst drought in decades continue to drive people from their homes in search of safety.
Reflecting on his homeland, K’naan says that “it takes both courage and desperation to abandon your home for somewhere unfamiliar. You set aside whatever it is that once made you an individual, in order to join a kind of faceless mass. I saw my mother do it. Her strength gave me hope. It also broke my heart.”
K’naan’s powerful new song opens with the lyrics: “If I was gonna be free, I’d have to change my name. Momma don’t feel shame. Somebody call me, Refugee….”
The single “Refugee” is available on YouTube and all major streaming platforms.
Source and credit: UNHCR Staff
Photos credit: Nabil Elderkin
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