One of the most prominent musical personalities in Minnesota’s Somali community, Salaad Darbi, will be honored at a concert ...

Lecturer of English. PhD Candidate in Afrofuturism and African Studies, University of the Western Cape Crate diggers are cultural archaeologists who dedicate their time, money and energy to collecting ...

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 ...

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Muniira Jirde (left), Lillian Chapman (center), and Asmaa Abdi (right) show their xylophone mallets as teacher Becca Buck lectures during a music class at Gideon Pond Elementary on April 11.

Becca Buck, a local elementary music specialist, knew something was missing from the repertoire of standard music she taught her multicultural students. So she set out to collect lullabies and other ...