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Professor using KNAAN to demostate diversity and cultural differences

Posted on October 20, 2010 at 1:52pm 0 Comments

Steven Thomas, a college professor, is using KNAAN as an example for examining cultural differences. KNAAN's "Wavin' Flag" has become a global hit and was remixed in 22 countries with local artists and musicians. Thomas explains that though the cultural specific remixes were hugely popular, none of them compare to the originial version of the song. He even goes as far as comparing the world cup version of "Wavin' Flag" to decaffeinated coffee--it's different without being really different. He… Continue

African Music Awards...tonight!

Posted on October 15, 2010 at 1:30pm 0 Comments







The African Music Awards will be held tonight October 15th, at the O2 Arena in London, England. K'naan isn't nominated this year but there are some wonderful acts that are. This year, The African Music Awards becomes the first musical competition to allow unsigned African born artists to post and perform music so that it can be viewed by top producers and agents in the music industry. Click…

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Knaan becomes first ever hip hop artist to perform at Algoma Fall Festival!

Posted on October 6, 2010 at 1:00pm 2 Comments







What an honor! K'naan performed last night at Algoma Fall Arts Festival and literally brought the crowd to its feet! He actually became the first hip-hop artist to perform at the festival and judging by the overwhelming positive response, he definitely won't be the last. The Algoma Arts Festival is held every October in Ontario and includes a wide range of activies that includes music,…

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K'NAAN on NPR!

Posted on September 17, 2010 at 5:20pm 0 Comments

K'NAAN performed 3 songs on NPR's "Tiny Desk" concert series earlier this week. Check it out!!


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