Wednesday 19 August 2026
Art
Art
|
From unity anthems to love songs, Saalax Sanaag is building a musical world rooted in Somalinimo, reminding a divided people that belonging can still be sung into being together.…
From unity anthems to love songs, Saalax Sanaag is building a musical world rooted in Somalinimo, reminding a divided people that belonging can still be sung into being together.…
Art
|
Teddy Afro’s latest album continues his engagement with Ethiopia’s contested past.
The work highlights how art becomes a space for national debate.…
Teddy Afro’s latest album continues his engagement with Ethiopia’s contested past.
The work highlights how art becomes a space for national debate.…
Art
|
More than a global pop wave, Afrobeats has become a language of identity shaped by the city, the diaspora, and digital circulation. Between rhythm and image, market and meaning, it repositions Africa as a producer of culture rather than a subject of nostalgia or crisis.…
More than a global pop wave, Afrobeats has become a language of identity shaped by the city, the diaspora, and digital circulation. Between rhythm and image, market and meaning, it repositions Africa as a producer of culture rather than a subject of nostalgia or crisis.…
Art
|
In her music, Fadwa Farid turns pain into rhythm and memory into resistance.
Her songs insist that art belongs to the people and that peace remains its deepest calling.…
In her music, Fadwa Farid turns pain into rhythm and memory into resistance.
Her songs insist that art belongs to the people and that peace remains its deepest calling.…
Art
|
From “Maryaneey” to “Lamataabtaan,” Ilkacase Qays remakes the Somali love song into anthems of pride and power — celebrating Somali woman not as silent muses, but as confident, radiant, and gloriously self-assured.…
From “Maryaneey” to “Lamataabtaan,” Ilkacase Qays remakes the Somali love song into anthems of pride and power — celebrating Somali woman not as silent muses, but as confident, radiant, and gloriously self-assured.…
Art
|
From a wartime transmitter to a cultural beacon, Radio Hargeisa became the voice that carried a nation’s songs, dreams, and awakening.…
From a wartime transmitter to a cultural beacon, Radio Hargeisa became the voice that carried a nation’s songs, dreams, and awakening.…
Art
|
From Addis Ababa to the underground music scene in Kampala, Dj Houdini reflects on how she carved a home in the rhythm of sound, each beat becoming a step toward belonging - connecting past, present, and self. …
From Addis Ababa to the underground music scene in Kampala, Dj Houdini reflects on how she carved a home in the rhythm of sound, each beat becoming a step toward belonging - connecting past, present, and self. …
Art
|
Najax Harun’s paintings confront silence, selfhood and the male gaze — reshaping Somali art from the inside out. …
Najax Harun’s paintings confront silence, selfhood and the male gaze — reshaping Somali art from the inside out. …
Art
|
From Nairobi to Minneapolis, Hodan Abdirahman Dheere has redefined Somali music with a voice that is both timeless and bold — effortlessly bridging continents, generations and genres. …
From Nairobi to Minneapolis, Hodan Abdirahman Dheere has redefined Somali music with a voice that is both timeless and bold — effortlessly bridging continents, generations and genres. …
Art
|
From a fragmented novel to the smoky echoes of Ethio-jazz, Khalid‘s journey into jazz gave him no answers, but instead unraveled fixed identities and linear narratives. …
From a fragmented novel to the smoky echoes of Ethio-jazz, Khalid‘s journey into jazz gave him no answers, but instead unraveled fixed identities and linear narratives. …
