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Global Hip-Hop Artist K'naan To Release Award-Winning Album in U.S. For The First Time

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2008-03-26 16:29:00 by BIG CED in Everything BIG CED
...naan , global hip-hop artist, is set to release his critically acclaimed album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher , for the first time in the U.S. Originally released in Canada, the album received a Juno Award for Best Rap Recording of the Year and was the BBC 3 Winner for Best New Artist, World Music. The American version of the album features...
 
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K'naan Announces Summer Festival Dates, Including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, & All Points West

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2008-05-04 21:05:00 by BIG CED in Everything BIG CED
...naan released an ambitious summer concert schedule today. Comprised of the biggest festivals in the US and Canada, K'naan will play to a diverse group of fans across North America. The festivals range in scope from alternative to jam band to folk to hip-hop The first summer date will find K'naan at alternative music / jam band oriented...
 
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K'naan - "Strugglin'"

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2008-04-28 23:30:00 by BIG CED in Everything BIG CED
...naan's album The Dusty Foot Philosopher Deluxe Edition . Unlike the vibrant and percussive first single "Soobax", this song gently soaks into your speakers like a mellow lullaby. Backed by a band usually fit for a singer-songwriter, not a hip-hop artist, the song incorporates soft guitars, drums and bass that set a quiet, pensive mood....
 
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Somalian Hip Hop Artist K'Naan Will Perform at Earthdance 2008

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2008-08-28 17:23:23 by ARomero in World Music Central
...Naan will be sharing his powerful message of global unity at Earthdance 2008. With his unique style, K'Naan brings an enormous dose of realness and urgency to the hip-hop world in a time when people are desperate for it. From a personal and cultural history rooted in poetry (being the grandson of one of Somalia's most famous poets ), K'Naan...
 
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K'naan, the dusty footed rapper

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2008-06-05 18:03:00 by S A Stevens in SoundRoots World Music & Global Culture
...naan: The Dusty Foot on the Road (Wrasse buy CD/hear samples Knaan raps so smoothly, youd think he grew up deep in the heart of US hip hop culture. In truth, he hails from the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia. And like Sudanese rapper Emmanuel Jal (about whom we've written much recently), he has learned the language of hip hop fluently, yet he...
 
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NEW MUSIC SPOTLIGHT: K'Naan "The Dusty Foot Philosopher"

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2008-03-27 05:50:00 by WorldSpace Satellite Radio in World Music Blog
...NAAN , global hip-hop artist, is set to release his critically acclaimed album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, for the first time in the U.S. Originally released in Canada, the album received a Juno Award for Best Rap Recording of the Year and was the BBC 3 Winner for Best New Artist, World Music. The American version of the album features...
 
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K'naan

2008-03-25 18:08:05 by Editor in Download.com Music: Latest Editor's Picks
 
From the artist: "Originally released in 2005 in Canada, this Deluxe Version of The Dusty Foot Philosopher is the first domestic US release of the award winning debut album from K'naan
 
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The Dusty Foot Path to Great Music

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2008-04-24 16:01:48 by Philly Markowitz in Radio 2 Blog
...naan . Also known as The Dusty Foot Philosopher, K'Naan Warsame was born in war-torn Somalia and grew up in Toronto Although he's not yet thirty, he has already worked with the likes of Nelly Furtado, Mos Def, The Roots and Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour, and he's toured the world with Damian Marley. K'Naan's CD, The Dusty Foot...
 
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Somali Rapper Will Release Troubadour in January 2009 and Plans Fall Tour Dates

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2008-11-02 12:19:16 by WMCNewsDept. in World Music Central
...Naan will set out on a fall US tour this month that will include supporting dates with Matisyahu, as well as select solo dates. K'Naan will be previewing material from his forthcoming album, Troubadour, due out in January 2009 via A&M /Octone Records as well as songs from his celebrated debut album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher Growing up in...
 
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