“I never lived in the circles of the goody-goodies. “I grew up partly in Somalia's vicious streets and partly in North American streets,” he told the Star last year. He was born in Mogadishu, but his family fled the Somali Civil War in 1991, moving to New York, before he settled with relatives in Rexdale.
Upon appearing on the music scene a little over three years ago, this Dusty Foot Philosopher (which happens to be title of Juno-award winning first album from 2006) peaked interest with his incredible back story. He’s already scaled most of the local industry’s heights – he won a Juno for his debut, his latest album was nominated for a Polaris Prize and both of his albums were critically acclaimed.īut for those who haven’t been paying attention, get ready for K’naan to burst forth on your musical radar.īorn Keinan Warsame, the soft-spoken Somalian-Canadian rapper’s song, “Wavin’ Flag” is about to be everywhere, thanks to a two new versions of the song, one a charity single featuring some of biggest up-and-coming Canadian artists around and the other a reworked remix which was selected as the official song of the upcoming World Cup in South Africa. Canadian rap stars have a tougher time than rockers in breaking through the mainstream, although for K’naan, that’s about to change big time.
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