An evening of Somali song featuring Axmed Cali Cigaal
with Bashir Nagara, Raxma Ruuxi, Roda Wacan, and A/Hakin Sumuni
The Cedar is proud to present an evening of Somali vocal music featuring five of the top practitioners from this region. As home to over 30,000 Somali immigrants, the greater Twin Cities is a natural focal point for Somali culture. But to most non-Somalis, the music is largely unknown. The Cedar looks to rectify this by partnering with the locally-based Somali American Artists Association, founded by a singer widely known as "the king of Somali pop," Axmed Cali Cigaal (or the Americanized spelling, Ahmed Ali Igal), for what we hope to be the first of a series of events. On November 21, Mr. Cigaal has assembled a program involving four other top singers living in the area. The S.A.A.A. will be distributing tickets to this event to members of the local Somali community so we expect a full house!
Co-presented by the Somali American Artists Association
Major Funders
This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008
