Keeping Somali Music Live
Xarunta Fanka Cedar ee magaalada Minneapolis, oo ka mid ah xarumaha ay fanaaniinta caalamka ay ku soo bandhigaan fankooda kala duwan ayaa waxa ay fanaanka Soomaaliyeed ee Xasan Nuur oo ku magac dheer Aar Maanta ay u magacaabeen Fannaanka xulashada Sanadka ee 2018 ilaa 2019. Maamulka xarunta Fanka ee Cedar Alana Hortan ayaa sheegay in […]
The Cedar Names Aar Maanta as 2018-19 Artist in Residence, Announces Special Eid Celebration Show Saturday, June 16th MINNEAPOLIS, MN: The Cedar Cultural Center announced today that London-based Somali musician Aar Maanta will be their 2018-19 Artist-In-Residence. To celebrate and kick off his residency, he’ll be performing a special Eid Celebration Concert at Spring Cafe […]
Diary Of A Somali Singer January 2018 Greetings to you all, especially to my supporters wherever you are in the world, late happy new years to you. Apologies, here I am once again with my late new year’s greetings just like I was late with my last song ‘Halaalee.’ Many of you have been asking when […]
1/17/2018 Aar Maanta & Minneapolis’s Cedar Cultural Center Win $50,000 Joyce Awards It is our great pleasure to announce the winners of the 2018 Joyce Awards! Four collaborations between talented, committed, and hardworking artists and equally dedicated cultural organizations have been chosen – in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. Each partnership will receive $50,000 […]
Greetings everyone where ever you are, especially to my friends in Helsinki, Finland. I’m coming to your city soon. To all my supporters here’s the video I promised once a month to update you on what I have in store for you and what we’ve been up to. I like to take this opportunity to […]
Qoraalkii Elmi Awale Rag hore ayaa laga hayaa, noloshu ba, muusiigl’aani, in ay gef ku sugnaan lahayd! Ereyo sidaas oo kale u fudfudud, misana ay ku raran yihiin ujeeddooyin aad u WAAWEYNI, waxa is haleelsiin karayo Abwaanno naadir ah. Waa dhif si loo helo Abwaan Xudeydi oo kale. Ilaahay ha inoo daayo, cimri iyo caafimaad […]
Bandhig Faneed uu Aar Maanta ku qaban lahaa Minnesota oo la joojiyay, sababo la xiriira Visaha dal ku galka oo loo diiday Xarunta Dhaqanka iyo Fanka ee Cedar Cultural oo ay ku midaysan-yihiin dhowr jaamacadood oo ku yaala Minnesota, isla markaana ay xubno ka yihiin kooxaha fanka ,iyo jilayaal caan ah ayaa sheegtay in Viisaha […]
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 MINNEAPOLIS, MN: A consortium of Minnesota-based performing arts presenters and universities led by The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis announced today the cancellation of a month-long residency featuring a Somali musician and his band due to visa delays. London-based Somali artist Aar Maanta and his band The Urban Nomads were to be […]
Greetings my dear friends and supporters where every you are, it’s been a while. Welcome to my first video diary in a while. I wanted to let you know that from now on, I’ll be updating you about my programs or events with weekly blogs on my website and or Vlogs on my Youtube channel inshaAllah.A few months ago, I […]
In mid-December, Somali-British singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer Mr Aar Maanta visited the Somali refugee community in the Jijiga operation in southeastern Ethiopia, featuring as the second high profile supporter of the ‘Telling the Real Story’ campaign to raise awareness about the risks of onward movement. Maanta has been described as the Somali ‘voice of […]