Keeping Somali Music Live
Somali artist Aar Maanta spent a month in Minnesota in 2018 as part of The Cedar’s Midnimo program. This brand-new video series tells the story of his residency. Learn what Midnimo means, discover the program’s impact in Minneapolis, Mankato, and St. Cloud, and get to know Aar Maanta in this five-part original series created by […]
He’s a Somali singer living in London with a European fan base, so what’s Aar Maanta doing as a Minnesota artist-in-residence? By Chris Riemenschneider Star Tribune. SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 — 1:52PM Walking from the Cedar Cultural Center to his favorite Cedar-Riverside eatery this past July — all of a block and a half away — Aar […]
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 […]