Keeping Somali Music Live
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 […]
(BLOOMINGTON) – The 25th annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival will fill the streets of downtown Bloomington with sights and sounds from around the globe September 27 – 30, 2018. Thirty international artists, free large-scale art installations, and events for all ages will fill 14 downtown Bloomington venues with palpable energy and an eclectic […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By NorSomNews Guriga dhaqanka Norway oo marti galin doona barnaamijka dhaqanka, suugaanta iyo taariikhda soomaalida Guriga dhaqanka iyo hiddaha Norway (litteratur-huset), ayaa bisha nagu soo food-leh ee may, marti-galin doono barnaamijyo looga hadlayo dhaqanka, gabayada, hiddaha iyo taariikhda soomaalida. Barnaamijkaas oo socon doono mudo sadex maalmood ah( 5-5-2017 ilaa 7-5-2017). Dadka lagu casuumay barnaamij dhaqameedkaas, […]
A Nation of Poets: Oslo’s House of Literature Will Showcase Somali Talents in May 2017 In 2017, the House of Literature turns ten, and to begin our ten year anniversary, we dedicate the first weekend in May to new Somali literature. Recently, many has discovered the new wave of young writers, musicians and artists with […]
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 […]