The collection provides historical and cultural context for each song or game, along with photographs and illustrations, offering a glimpse into Somali culture.

In a Minneapolis rehearsal room, a group of Somali musicians gathers in a circle, playing music rooted in the cafés of Mogadishu. The sound is emotional, rhythmic and steeped in memory. It’s ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Somali radio stations have stopped broadcasting music following an order from Islamist insurgents who say songs are un-Islamic.

Jama Musse Jama, The secret “Language of Birds” and Somali classical music, Dhaxalreeb: An Academic Journal of Somaliland Centre for African Studies, Vol. 19, No. 1 (March 2023), pp. 143-148 ...