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Yea, will.i.am and K’naan on the same track has always made sense to me… and not just because they look strangely similar. From K’naan’s 2009 release, Troubadour.
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Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley are releasing their highly-anticipated collaborative studio album, Distant Relatives on Tuesday, May 18. And a month-long tour with opener Nneka is set to kick off three days later. The album title refers not only to the bond between the artists, but the connection to their African ancestry, which inspired the album both musically and lyrically. It features several guest appearances including Lil Wayne, K’NAAN and Stephen Marley. In their own words: “What we’re about to do right now is go back. Back to a time when rap’s greatest hits were created in basement soundrooms, not corporate boardrooms. When dancehall and hip-hop music was all about moving the crowd not “moving units.” We met up with them at the very posh Sunset Marquee Hotel in West Hollywood.
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With the Olympics in the air, ’tis the season for celebration and triumph, and K’naan’s “Wavin’ Flag (The Celebration Mix)” anthem for the World Cup couldn’t come at a better time.
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K’naan “Wavin’ Flag (The Celebration Mix)”
Fans of K’naan will recognize the track from his album Troubadour, and the remix is the highlight of the campaign with World Cup sponsor Coca-Cola. He is working the single throughout Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa and other countries as part of the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour. By the end of the tour, K’naan and the glorious trophy will have visited a combined 89 cities, 86 countries, every country in Africa and clocked in 134,017 kilometer journey in nine-months.
While the games are a ways off, K’naan has a handful of US tourdates >>
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