K'Naan
Born in Mogadishu, at the start of the Somali civil war, K'Naan has come far since dodging death in his early years (including once finding a hand grenade and blowing up half his school).
Having escaped to America to live with relatives, he improved on the little English he'd learned from American rap records and started touring.
The Dusty Foot Philosopher came out in Canada in 2005, and was followed with tour spots with Mos Def and Talib Kweli, as well as a performance at Live 8.
In 2007 the live album On the Road came out and then, two years later, the album Troubadour became K'NAAN's first on a major.
Now in 2010 his tune Waving Flag has been reworked as the Official World Cup theme - Waving The Flag. Quite some way from
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