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EVENT | Somalia: Rap Against Violence

April 3rd, 2013  |  Waayaha Cusub, Kombo Chokwe & Afro Simba, and more Humanitarian Bazaar   Humanitarian Bazaar's work with front line musicians for youth outreach eventually crossed over with counter-violence and counter-extremism work. With Somali hip hop group Waayaha Cusub, the...

EVENT SERIES | Kenya: Nairobi: Kwani Litfest

December 2012  |  Culture  |  Waayaha Cusub & Humanitarian Bazaar Humanitarian Bazaar     In December 2012, Kwani Trust hosted it's annual Kwani Litfest featuring celebrated poets Hadraawi (Somalia) and Warsan Shire (Somali-UK) in Nairobi and Eastleigh, Kenya. The literary festival included several live...

EVENT SERIES | Kenya: Eastleigh Peace Festival

Autumn 2012  |  Culture  |  Waayaha Cusub  Humanitarian Bazaar   From October to December 2012, Somali hip hop group Waayaha Cusub launched a new round of concerts shaped for outreach to rally youth to turn away from violent extremism in Eastleigh, Kenya. As...

LITERARY | Things We Ate While Responding to Famine

September 2012  |  Archive  |  Written by Daniel J. Gerstle  Humanitarian Bazaar Magazine   When Ghani first piloted the Landcruiser off the Bosaso-Mogadishu Highway tarmac into the rocky desert where there were no roads, no people, I thought he might kill me.   That summer...

LITERARY | Somalia & Kenya: The Rise of Waayaha Cusub

SOMALIA & KENYA  |  DANIEL J. GERSTLE  |  MAY 2012 Originally published in Rolling Stone (Middle East edition) Republished here November 2024     Shiine Akhyaar, the outspoken lead singer and manager of Somali hip-hop collective Waayaha Cusub, loves to share his political opinions, but...

VIDEO SERIES | Big in the Stans: Central Asia Rock Tour – 14/14

    WHITE CITY: BIG IN THE STANS Filmmaker & Singer/Bassist Ru Owen directed, produced, and filmed this series about life on tour from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan while performing with rock band White City. The trio--Ru Owen (vocals/ bass), Travis Beard (guitar), and...

VIDEO SERIES | Big in the Stans: Central Asia Rock Tour – 13/14

    WHITE CITY: BIG IN THE STANS Filmmaker & Singer/Bassist Ru Owen directed, produced, and filmed this series about life on tour from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan while performing with rock band White City. The trio--Ru Owen (vocals/ bass), Travis Beard (guitar), and...

VIDEO SERIES | Big in the Stans: Central Asia Rock Tour – 12/14

    WHITE CITY: BIG IN THE STANS Filmmaker & Singer/Bassist Ru Owen directed, produced, and filmed this series about life on tour from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan while performing with rock band White City. The trio--Ru Owen (vocals/ bass), Travis Beard (guitar), and...

VIDEO SERIES | Big in the Stans: Central Asia Rock Tour – 11/14

    WHITE CITY: BIG IN THE STANS Filmmaker & Singer/Bassist Ru Owen directed, produced, and filmed this series about life on tour from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan while performing with rock band White City. The trio--Ru Owen (vocals/ bass), Travis Beard (guitar), and...

VIDEO SERIES | Big in the Stans: Central Asia Rock Tour – 10/14

    WHITE CITY: BIG IN THE STANS Filmmaker & Singer/Bassist Ru Owen directed, produced, and filmed this series about life on tour from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan while performing with rock band White City. The trio--Ru Owen (vocals/ bass), Travis Beard (guitar), and...