July 2014 | Qais Essar | Humanitarianbazaar.org THE POINT: Qais Essar premiered his new album THE GREEN LANGUAGE, weaving Afghan classical rabab with world fusion, July 29, 2014. In The Green Language, Essar brings a more modern, sensual, and hungry take on...
December 2013 | Humanitarian Bazaar ft. Waayaha Cusub After running the successful Mogadishu Music Festival, Somali hip hop group Waayaha Cusub, supported by Humanitarian Bazaar and donors, ran the Journey of Peace Festival in the Dadaab refugee settlements in Kenya. Five...
December 2013 | By Daniel J Gerstle. Photos by Hazem Abdul Raouf and Haneen B Nasser | This story was originally published in Rolling Stone (Middle East), republished here with permission. | Humanitarianbazaar.org I "C'MON, SYRIA!" BASHAR HAROUN, the 28-year-old singer of heavy metal...
July 2013 | Written by Daniel J. Gerstle | Humanitarianbazaar.org Pompi, the Zambian hip-hop performer known for his gospel-inspired lyrics, beaming smile, and bow tie, takes the stage for the first time in Washington, D.C., offering a lyrical poem about being...
July 2013 | Waayaha Cusub ft. Humanitarian Bazaar On July 1st, 2013, as part of the Somali Sunrise Concert Tour for Peace, hip hop group, Waayaha Cusub, performed at the Somali Independence Day festival concert in Eastleigh, Kenya. Many performers and...
April 2013 | Humanitarian Bazaar ft. Waayaha Cusub, Kombo Chokwe & Afro simba, Alsarah, Ariana Delawari Band, Jahm Eye, Bill Brookman, and more Humanitarian Bazaar On April 27th, 2013, Somali hiphop group Waayaha Cusub and Humanitarian Bazaar launched the historic Mogadishu Music...
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...
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...
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...
August 2012 | Culture | Waayaha Cusub Humanitarian Bazaar The Somali Sunrise Concert Tour for Peace, led by Somali hiphop group Waayaha Cusub and produced by Humanitarian Bazaar, was Waayaha Cusub's world tour campaign to persuade youth to turn away from extremism...