The Dusty Foot Philosopher (CD)

K'Naan Warsame was fortunate to arrive in New York City during his teenage years, as the Somali Civil War was reaching its peak of bloodshed. After spending some time in Harlem, he and his family eventually settled in Toronto, where he began to develop his voice as a poet, which was heavily influenced by the cadences of the early rappers. K'Naan soon sparked attention, most of all from Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour, who was moved by the young poet's performance in front of a U.N. refugees committee. While THE DUSTY FOOT PHILOSOPHER first saw release and acclaim (including a Juno award) in 2005/06, it was widely reissued in 2008. In the intervening period, artists ranging from Nelly Furtado to Mos Def began collaborating with K'Naan as he prepared new material and toured the world, spreading his message about the injustices against the Somali people.

• Category:  Music  »  Rap & Hip Hop  »  Rap & Hip Hop/General
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: May 20, 2008
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Universal Records (USA)
• UPC: 603993160203
• WAPI (Tower ID): 112051692
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #16457 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #338 in Rap & Hip Hop (See Top 100 Rap & Hip Hop Bestsellers)
• #190 in Rap & Hip Hop/General (See Top 100 Rap & Hip Hop/General Bestsellers)

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Spin (p.102) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[He fills] his desperate tales with warm, hooky melodies, African percussion, clever pop-culture references, and a surprising dose of humor."
Uncut (p.93) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "There's no posturing and nothing bombastic about K'Naan's brand of hip hop: his experiences are simply too authentic for game-playing."
Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.47) - "[A]fter growing up in Somalia's wartorn capital city of Mogadishu, K'naan certainly has much to rant, rave and rap about -- which he does, often with creative and almost limerick-like wordplay."

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