K'naan

**Keinan Abdi Warsame** ( bɛ dɔɣi o la silimiingoli  April bɛɣu pinaayɔbu dali, yuuni 1978) ( *Kaynān ʿAbdi Warsama*), o nyɛla niribi ni mi so akpaaku zuɣu ni  **K'naan** (), o nyɛla ŋun nyɛ  Somali-Canadian yɛli parim yili yiina, yiliyiina n ti pahi ŋun ŋmaari sinii nima ti . O daa nyɛla ŋun yuli du pam o ni daa bahi yilli din yuli booni  "Wavin' Flag", din daa nyɛ bɛ ni piigi shɛli n niŋ  Coca-Cola kpaŋmaŋ pina mini  2010 FIFA World Cup.. puuni.  
## O pilli taarihi
K'naan nyɛla bɛ ni dɔɣi so silimiingoli April bɛɣu pinaayɔbu dali, yuuni 1978 tiŋyuli booni  Mogadishu, n be Banaadir wulinpuhili nudirigu zuɣu n bebSomalia.

## Collaborations

*Yuuni  2006 ni , o daa nyɛla ŋun mini yili yiini yuli booni Dead Prez's M-1 yili yilli yuli booni "'Till We Get There" din daa yina o alibam din yuli booni *[[Confidential (M-1 album)|Confidential]]*.
*Yuuni 2008 ni , K'naan daa nyɛla ŋun mini yili yiini yuli booni Malian duo Amadou & Mariam yili yilli din yuli daa booni "Africa" ka di yina o albam din yuli booni *[[Welcome to Mali]] la puuni.* 
*Yuuni  2009 ni, o daa nyɛla ŋun mini tiŋyuli booni  British yili yiini yuli booni  rock band Keane daa yili yilli din yuli booni  EP *[[Night Train (Keane EP)|Night Train]]* n ti lahi pahi yilli yuli booni  "Stop for a Minute", ni  "Looking Back".
*Yuuni  2009 ni , o gba daa nyɛla ŋun mini  America yɛli parim yili yiini yuli booni Wale yili yila din yuli boonI  "Um'Ricka" din daa yina  mixtape *Back to the Feature la ni, n ti lahi pahi yilli yuli booni*  "TV in the Radio" din daa yina  Wale alibam din yuli daa booni  *[[Attention Deficit (album)|Attention Deficit]] la ni.* 
*Silimiingoli  September ni,  Yuuni  2009 puuni, K'naan daa nyɛla ŋun mini bansi kamani  J.Period, an L.A.-born DJ/producer, and released *The Messengers*, a three volume remix project. Each volume pays tribute to one music icon: Fela Kuti, Bob Marley and Bob Dylan. It was released and is hosted online for free at Jperiod.com/knaan .
*K'naan daa lan nyɛla ŋun mini goŋgili  Jason Mraz yuuni 2009 piligu ka di nyɛla Mraz's Gratitude Cafe Tour la ni. O daa lan nyɛla ŋun mini Lenny Kravitz lan gɔŋgili  LLR gɔŋgili la ni yuuni 2009.
*Yuuni  2010 ni,  Vancouver Olympics saha la ni , Canada baansi pihinu n ti pahi baan shɛbi daa nyɛla ban daa kana  K'naan ni bɛ ti niŋ Young Artists for Haiti yaɣili yuli booni  Bryan Adams Vancouver la ni ni bɛ ti niŋ yilli yuli booni  "Wavin' Flag"laɣin yili naawuni zuɣu n ti o. Ka di sinii daa nyɛla din yina silimiingoli March dahin yini dali, yuuni 2010. . Ka daa din du pɔhim zuɣu digital download silimiingoli  March bɛɣu pinaayi dali,  yuuni 2010.
*Yuuni  2010 ni,  K'naan nyɛla ŋun daa tim nuu yili yuli booni  "Mask on My Face", din daa nya baangi yuli booni Chin Injeti' albam ni yuli daa booni  *D'tach puuni yili la.*
*Yuuni 2010 ni, baansi ban yiini ni  kukoya din jandi bala kamani  bilingual English/Spanish daa nyɛla tim nuu n labi yili o yila din yuli booni  "Wavin' Flag" la ni, ka di yuli maa daa nyɛ din lɛbi ni "Wavin' Flag (Coca Cola Spanish Celebration Mix)" ka di daa nyɛla  Spanish pop yili yiini yuli daa booni David Bisbal n daa tim nuu saha shɛli di ni daa niŋ ka bɛ piigi yilili maa ka di leegi Coca-Cola anthem n ti yuuni. 2010 FIFA World Cup, din daa yan ŋme tiŋyuli booni  South Africa. K'naan konko  English lyrics mini Bisbal din gba daa nyɛ Spanish lyrics. O daa lan nyɛla ŋun tim Banky W. Mini M.I in nuu yili maa Nigeria kukoli din yuli daa nyɛ , ka di larigu ni nyɛ Nancy Ajram ka di French ni nyɛ   féfé, ka nyɛ Skank  Brazil ni n ti pahi will.i.am mini David Guetta ban gba daa yilli silimiinsili ni. O daa lan nyɛla ŋun tim nuu ni baangi yuli booni Ai (singer) ŋun daa yina Japan ni la Japan kukoli o yilli din daa nyɛ "Wavin' Flag (Coca Cola Japanese Celebration Mix)". O daa lan nyɛla ŋun tim nuu ni  Jacky Cheung mini Jane Zhang ban gba daa yilli  Chinis ni la ka di yuli maa daa nyɛ  "旗開得勝".
*Yuuni 2010 ni , o daa nyɛla ŋun mini yili yiini yuli booni  Damian Marley mini  Nas niŋ albam din yuli daa booni  *[[Distant Relatives]]*, puuni yilli yuli booni "Tribes at War" n ti pahi "Africa Must Wake Up". O daa lan nyɛla ŋun sɔŋsi yina ni yilli maa  ni yili shɛŋa kamani  “As We Enter*” din albam daa yina silimiingoli* Maybɛɣu pinaanii dali,  yuuni 2010.
*Yuuni  2010 ni , K'naan yilli din yuli daa booni  "Wavin' Flag" daa nyɛla din kpe  *[[Bouncing Cats]]* ka di nyɛla sinii ŋmaari yuli booni Nabil Elderkin, starring Crazy Legs. n daa zaŋli niŋ o sinii ni.
*Yuuni  2011 ni, K'naan daa nyɛla ŋun tim nuu yilli yuli booni Simple Plan din daa be albam yuli booni  *[[Get Your Heart On!]]* la puuni
*Yuuni 2011, o daa nyɛla ŋun tim nuu KRS-One yilli din daa be sinii yuli booni *[[Beat the World]]* ka di yina la yila yuli daa booni  "Hip Hop Nation", din nyɛ Frank Fitzpatrick dini la.
*Yuuni  2012 ni, K'naan nyɛla ŋun daa bahi yilli yuli booni  "Nothing to Lose" ka yili yiini yuli booni Nas daa nyɛ ŋun tim o nuu.
*Yuuni  2012 ni, o daa nyɛla ŋun mini  Howard Shore n ti pahi  Don DeLillo yili yilli din daa yina  Cosmopolis soundtrack ni.
*K'naan nyɛla ŋun daa lan yihi yilli yuli booni  "Bang, Bang" na, ka yili yiini yuli daa booni  Adam Levine ŋun daa yina Maroon 5 la tim o nuu, ka di daa nyɛ di yina albam yuli booni  *Troubadour la ni.*
*Yuuni   2017 ni, K'naan daa nyɛla ŋun wawaa sinii yila yuli daa booni  "Immigrants (We Get The Job Done)" mini Residente, Riz MC n ti pahi  Snow Tha Product. Yilli maa nyɛla din pahi  Lin-Manuel Miranda's *[[The Hamilton Mixtape|The Hamilton Mixtap]]<nowiki/>[[The Hamilton Mixtape|e]] ni* .
*Silimiingoli  September bɛɣu pinaawei dali,  yuuni 2021 ni , K'naan daa nyɛla ŋun tim nuu ni  Sharma Boy's song yilli yuli daa booni  "Waayo Waayo."
*Silimiingoli December bɛɣu pishi dali, yuuni 2021 ni, K puuni.

## O kpaŋmaŋ pina mini nintiɣibo nima
*Yuuni 2006 Juno Awards
**Rap Recording of the Year for *The Dusty Foot Philosopher* (**Won**)
*Yuuni 2010 Juno Awards
**Rap Recording of the Year for *Troubadour* (Nominated)
**Artist of the Year (**Won**)
**Songwriter of the Year (**Won**)
*Yuuni 2010 Mobo Awards
**African Artist of the Year (**Won**)
*Yuuni 2011 Juno Awards
**Single of the Year (**Won**)
* Yuuni 2011 SOCAN International Achievement Award
*Yuuni 2012 MTV Video Music Awards
**Best Video with a Message for "Is Anybody Out There?" (Nominated)
*Yuuni 2012 Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award Winner
* Yuuni 2014 African Muzik Magazine Awards
**Best Male Diaspora (Nominated)
*Yuuni 2017 MTV Video Music Awards
**Best Fight Against the System for "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" (**Won**)
*Yuuni 2024 Grammy Awards
**Best Song for Social Change for "Refugee" (**Won**)
*Yuuni 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
**FIPRESCI Prize for *Mother Mother* (**Won**)
*Yuh 2024 SOCAN Cultural Impact Award for "Wavin' Flag" (**Won**)

## Discography

**Studio albums**
* *What Next?* ( yuuni 2000) (as Keinaan)
* *My Life Is a Movie* ( yuuni 2004)
* *[[The Dusty Foot Philosopher]]* ( yuuni 2005)
* *[[Troubadour (K'naan album)|Troubadour]]* ( yuuni 2009)
* *[[Country, God or the Girl]]* ( yuuni 2012)

## Filmography

## Maan lihi pahi

*Canadian hip hop
*Music of Canada
*Music of Somalia

## Kundivihira

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