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When I get older : the story behind "Wavin' flag" / K'naan ; with Sol Guy ; illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez.
A biography of K'Naan, the Somali-Canadian rapper whose song, "Wavin' flag" became the anthem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Record details
- ISBN: 1770493026
- ISBN: 9781770493025
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., col. maps, music.
- Publisher: Toronto : Tundra Books, c2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes lyrics of the song Wavin' flag. Silver Birch Express Award nominee, 2014. |
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| Subject: | K'naan > Juvenile literature. Rap musicians > Biography > Juvenile literature. Somali Canadians > Biography > Juvenile literature. Somalia > History > Juvenile literature. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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- Baker & Taylor
A Somali-Canadian poet, rapper, singer and songwriter tells his own story about leaving war-torn Somalia as a child, growing up in Canada and creating a hit song that touched millions of people around the world with its powerful message of hope. - Baker & Taylor
Tells the story of rapper K'naan's childhood and how he wrote his most famous song "Wavin' flag." - Random House, Inc.
âWavinâFlagâ has become an international anthem. Its powerful words of hope have crossed generations and borders, and have made KâNAAN an international star.
In his first book for children, When I Get Older, Somali-Canadian poet, rapper, singer, and songwriter KâNAAN tells his own story. Born in Somalia, he grew up in Mogadishu. His grandfather was a renowned poet who passed on his love of words to his grandson. When the Somali Civil War began in 1991, KâNAAN was just thirteen. His mother made the difficult decision to move her family so that they could grow up in safety. First in New York and then in Toronto, KâNAAN faced many challenges.
Like so many other immigrants, he had to make a place for himself in a world of alien customs, clothes, and language. His road was a hard one: he lost many friends to violence. But KâNAANâs love of music, and his enormous talent, became a way for him to connect with his past, with his classmates, and eventually, to millions of people around the world. Not only does KâNAAN tell a story that will inspire and encourage young readers, but he provides a brief history of the Somalian conflict. The lyrics of âWavinâ Flagâ are also included.
Born Keinan Abdi Warsame, KâNAAN first came to prominence when he performed a spoken word piece before the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 1999. A member of the audience, the singer Youssou NâDour, was so impressed that he asked KâNAAN to take part in an album and to tour with him.
Since then, KâNAAN has performed in more than 86 countries and has received many honors, including three Juno Awards and the BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music. During the Vancouver Olympics, he worked with other Canadian musicians and artists under the name Young Artists for Haiti to produce a charity version of âWavinâ Flag.â The song was adapted again to become the FIFA World Cup theme song. There are now twenty-two versions of the song, which hit #1 in nineteen countries.
