W.I.L.D. fall 2009 opening act: K’Naan
Posted October 2, 2009 at 1:53 am
Updated October 2, 2009 at 2:19 am
K'Naan will be opening at W.I.L.D. Friday afternoon.
In the past, Team 31 has provided us with a multitude of musicians for each W.I.L.D. concert. For example, last fall’s concert had no fewer than six different acts. This semester, however, they have cut down the number of acts and created an amazing lineup in the process, and no one should let the fact that K’Naan is lesser known than Method Man and Redman or Passion Pit (or that they might not be sure how to pronounce his name) dissuade them from missing his performance.
A Somali-Canadian who lived in Mogadishu during the Somali Civil War, K’Naan uses his life experiences in both his passion for politics and his music, which has been described by critics as “a sound that fuses Bob Marley, conscious American hip-hop and brilliant protest poetry.” While his lyrics and delivery might be considered hip-hop, K’Naan sets himself apart with his lively band made up of both traditional Somali instruments and electric ones such as the guitar, keyboard and bass. Set to music, his words take on even more meaning, bringing to mind comparisons with groups like N.E.R.D.
Furthermore, since his 2004 debut album “My Life Is A Movie,” K’Naan has collaborated with a variety of artists from The Roots and Nelly Furtado to Damian Marley, Mos Def and Adam Levine on “Troubadour,” released earlier this year, proving his versatility and mainstream appeal. With a resume like that, how can you resist showing up at 5:45 p.m. for his set?
Read more about the other performers at this fall’s W.I.L.D.: Method Man and Redman, Passion Pit and Deskhop.
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On October 2, 2009 at 8:25 am mdh said
It is VERY worth it to show up early and see K’Naan… last summer I saw him by chance at a festival and his lyrics are amazing. Great stage presence, too. Not to be missed.