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30 November 2017
This Compilation of Lost Somali Tapes Is Nominated For a Grammy
Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa is up for Best Historical Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards.
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19 June 2017
This New Compilation of Pre-Civil War Somali Music Celebrates Somali Women
Vik Sohonie, the man behind 'Sweet As Broken Dates,' writes about his upcoming compilation of lost Somali tapes for Ostinato Records.
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