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The secret Somali mixtapes

The secret Somali mixtapes

FromFar Flung with Saleem Reshamwala


The secret Somali mixtapes

FromFar Flung with Saleem Reshamwala

ratings:
Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jun 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It’s 1988, and Somalians are fleeing the city of Hargeisa. People are trying to get out, trying to save their families and sometimes their things. But in the city’s radio station, staff are packing cassettes and reel to reel recordings into a secret underground bunker. What's on them? A slice of the country’s musical heritage, to remain for years in an underground room—until now.

Listen to songs from the episode on this special playlist on Spotify: https://tedtalks.social/3yct0Mj
Released:
Jun 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (25)

Far Flung with Saleem Reshamwala is a journey across the globe in search of the world's most surprising and imaginative ideas. It's not a travel show, exactly. It's a deep dive into the ideas that shape a particular spot on the map, brought to you by local journalists and creators. Weave through the streets of Bangkok with a motorcycle midwife. Time-travel with dinosaurs behind a hardware store in New Jersey. Meet a guy who dresses up as a luchador to protect citizens from traffic in Mexico City. Drop in, listen up, dig deep. (And yes, we used to be called Pindrop!)