Guardian Music — (Island)Keane's recent collaboration with rapper K'naan suggested a band desperate to shake their cosy reputation at any cost. This side project, an exercise in anthemic country-rock from songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley and bassist Jesse Quin, works better... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Bang Bang" by K'naan from his 2009 release, "Troubadour." more info

Unreality Music — Because the charts really need another David Guetta production right now… But why complain? I mean as I said a few weeks ago in my review of Kelly Rowland's 'Commander', David Guetta has re... more info

Guardian Music — (Polydor)There's only been one guaranteed success in the World Cup so far, and that's Somalia. If holding the competition in South Africa was supposed to raise the profile of the continent as a whole, then it's only right that the world's most popula... more info

ContactMusic — KATIE MELUA and K'NAAN rule the pop charts in Europe as OASIS' swansong hits collection challenges for the album number one.Melua's The House moves back to the... more info

Guardian Music — Out Here/ProperLast night, the Somali-Canadian rapper K'naan was at Soweto's Orlando stadium, helping to launch the World Cup with Waving Flag, chosen by Fifa as the contest's official anthem. But just as South Africa eagerly welcomes visitors, this ... more info

Culture Bully — As summer winds down, K'naan will return to Calgary for a pair of shows: the first at Afrikadey in August and the second at Mac Hall in September. more info

CNN Showbiz — The Somali-born K'naan could be excused if he heeded hip-hop's code of violence. more info