Elvis's Blog (8)

K'NAAN along with Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, and Sunidhi Chauhan are teaming up with Western Union to bring back the singing telegram. Its a pretty cool idea, you can basically sing along with any of the artists and send the recording in an email to someone. I'm definitely going to team up with K'NAAN for someone's birthday! It begins December 1st. Check out the website…

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The track list for Chimes of Freedom was just released and it looks INCREDIBLE! Its going to be 4 discs of amazing artists covering Bob Dylan, including ADELE, Ke$ha, Sting and of course K'NAAN who is doing…

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K'NAAN along with other celebrities (Shaq, Kardinal, Joe Jonas and More) were recently a part of the Take the Vow of Silence movement. The goal of this movement is to raise awareness for children who are not given basic rights by being silent for 24 hours. Check the video out or go to their…

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Just found this amazing series of videos about why various donors give. It includes a video from Bill Clinton and one from K'NAAN. It's great to see how passionate about giving to others they are. To view the video's click… Continue

K'NAAN recently sat down and talked with the Globe and Mail about being more direct with your donations, and to cut out the middle man, as this would be more beneficial for that charity. I think he makes a great point, and if you want to watch the video click… Continue

This video which was just released shows a lot of celebrities (including K'NAAN) fight against something that shouldn't exist. Famine is the new "F-Word", celebrities such as George Clooney, Bono, Mayor Bloomberg, Jessica Alba and many more got together and created this video to show people that everyone has to help, not just donate money, in order to STOP famine. They truly are… Continue

Just saw this amazing article in the New York Times written by K'NAAN. It's about his upbringing and his recent trip back to Somalia. It's an amazing article and he did an excellent job writing it. Everyone should check it out by clicking… Continue

Right after K'NAAN got back from visiting Somalia, to try and help those who are impoverished within the country and its surrounding area, he went to the Toronto Film Festival (with Bono!) to try and convince people that something needed to be done. K'NAAN also announced that he will establish a fund to help with famine relief… Continue