Waaberi Band

Taking their name from the Somalian word for morning, Waaberi has helped usher in a new era of traditional Somalian music. Comprised of former members of Somalia's National Theater, which flourished before the civil war, the group has continued to explore the musical traditions of its homeland. While Billboard described Waaberi's music as "an intoxicating mix of African and Arabic influences," Spirit called their repertoire "raw, hypnotic, and powerful tunes of traditional and modern Somalia -- beautiful and cruel, African and Arabic....music that carries the ethereal quality ...