Recently I attended a neat concert…the launch of the first album in a generation written for (and partly by) Somali youth…and it came from the heart of Minneapolis!

The kids teamed up with London-based Somali musician Aar Mantha. Even the educational songs (updated, with modern twists) have a groovy beat. Listen in here on the making-of.

Somali-American kids and a London musician are making music together. Minneapolis teens recently teamed up with Aar Maanta to produce the first album for Somali youth in decades. Titled "Children Have The Priority," the album includes classic educational songs and spoken word poems. KFAI's Emily Bright reports. (Photo by Emily Bright.)