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  • Fame and Famine, part one
    He is a Somali-born Canadian musician and rapper with a worldwide following, but there are more important things in K'naan's life than fame. The superstar is working to get the world to save thousands of lives in the homeland he barely escaped.
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  • Fame and Famine, part two
    The Somali Diaspora brought the young star to his new home in Toronto's Rexdale neighbourhood. CTV's Seamus O'Reagan speaks with K'naan about how he used music to deal with the stress and depression brought on by the violence of his old and new home.
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  • Fame and Famine, part three
    With K'naan winning two Juno Awards in 2010, his music career was being taken to a new level. He crossed paths with U2's Bono, who stood by him in bringing attention to the dire situation in Somalia.
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  • Fame and Famine, part four
    K'naan was heavily guarded when he visited the streets in the Somali capital of Mogadishu he ran through as a child. The region's poor and desperate showered him with love, and asked him to tell the world that they need help.
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