Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$39,320
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Abdirahman A. Abubakar AKA Dalmar Yare
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
December 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Hennepin
Stearns
Blue Earth
Hennepin
Stearns
Project Overview
Folk and Traditional Arts
Project Details
Somali composer and singer Dalmar Yare will collaborate with Somali and nonSomali musicians to create, record, and perform a full-length album that tells stories of Somali Minnesotan immigrants with traditional Somali music.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jewell Arcoren: Community resources coordinator of Healing Place Collaborative; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mary Erickson: Fiber artist, museum exhibit researcher; Stanley Maroushek: Owner, Slim's Woodshed and Museum; Linda McShannock: Curator of textiles and clothing collection, Minnesota Historical Society; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$39,320
Other Funds Leveraged
$13,500
Direct expenses
$52,820
Administration costs
$1,376
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

More Somali and non-Somali audience members experience traditional live Somali music. We will track the number of participants and partners and evaluate their experience and understanding of Somali culture through conversations, video interviews, and surveys. 2: New opportunities to experience Somali music with a live band are created through four live performances, Q and As, and a full-length recording. We will track audience numbers in the target population and survey their previous arts engagement experience and perception of availability of similar arts engagement opportunities in the community.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We created and performed a new album of songs rooted in traditional Somali music that engaged Somalis and non-Somalis. Ticket sales, audience numbers, audience demographics, press, and documentation including photography and videography, and interviews. 2: We engaged over 2,000 audience members in four performances featuring traditional Somali music. Ticket sales, audience numbers, audience demographics, press, documentation, including photography and videography, and interviews.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Abdirahman
Last Name
Abubakar
Organization Name
Abdirahman A. Abubakar AKA Dalmar Yare
State
MN
Phone
(651) 734-8079
Email
dalmarwc@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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