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Who thinks @ya.tseen should go on another tour?

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alaska summer vibes pt 2 🏔️🛥️ 🍻

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family trip 🙂‍↔️ family tour 🙂‍↕️

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Natty slays, southeast gold, recording a new Ya Tseen record and some hang time with Tony @alpha_beta_tone

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A few images from my SOOMAALIYA publication day launch party in Brooklyn. It was so beautiful to celebrate with all of my loved ones in New York🗽❤️‍🔥

Thank you @bembrooklyn for hosting my launch party. Thank you @doreenstfelix for being the best and most thoughtful conversation partner. Thank you @pelahkitchen for the amazing cake. Thank you to my family and friends from all of my years in New York for coming out to celebrate & send me off to start my book tour. I love you all❣️

📸: @kypicture, thank you for the lovely images!

#soomaaliya #somalicookbook #somalifood #somali #chef

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7.31.26 Ephemera Deluxe Records - presave: https://too.fm/zbrabe2

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A few months ago, I partnered with the homie @chef.dannygarcia on an Eid celebration dinner for @platformbyjbf + @beardfoundation.

It was a beautiful way to share our Eid traditions & we had so much fun collaborating and getting creative with our cultural foods.

The dinner was also a celebration of my cookbook SOOMAALIYA, which had been published that same week. It was a really big week for me!

Thank you to @chef.dannygarcia for collaborating with me on a very Somali, very New York dinner. Thank you always to my right hand @pvppychvlo_, @lukacantone, and to the amazing Platform by JBF team. Thank you to the @beardfoundation for having us.
A special thank you to @hardiegrantusa, @maddy.kalmowitz, @louiseznewlands, @clare.mao, @beingbrina and to @benjaminverdoes 🫶🏾

Thank you to everyone who attended! It was a beautiful way to celebrate Eid, my book being out, *and* the start of my book tour & it meant so much to me to do it with you all.

My life has changed so much in the last few months & I have so much to share so stay tuned :)

Thank you @mflatowphoto for these gorgeous images!

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The Fox Theatre in beautiful Boulder, Colorado with the one and only @ya.tseen

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Outtakes from photoshoot for new issue “Sights & Soul of Sound”

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A collage in 2025 while working on “Sights & Soul of Sound”

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Our @ya.tseen live on @kexp studio session is out now!

Recorded January 16, 2026 on our record release day with @subpop

Songs:
Like Honey 00:36
Taste On My Lips 04:41
Ircenrraat 08:08
Digital Winter 11:53

Nicholas Galanin - Vocals, Percussion
Benjamin Verdoes - Vocals, Guitar, Keys
Nikko Van Wyck - Bass
Derek Haukaas - Drums
Jase Ihler - Drums, Samples, Vocals
Antoine Martel - Keys
Lori Goldston - Cello
Ashley Young - Vocals
Anel Figueroa - Vocals
Zak Wass - Guitar, Vocals

Host: Cheryl Waters
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs & Julian Martlew
Audio Mixer: Jase Ihler
Mastering Engineer: Julian Martlew

Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Leah Franks, Luke Knecht & Kendall Rock
Editor: Carlos Cruz

Photos by @bradharv

Link in the bio 🪄

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Playing shows and touring, I had continued to meet different bands and musicians. One that stood out to me was @mshvb_ , who we had shared a bill with in 2010. When redividing into music in 2023, a new single by the band caught my ear, and I began digging into their other albums as well as the frontman @benjaminverdoes other music projects. After reaching out to him we finally managed to meet up in Seattle, Washington in 2024

A glimpse at the new issue “Sights & Soul of Sound” click on link

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