METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Featured On New K'NAAN Album

January 9, 2009

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett makes a guest appearance on the second album from the Somali-Canadian poet and musician K'naan (born Kanaan Warsame). Due on February 24, "Troubadour" was recorded at the legendary Tuff Gong Studio in Jamaica. Other guest musicians appearing on the CD include MAROON 5's Adam Levine, Chubb Rock, Damian Marley, Mos Def and JURASSIC 5's Chali Tuna.

Speaking to Spinner.com recently, K'naan stated about Hammett's involvement, "I met him at Bonnaroo and he was such a nice man, a cool dude. Stephen Marley introduced us. So I though I wanted to have another version of this song on this album, to kind of constantly affect the genre-hopping. I thought, 'What could be better than having him on a great guitar solo?'"

"Troubadour" track listing (not final sequence):

01. ABC's (feat. Chubb Rock)
02. America (feat. Mos Def & Chali Tuna)
03. Bang Bang (feat. Adam Levine)
04. Dreamer
05. Fatima
06. Fire In Freetown
07. 15 Minutes Away
08. I Come Prepared (feat. Damian Marley)
09. If Rap Gets Jealous (feat. Kirk Hammett)
10. People Like Me
11. Take A Minute
12. Somalia
13. T.I.A.
14. Waiving Flag

K'naan's "Somalia" video:

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