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Pop-culture highlights from the region

FREEK

The Dubai-based Somalian MC — one of the leading figures in the Arabic drill scene — released new single, “Kafi,” late last month, ahead of a new album due to drop at the end of May. “Kafi” isn’t typical of Freek’s repertoire, it’s calmer, but with a strong lyrical message. He has described it as an “emotional” track that “tackles the issue of child abuse … and how children deal with it.”