Four musicians with guitars and a drum on the open mic stage

Makarafoonka Furan

The open mic. The microphone is open to anyone with something to say: poetry, song, comedy, stories, spoken word, a first performance or a hundredth.

For many young people the open mic is their first step into Fankeenna. Some go on to join a workshop, show work in the gallery or appear on Shaah iyo Shaxan.

How to perform

1Send your full name to @fankeenna on Instagram before Thursday.
2We add you to the list for that evening.
3Take the stage in the creative courtyard.

Good to know

  • Open to performers and audience
  • Perform in Somali or any language you work in
  • Photos and short clips go on @fankeenna. Tell us if you prefer not to be filmed.
Poet reading from a tablet in front of a painted backdrop
Oud player and two musicians performing at the open mic
The courtyard at night, full for the open mic
Audience under the string lights at the open mic
Performer at the open mic
Performance in the courtyard with the audience around
Full courtyard at a creative meet-up
Performer on the blue-curtain stage
Performance in the middle of the audience

Get on the list

Send your full name on Instagram and we add you to this Thursday’s line-up.

Message @fankeenna

More of what we do

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Fankeenna Film FestShaah iyo ShaxanExhibitionsYouth-led mediaWorkshops