Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Interview: The Iron Sheik


Last October, San Francisco hosted the 14th annual Arab Cultural Festival. There were artists, vendors, grilled kabobs, and music from all over the Arab world. But perhaps the most intriguing musical act was one that came not from Beirut or Cairo, but Chocolate City- Washington DC. That’s where Will Youmans comes from. He’s a Palestinian-American hip hop artist who goes by the alias Iron Sheik.


Broadcast on CrossCurrents- KALW Public Radio