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b. Saba Anglana, Mogadishu, Somalia. Delivered for an Ethiopian mom and an Italian dad, Saba shifted to Italy at age five when her parents had been obliged to keep her homeland. The move was prompted by prejudice directed contrary to the racially-mixed relationship so when Saba was raised this and …

Actress-turned-vocalist Saba Anglana was created in Mogadishu, the administrative centre of Somalia, during General Muhammad Siyad Barre’s oppressive regime. Because of the family’s mixed-marriage position (Saba’s dad was Italian, and her mom a Somalia-born Ethiopian), the Anglanas had been pressured to flee towards the father’s homeland when Saba was five …