Morning Edition: Twin Cities hip-hop artist Brother Ali speaks with MPR

Brother Ali
Brother Ali will be performing at the Minnesotans Standing Together event at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Twin Cities hip-hop artist Brother Ali is one of several musicians who will perform at Minnesotans Standing Together at the State Capitol Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Brother Ali will perform a song from an upcoming album called "Mourning in America and Dreaming In Color." Ali spoke with MPR's Cathy Wurzer about the song and about how 9/11 affected him.

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