My name is Abdi Latif Dahir.
I'm the East Africa correspondent at the New York Times.
I want my work to help our readers understand what's happening here in East Africa
and see how it plays a role in the bigger picture.
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This is the Daily.
For the last few years,
one of the country's most celebrated filmmakers has tried to unlock the mysteries of one of the country's most celebrated musicians.
According to my colleague, Times Magazine Deputy editor Sacha Weiss,
the result is a cinematic masterpiece.
So how is it possible that nobody will ever see it?
It's Friday, March 7th.
Sasha, welcome to the Daily.
Thanks so much for having me.
Michael, hard to fathom it's your inaugural.
I'm delighted to be here.
I want to just acknowledge a certain awkwardness to the work we're about to undertake,
which is we are going to be talking, you and I,