Saba Anglana

[2] Due to Saba's father's senior martial background with the erstwhile colonial administration, he was regarded by Somalia's then military regime as a possible spy.

She studied the Somali language with her mother, particularly the regional dialect of Xamar Weyne, connecting with Somalia through music.

In a popular local TV series entitled La Squadra, she played a policewoman of dual Somali-Italian heritage.

[4] In 2007, Saba released her first studio album entitled Jidka: The Line, in which she mixes the traditional sounds of her native Somalia with contemporary Italian flourishes.

[5] In 2024 she published the novel La signora meraviglia narrating her family story and her personal research of her roots.