Blogs about: Somali Music
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Wise Old Nomads 2
After travelling for several hours, the family had just settled into their new location with ample grazing ground and access to water nearby. The mother was disassembling the hut, sticking the Dhigo a… more →
Incoherent Thoughts...
Good Somali Stuff
momonasmom wrote 3 months ago: I am faaar from being a fan of rap, and my musical tastes are more influenced by the ’70s than … more →
K'naan: A pirate with a guitar
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abesheet wrote 5 months ago: Dressing the part I was hoping somebody would bring this subject up and I’ll be allowed to giv … more →
Isn't She Just Beautiful? Oh I reminisce...
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isseh wrote 1 year ago: A TASTE OF DJIBOUTI MUSIC (Sharaaf Band) She sings: Wadnahayga jacalku (In my heart love has) Wadadu … more →
Wise Old Nomads 2
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shafi wrote 1 year ago: After travelling for several hours, the family had just settled into their new location with ample g … more →
Abdi Tahliil - Somali Legend Sings Again!
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isseh wrote 1 year ago: Onkod Roobku Ma daayo, Anna taaha ma daayo…ya salaam (Is that Siciid Saalim next to him?) Sida … more →
Waa Rag! Good Old Somali Men Vs Women Kaftan ;)
isseh wrote 1 year ago: The guys have won this one Ragga = 1 Dumarka = 0 The guys are on topic here but the girls? They are … more →
Gaaf Poetry
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shafi wrote 1 year ago: Once the drumming starts and the Gaaf is initiated, silence fills the air. Every ear is tuned … more →
Somali Cultural Weddings - Gaaf
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shafi wrote 1 year ago: As the sun plummets down the horizon, the joyous people of the village depart company … more →
Somali Cultural Weddings - Gelbis
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shafi wrote 1 year ago: The Gelbis (escorting the bride to her new home), as I said earlier, is the occasion that marks the … more →
Gelbis
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shafi wrote 1 year ago: Gelbis – the process of escorting the bride and groom to their newly constructed hut/ho … more →
Lyrics: Content Divergences
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isseh wrote 1 year ago: On the onset, one thing that can be easily understood from almost any Somali song is that, in this g … more →
Old Classics rediscovered...
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isseh wrote 1 year ago: Popular rumour has it that, A/Nasir Moalim, the legendary singer’s demise was predictively app … more →
To Mogadishu
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shafi wrote 1 year ago: Another year went by – almost slipped without being noticed much. It has been one long … more →
I am Somali
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shafi wrote 2 years ago: These are the words to the classic song Soomaali Baan Ahay that I’ve tried to translate. I mus … more →
Dialogues in the Diaspora
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shafi wrote 2 years ago: Somali art, film, music & culture DIALOGUES IN THE DIASPORA Sunday, 4th November 2007 7pm-11pm H … more →
A nomadic Experience 2
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shafi wrote 2 years ago: A Nomadic experience 1 I woke up from my sisters hut. Beside me, stacked in some corner or hanging f … more →
The State of Somali Music
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mnworldbeat wrote 2 years ago: Abdi Nassir recently covered the state of Somali music and its perceived decline in his blog Abdi Na … more →
K'naan and Mos Def
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mnworldbeat wrote 2 years ago: I have covered K’naan, a rapper originally from Somali now residing in Toronto, on numerous oc … more →
South Africa: Letter from the President
Aden wrote 2 years ago: Somalia needs African solidarity In June 1974, a few of us spent some days in Mogadishu, Somalia, as … more →
