Tix iyo Tiraab (Poetry and Prose)

Two compilations of Somali music from the 1970s and 80s: 1. Au Revoir, Mogadishu Vol.1: This 90-minute cassette has just been released ...

Mogadishu early 1970s Faadumo Qaasim sadly passed away in 2011 after a glorious, socially engaged artistic career spanning fiv...

This is the soundtrack of a tragicomedy of the same name. Sometime in the '80s we're partying at Taleex hotel in Mo...

Founded in 1954, the theatre troupe Walaalaha Hargeysa (Siblings of Hargeysa) was nationalized and renamed Waaberi Hargeysa (Hargeysa'...

Following comments and mailed requests, I'm trying to make a compilation of Waaberi Hargeysa (1969-1990). In the meantime, a couple of...

A friend mailed me the other day a link to a familiarly named band of which I haven't heard before. Iska Dhaaf (which means in Somali s...

The Economist interviewed me a few months ago about Somali music. I've recently received a mail from the interviewer to the effect tha...