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Meet SABA a coctail; Somali culture, Ethipian and Italian

admin — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:59:06 -0600

Born in Mogadishu to an Italian father and Ethiopian mother,
Saba has come to represent the meeting of African and European
cultures: as an actress she starred in a long-running TV
drama, playing the role of a policewoman fighting against the
prejudice of her colleagues, while dealing with issues such as
illegal immigration from Africa. On Jidka (The Line), her
musical debut, she explores the divide between Somalia and
Italy with a rare sensitivity and gentle humour; mixing
acoustic guitars and koras with traditional African beats and
contemporary percussion. The result reflects both one woman's
search for her identity and what it means to be alive in the
21 st century, when so many people live in more than one
culture.

Saba left Somalia when she was 5 years old. As the product of
a mixed marriage and because her father was Italian (Italy
being the colonial ruler of Somalia), the family was viewed
with some suspicion. They were given 48 hours to leave,
forcing them to migrate to Italy. From this point on Saba was
determined to hold on to her Somali roots, to learn the
language and to mend the broken thread with her homeland
through music. watch
the video
Jidka is Saba 's way of telling her story. The word 'Jidka',
which is the title track, means line – the line that runs on
her belly and divides it into two parts – a darker side and a
lighter one. This for her represents the union of diversities
and the harmony that her parents found when they fell in love.
Her story focuses on her identity as multilayered and with
many different influences. She sings in her mother tongue – a
type of Somali that is spoken in Reer Xamar, a quarter of
Mogadishu, and has real expression and rhythm in itself. The
result is an album which is a real mix of contemporary and
traditional.
Many of the songs on the album describe the struggles of life
in Somalia. 'I Sogni' is the story of a woman who leaves her
village for the big city in search of a better life;
‘Melissa', sung partly in English, is about the plight of many
women who escaped the civil war and crossed the desert in
search of freedom. ‘Je Suis Petite' is dedicated to Africa – a
continent full of suffering ( 'The world is cruel, and I am so
little' ). Other songs are more romantic, describing love and
the importance of living in the moment ('Manta'). 'Hanfarkaan'
describes how the wind is linked to the spirit – when it blows
strongly it brings us into contact with the spirit of someone
we have lost.
Saba is joined on djembe, guitar and percussion by long-term
friend and collaborator, Taté Nsongan, from Cameroon, on kora
Senegalese Lao Kouyate and on vocals Felix Moungara. The album
is produced by well-known musician/composer Fabio Barovero,
founder of Mau Mau and the Banda Ionica project. As Saba says,
‘we worked to realise a sound which combines past and present,
tradition and modernity, with our minds open to a future of
increasing cultural mixes.'

Huuwaayaa huuwaa a hawartaa ma joogto

kabaheedeey qaadatay

kor iyo koofureey jirtaa!

Taariikhaha umaddaada

iyadoo is wadata

ninba meel ku tuurtee

(habartaa) hawartaa waa soo noqon doontaa

iida (iyada) meel dheer ma aadin

habartaa hab eey ku sii doontaa

iida (iyada) mar kasta waa (kugu) fikireeysaa

Hooyadaa waa tanaa hab sii!

Hooyadaa waa tanaa

Hooyo
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Aptidon Issa - Gheel aan na Dhagan (2006 Dugsi album)

Harguees — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:28:11 -0600

The song of this weekend

Special week for Aptidon.

Dear Somalilandtalk friends let me introduce you a upcoming star of Djibouti. He is singing something that SYMBOLISE our CULTURE. Paris got La Tour Eiffel, London got Big Ben and WE got Gheel........

Ismoog by Awale 2007 (the new Djiboutian star)

admin — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:16:27 -0600

Cawaleh - Hargeysaay ma Nabad Baa

Harguees — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:45:17 -0600

The shining star of Djibouti Cawaleh Aden oo amanayaa casimada dalkeena Hargeisa (Caasimada Suugaanta iyo hal abuurka Soomaliyeed)
Cawaale oo ah fanaan da' yar oo ilaahay haybad codeed siiyay ayaa xagaagii dhamaaday soo gaadhay magaalada hargeysa si uu halkaa uga dhigo bandhig faneed iyo si uu sidii caadadaba ahayd eefanaaniin badan oo fanka tiigsanayaa ay magaalada hargaysa ugu samayn jireen korodhsiga, kartidooda iyo aqoontooda faneed uu uga dab qaato.

Shego Band In Djibouti Live on Stage

admin — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:12:09 -0600

Kooxda Shego Band ayaa ka qayb gashay bandhig faneed balaadhan oo sanadkasta lagu qabto Wadanka Jabuuti. Bandhigan oo ay ka soo qayb galaan kooxo badan oo ka kala socda qaarada Afrika ayaa mudo todobaad ah ka socday Guriga Umada ee magaalada Jabuuti.

Somali song (Sayla by H. A. Samatar)

admin — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 16:14:45 -0600

Sayla waa mid ka mida heesa Somalida kuwa loogu jecelyahay, gaar ahaan marka laga eego dhinaca midhaha oo abwaanka Xasan Ganay uu si wayn ugu muujiyay aqoonta uu u leeyahay dhaqanka miyega ee soomalida iyo bilicda iyo quruxda uu deegaankaasi samayn karo xiliga barwaaqada.
Inkasta oo ay heestan ku wada luqeeyaan Sahra Axmad iyo Xasan Aadan Samatar hadana qaybta aanu halkan idiinku soo gudbinaya waxa laga duubay Xasan oo kaligii ku luuqaynaya.
Waxa heesta iyo sawirada qurxoon ee la dhex galiyay ka soo shaqeeyay Dalmar ee bahda Cadadlay Media

SNM Patriots Song

admin — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 17:18:07 -0600

Heesta Todobaadkan: Balanbaalis by X.A.Samatar

admin — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 20:15:02 -0600

Qaybta nasashada waxaanu idiinku soo bandhigaynaa heesta Balanbaalis qalima leh. Waa xuskii 18 may meeshuna waa Kanada Fanaankuna waa xidigii waynaa Xasan Adan Samatar.

Saynab Cige

admin — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:33:54 -0600

Classic somali song by Kinsi X. Adan

admin — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:10:34 -0600

Todobaadkan waxaanu soo bandhigi doonaa fankii fanaanad caanka ah ee Kinsi Xaaji Aadan., heesaheega iyo taariikhdeeda.

Waxaan wax yar ka taatabanaynaan Tariikh nololeedkii fanaanda wayn ee somaliyeed Kinsi Xaaji aadan oo ku magac dheerayd (Caqaarta) kinsi la ma soo koobi karo taariikhdii dhex martay iyada iyo fanka lakiin waxaan is ku deyayaa in aan ka soo xogto wax yar.
Fananada wayn ee Kinsi xaaji aadan waxay ku dhalatay deegaanka Somaliland. waxay ka bilowaday iskuulaka magalada Hargaysa Kisn si xaaji aadan Caqaarta waxay bilowday fanka todobataneeyadii. kinsi waxay bilowday fanka iyadoo yar mudo yarna waxay ku noqotay fanaaniinta kuwa loogu jecelyahay. Kinsi heesteedii ugu hareeysay waxay ahayd hestii la oran jira WAJIYAAL IS XASUUTA oo ku jiray riwaydii la oran jiray WAJIYAAL IS XASUUTA IYO JACAYL KALA WAALAN waa riwayadii ay ku so baxday kinsi xaaji aadan riwaayadaa wixii ka danbeeyey kinsi waxay si joogto ah u sii daba gashay fanka Kinsi waxay ka qayb qadatay riwayado badan Kinsi xaaji Aadan caqaarta waxaa sifiican ugu soo dhaweeyey fanka abawan kii waynaa ee can ka aah Ahamed saleebaan bide oo ku daray kinsi riwaayado badan oo ay soo sareen kooxdii caan ka ahayd ee Waberi waxaa ka mid aha riwaydaha ay xiliga ka qaygashay oo kinsi Xaaji aadan meel wayn ka ciyaraysay riwaayadii can ka ahayd ee la oran jiray MASIIBADA ADUUNKA YAA U MACALIN AH heesta ugu macaanayd riwaydaa amaba ay ku socotay riwayda macnaheedu ayaya ka qaday qadatay kinsi xaaji aadan iyo Faduma cali cilmi (haladhaa) oo isugu jiibinayey oo haldhaana ay ku metelaysay gabadh dhaqanka meel wayn kaga jirta Kinsina ay ku metelaysay gabadh casriga la ciyaaraysa hees tuna waxay ahayd.