A pretty young lady, covering a show held in London for the commemoration of 18 May, asked a young man, who was about to perform few songs for the thousands of people attending the event, about artist's perspective on the occasion.
Signifying the value the presence of artists would add to the gathering, the young man overbearingly begins his response with "we (artists) are all here", a phrase that sets the tone for the conflicting rationalities apparent in the post civil war Somali music.
What was remarkable about his proclamation was the categorization of himself as an artist even though he didn't sing a song of his own at least on that particular occasion. This young man represents a class of Somali musicians that emerged in the late eighties and catapulted to a blossoming level of popularity among the Somali youngsters.
Source: SomaliLyrics Blog
Signifying the value the presence of artists would add to the gathering, the young man overbearingly begins his response with "we (artists) are all here", a phrase that sets the tone for the conflicting rationalities apparent in the post civil war Somali music.
What was remarkable about his proclamation was the categorization of himself as an artist even though he didn't sing a song of his own at least on that particular occasion. This young man represents a class of Somali musicians that emerged in the late eighties and catapulted to a blossoming level of popularity among the Somali youngsters.
Source: SomaliLyrics Blog
Maryan Mursal, Somalia's top night club performer in the early 70s and currently a patriotic voice admired by Somalis in the Diaspora, said that she was fully in support of the banning of music by the Somali Islamic Courts and urged all Somali artists to quit singing and performing drama.
Talking to Bashir Goth, editor of Awdalnews Network on August 31, 2006, following her return from a short trip to Mogadishu, Maryan said: Our book (Quran) forbids music. We used to beat a drum when chanting Quran but music was always forbidden. And now we shall just follow what the book orders us to do.
Source: Awdal News
Talking to Bashir Goth, editor of Awdalnews Network on August 31, 2006, following her return from a short trip to Mogadishu, Maryan said: Our book (Quran) forbids music. We used to beat a drum when chanting Quran but music was always forbidden. And now we shall just follow what the book orders us to do.
Source: Awdal News