Abdo Xamar Qoodh ( so, Cabdo Xamar Qoodh) was a well-known
Djibouti
Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...
an songwriter, composer and singer.
Biography
Abdo Ismael Bouh ( so, Cabdo Ismaaciil Buux) was born to an artistic family in
Ali Sabieh
Ali Sabieh ( so, Cali Sabiix, ar, علي صبيح) is the second largest city in Djibouti. It is situated about Southwest of Djibouti City and north of the border with Ethiopia. It sprawls on a wide basin surrounded by granitic mountains on all ...
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French Somaliland
French Somaliland (french: Côte française des Somalis, lit= French Coast of the Somalis so, Xeebta Soomaaliyeed ee Faransiiska) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. It existed between 1884 and 1967, at which time it became the French Ter ...
in 1949. The son of Ismael Bouh and Amina Omar. He grew up in Ali Sabieh, where he attended primary schools. He move to
Djibouti
Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...
, the nation's capital, and began his secondary education. Abdo's involvement with music began at a very early age, with him first taking up singing during childhood. He started his music career in 1960s, he started singing at an early teenage with his older brother,
Said Xamar Qoodh. Abdo Hamargod and Said Hamargod is regarded by many
Djiboutians to be one's of the greatest Djiboutian musicians to have ever lived. His songs were stories of love and journeys. Abdo had a significant influence on newer generations of Djiboutian musicians in the 1970s and 1980s.
On the 8 August 1991, Abdo died in Peltier Hospital in
Djibouti City
Djibouti (also called Djibouti City and in many early English texts and on many early maps, Jibuti; so, Magaalada Jabuuti, french: link=no, Ville de Djibouti, ar, مدينة جيبوتي, aa, Gabuutî Magaala) is the eponymous capital of Dji ...
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Djibouti
Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...
.
Music
Popular songs by Abdo Xamar Qoodh include:
*''Dhooley''
*''Ubaxeey''
*''Cawaan Uliita Wadnaha Ii Lulmanaye''
*''Leleel''
See also
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Music of Djibouti
The music of Djibouti refers to the musical styles, techniques and sounds of Djibouti. The first major form of modern Djiboutian music began in the mid-1940s, when Djibouti was a part of the French Somaliland. Djiboutian music is characterized by ...
References
External links
Masuul
20th-century Djiboutian male singers
1949 births
1991 deaths
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