Khadija Qalanjo ( so, Khadiija Qalanjo, ar, خديجة قالانجو) is a popular Somali singer and

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dancer in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the first miss

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. Qalanjo was the singer that started the modernization and enhancement of the Somali folk song tradition of

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, introducing instrumentation where hitherto it had been performed without. She was born in

Borama Borama ( so, Boorama, ar, بورما) is the Second capital city of Somaliland and the largest city of the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland The commercial seat of the province, it is situated near the border with Ethiopia. During the Mid ...

in north western

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Music

Popular songs by Qalanjo include:http://www.nomadlyrics.com/artist/k/105ad0b47923/khadija+qalanjo.html *''Caashaqa Sal iyo Baar'' *''Ragga iyo Haweenkuba'' *''Deesha'' *''Sharaf'' *''Hooyo'' *''Soohor Caashaqa'' – duet with

Hasan Adan Samatar Hasan Adan Samatar ( so, Xasan Aadan Samatar, ar, حسن اذن ساماتار) (b. May 23, 1953 in Diinsoor, Somalia) is a prominent Somali singer, guitarist and theatrical performer. Biography Samatar was born to an artistic family in Dins ...

*''Diriyam –'' in 2016 a cover was made by the Ethiopian Jano Band.

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 20th-century Somalian women singers Somalian Muslims People from Awdal Gadabuursi {{Africa-singer-stub