Mohamed Ali Fourchette (1950–1992) was a prominent
Djiboutian vocalist and instrumentalist.
History
Mohamed Ali Fourchette was born in 1950 in
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 ...
,
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 ...
. He hails from
Issa,
Somali parents. Mohamed's involvement with music began at a very early age, with him first taking up singing during childhood. He later started to play the guitar.
He went on stage for the first time in 1965 at the age of 15 with Abdi Bow Bow and
Abdo Xamar Qoodh
Abdo Xamar Qoodh ( so, Cabdo Xamar Qoodh) was a well-known Djiboutian songwriter, composer and singer.
Biography
Abdo Ismael Bouh ( so, Cabdo Ismaaciil Buux) was born to an artistic family in Ali Sabieh, French Somaliland in 1949. The son of Ismae ...
. He was shortly afterwards inducted to the Gacan Macan. In the 1970s, Fourchette sang famous patriotic song called Gobanimo meaning independence against the
French colonization.
He 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 ...
,
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 ...
.
Singles
* Gobanimo
* Dhamee Allaahayoow
* Ma Dhamaystirno
* Walaalayaal
* Maw liihii Na Oumaa
* Guusha
* Masiibo lugaley
See also
*
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
Heeesaha Mohamed ali fourchette
20th-century Djiboutian male singers
1950 births
1992 deaths
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