Mohamed Nuur Giriig ( so, Maxamed Nuur Giriig, ar, محمد نور غيريغ) (1935–2002) was a
Somali singer, specializing in traditional
Somali music
The Music of the Somali people () is music following the musical styles, techniques and sounds of the Somali people.
Overview
Traditional Somali music
Somali people have a rich musical heritage centered on traditional Somali folklore.
Soma ...
.
Biography
Giriig was born in 1935 in
Berbera
Berbera (; so, Barbara, ar, بربرة) is the capital of the Sahil region of Somaliland and is the main sea port of the country. Berbera is a coastal city and was the former capital of the British Somaliland protectorate before Hargeisa. It ...
, now
Somaliland to a
Warsangali
The Warsangali ( so, Warsangeli, ar, قبيلة ورسنجلي) is a major Somali sub clan, part of the Harti clan which itself belongs to one of the largest Somali clan-families - the Darod. In the Somali language, the name Warsangali means ...
Darod
The Darod ( so, Daarood, ar, دارود) is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan was Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as ''Darood''. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries ...
family, originally from
Las Khorey
Las Khorey ( so, Laasqoray, ar, لاسقُرَى ) is a historic coastal town in the Sanaag region of Somaliland.
History
The Las Khorey settlement is several centuries old. Between the town and El Ayo lies Karinhegane, a site containing numer ...
on the
Maakhir Coast.
In 1954, he was among a group of auditioners, from which he was selected to join a troupe of Oud singers. Giriig's musical career began after that, which was marked by a number of hit songs. Most of the latter were recorded during the Somali music scene's Golden Age in the 1960s.
Giriig died in
Hargeisa
Hargeisa (; so, Hargeysa, ar, هرجيسا) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Somaliland. It is located in the Maroodi Jeex region of the Horn of Africa. It succeeded Burco as the capital of the British Somaliland Protector ...
on January 17, 2002.
Discography
Some of Giriig's all-time classic songs include:
*''Timahaaga Dheeree''
*''Suleikha''
*''Dayaha I Dhibay Halay''
*''Maahee Khadraay''
*''Boodhari Sidiisii''
*''Wacad''
*''Gamaayeey''
*''Soomar''
See also
*
Music of Somalia
The Music of the Somali people () is music following the musical styles, techniques and sounds of the Somali people.
Overview
Traditional Somali music
Somali people have a rich musical heritage centered on traditional Somali folklore.
Soma ...
External links
all his songs on masuul
20th-century Somalian male singers
Somalian Muslims
1935 births
2002 deaths
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