Boqol

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Of all post-civil war singers, Cabdillaahi Boqol, without a question, is among the top, if not on the top alone.

 

His smoothing voice that revealingly pays homage to Nuur Eebbe, another pre-civil war legend, Eebbe ha u naxariistee.

 

Yet, he is not that successful, being the unfortunate product and a newcomer of after the war. It became a fact, a misfontune, a curse to be a singer after the war.

 

All those singers that got their recognization after the war, none is given respect, regardless how talented and distinguished they are.

 

Some blame lack of originality emitting from the newcomers, always singing the old established, classicial albums and singles. Boqol too succumbed to this, having a few original songs in his albums. Some of his songs are Nuur Eebbe's, another Cabdi Tahliil's Onkod, another third from others.

 

Or perhaps the original fanaaniin themselves were not original themselves, courtesy of having great abwaano advantages at their disposal. Very few of these 'legends' wrote those widely known songs themselves. Most were penned for them by Hadraawi, Sahal, Cabdi Muxumud Amiin, Xarawo, Qarshe and others; yet a great respect is paid to Tubeec, Beerdilaacshe, Xasan Aaden Samatar and Cabdi Tahliil, the singers.

 

Boqol waa u qalmaa fanaan kaligiis taagan, and he should strive to be that, instead of following the footsteps of countless semi-recognized, disrespected fananiinta dibadjooga oo kale.

 

Who else u qalmo a true fanaan, those that come on the scene post-civil war that is?