Dawoud Said

[Chimera]

World class Pianist

 

Dawoud is a world class pianist/keyboardist with both the “Tools” and the “Talent”.

 

He plays impeccable grooves that audiences demanding a good musical foundation could appreciate. His alluring style gradually captivates, while his voicing and technique open your mind to all the subtle colors and emotion music has to offer. His diverse background has allowed him to have the flexibility to not only play, but also compose in many different and varied styles of music.

 

Dawoud was born in Baltimore, Maryland. About age four, his journalist father moved the family to the Washington, DC, area, where Dawoud and a younger brother were raised. His father and brother, as well as his interior-designer American mother live in Washington, DC. Born in America, Dawoud's multi-cultural African roots, through his father, stretch from Kenya to Ethiopia and Somalia. He has visited the Continent in his teens.

 

He has been playing the piano since the age of seven, and has played professionally since the age of fifteen. He was formally trained in Classical and Jazz Piano. His training began with private instruction in Classical Piano. He attended High School at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, where he received further Classical instruction. For several summers in his youth, Dawoud performed with the locally-acclaimed "Lettumplay" youth jazz ensemble of Washington, D.C. His Jazz Piano training was furthered as a Jazz Studies Major/Piano Minor at Howard University, where he was trained by some of the country’s most respected pianists in both the Jazz and Classical styles for over four years. While at Howard University, Dawoud was a member of the Howard University Marching Band, where he performed as a saxophonist. Dawoud also trained on many other instruments while at Howard University, including Cello, Viola, Oboe, Trumpet and Flute.

 

Dawoud’s influences are a derivative of many of today's great jazz artists, including Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Bob James, Jeff Lorber, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Michel Camilo and Joe Sample.

 

Dawoud has played with groups such as Marion Meadows, Najee, John Scofield, Kenny Lattimore, Joe McBride, MeShell Indegeocello, The Graingers, Stacey Lattisaw, Marcus Johnson, MSP, Spur of the Moment and a host of others.

 

http://www.dawoudsaid.com/dawoud_said_bio.htm

 

His name and surname are typical Soomaali

 

His tri-origin in the Horn is typical for a Soomaali

 

His forehead is typical Soomaali

 

but is he really a Soomaali?

[-Nomadique-]

Well the question to ask according to Caamir is:

 

Is he Somali under the legal context of Somali people?

If you can decipher this question, you will have the answer.

[Chimera]

well NomadQueen a Turkish friend once said to me if an Anatolian person talks like a Turk, dresses like a Turk and calls him/herself a Turk the person is a TURK looooool i spilled my drink her english is mediocre and she mimicked the..if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck then it must be a duck line lolol

 

but there is some truth to it.. i've seen non-Somalis with more appreciation and love for our people than some of our own compatriots maybe that's what he ment..

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

His name and surname are typical Soomaali

 

His tri-origin in the Horn is typical for a Soomaali

 

His forehead is typical Soomaali

 

but is he really a Soomaali?

But his dhagadhago is not.

 

Anyway, good for him wuxuu yahayba.

[Chimera]

MMA we need more pianists it makes us a diverse people and not monolith, i know of two Somalis who are into this type of instruments and music and are potential pianists(and something else i don't know what the name is)..these folk will usher Somali music into new dimensions

 

btw i watched this Chinese movie and those folk are qataar with the piano this sparked my interest.

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

You reminded me, Daa'uud Waraaqle, about this Soomaali guy who once saw me just pressing and playing around with some piano keys. He asked if aan aqaano. You bet ku iri and fake lines qabac qabac ah u garaacay. Iska reer baadiye iska ahaa, so I think he might have believed that crap on that night.

[Chimera]

lool you probably contradicted his view of Somalis and that is: they don't play piano like Black people in general don't Ski lol

[Kool_Kat]

Soomaali waa ilbaxday - dhag intee durtaan, eewilibo sanka kudaraan...ilbax.com...

 

N'way, he looks nothing like Somali...Hay...Xooga majiga lee qorqoran ma'ogiyee, Somali xabad uma galin...

 

If he is thou, good for him...If he ain't, just another black dude music ku fiican waaye...

[nuune]

He is Gambian, with Mauritius Mother, confirmed

[Baluug]

Geez, I'm more Somali than this guy, Somalis don't play the piano. They play the keyboard along with drum machine.

[umu zakaria]

Lool. dadka waaba la iska soo xambaarsanayaa. You guys call EthioItalian girl somali and now this one! maxaa? Ok since we are so desperate, I will learn to play piano just for ur sake so u can boast around! hehehehehe

 

Pity walaahi