Epistemology.

[Blessed]

As the sister poet said:

 

fanaan xiisa badanoo

xarakeeya luuqo

ku xeel dheer qaraacoo

xili kasta diyaaroo

xubi iyo jacaylka iyo

xasuustii fogaatoo

xoorkii idiin shuba

 

marka ay xumaatoo

taladu ay xayirantee

xagal daaca keentee

fanaankaa u xaytoo

ka dilaacsha xuubkee

 

In other words, our singers / composers entertain, remind, celebrate and advocate on behalf of the community.

[oba hiloowlow]

I love Banaadiri songs maalin kastaan dhageeysta if im at home, baaburka markaan wado etc, Luul jeylaani,Axmed Shariif killer, Zulfa, Axmed cawad rabsha, dr raafi, jeery Omar teesiyow are my absolute favourite somali fananiin

[Che -Guevara]

I rarely listen to music, even more so Somali music.

[Blessed]

D/p

[NGONGE]

Qaraami is bearable because of the beat and the controlled sound of the kaban but all other Somali music is just noise that takes away from the beauty of any words therein.

[Saxansaxo]

I hardly used to listen to it before and the few times I did it I just liked the rythm.. It was difficult to understand the lyrics due to my limited somali vocabulary. Back then, somali music wasnt a part of my life. That is other than the few times I were exposed to it during one or two family weddings which I attended. I remember being 13 and my father buying us a somali cd, I didnt care about it then. I wish I appreciated his efforts of trying to connect us to our culture.

 

Over the years, I changed, got more ashamed over the condition of my somali. Instead of adopting new words, developing my vocabulary, I found my self regressing. So, I started reading alot of somali litterature and listened to somali music. It played an important role in terms of advancing my somali. But more importantly it exposed me to my peoples beautiful ways of expressing themselves. I started asking the elders of the meaning of certain words and tried to understand the songs I was listening to. Somali music was one of many instruments that conncected me to a land, which for a while, seemed abstract. It brought me closer to a place, which I had felt was too far away, but now seemed very close.

 

I started digging out songs that stucked with me since childhood which left a profound impact on me such as Maryan Mursals heartwrenching "somalida u diida ceeb" and also Hassan Aden Samatars "qoraxdoo aroorti".

But litle did I know about the beauty of somali words and the emotion stirring voices. That is until I came across the kaban and qaraami songs. The likes of Omar dhuule, Mohamed saleeban tubeec, Ahmed Gacayte, salaah qaasim, Sahra Ahmed etc.

 

Somali music constantly reminds me of the need to free my self from this linguistic prison that I find my self in. Its a constant reminder of how far away I am from speaking my mothertongue at the level of my elders. And last but not least, Its reminds me of the need to master it so I can one day relay our culture from a somali lense InshAllah.

 

Sorry if its too long lol. But I hope it helps! God luck sis:)

[nuune]

The times I used to listen to Somali songs are gone, I was qaraami and qaaci addict.

 

I can say 6 years Somali songs maba dhageesan, waan ka reestey, I think it is to do mainly of my addiction to Jinni tunes(Jinni songs), there is only one type of Jinni song, and it is done by Daacuuriinta(an outer branch of Jinni beings), these guys of Daacuuriinta are the hard workers of Jinni, they do everything, and would do anything for you, everyone I met is fanaan or singer, they usually carry afar alwaax, 2 small and two big, they use it to perform all their daily activities, waxee doonaan ay ka dhigaan afarta alwaax depending on the need or deman, hadey rabaan jaranjaro ay ka dhigayaan, or sariir if they are to take a rest in the middle of the road, xataa dhardhaar bey ka dhigaan markey doonayaan iney cunno karsadaan, waa quruumaha aan ka yaabey, maalin baa mid igu dhuftey alwaax, waan ku soo boodey, wuu i raali galiyey saying that he couldn't see me since my human features kind blinded him(he was blind to begin with) but could see slightly and very little, then waxaan ku dhahey raali galintaada ma rabee i dhaaf, intuu halkaa istaagey buu bahal hees aan caadi aheyn ku dhuftey, aniga waaba iska juboodey, iskana julboodey, jadiin aa ii saarneyd jidka dhaxdiisa, anoo lulmoodey oo cuntadii afka ku hayo leen iska war helay oo habeenimo la joogo, agteydana ay ku hareersanyihiin sidii xoonka koox dhan oo Jinni ah, illeen aaa waardiya la iga hayaa waayo daacuuriinta habeenkii ayey qaraabtaan waana khattar iney dilaan waxey arkaan, asxabteydi Jinka aheyd ayaa waardiya iga heysey.

[Somalicentric]

Thank you guys for sharing, i really appreciate this

 

Nuune, enough w/the jinnis man lol

[rudy-Diiriye]

Che-yoo maxaad dageeysataa hadaba!! Ok lemme guess..hmmm Bean-town....what else but celtic music...kicking your 2 much aye homie!!

[Mario B]

Chimera;822679 wrote:

Listening to Somali Music is like tasting strawberries covered in cream through your ears. The classic pentatonic platform launches you into an outerspace of galactic melodies and cosmic voices that can only be described as angelic and extraterrestial. It has the power to turn a non-enthusiast of world-music into an addict, for Somali songs are like viagra-pills sustaining a life-long eargasm; a morphine that neutralizes your daily woes, and delivers a trance of everlasting joy, for as long as the song is playing.

 

It should be illegal.

LOL...

[Blessed]

This song always reminds me of my brother and sister whom I haven't seen since I was 7.