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According to Somali gabay dhaanto was believed to have been created by the nomadic Ogaden/Jidwaaq and Marreexaan clans. The origin of dhaanto could be traced back to Gödey Somali region of Ethiopia. The dhaanto dance-song was revived in the early 20th century and it was used to raise the 'spirits' of soldiers and was often sung on horseback.
The first radio station in Somalia to air popular Somali music was Radio Kudu based in Hargeisa, modern-day Somaliland. The first song to be broadcast was composed by Guroon Jire in 1940 in English, Somali and Arabic, before being renamed the following year to Radio Somali. [13] The head of the Music department was Mohamed Saeed (Guroon jire).
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This is a list of national dances. This may be a formal or informal designation. ... Somalia: Dhaanto: Somaliland: Saylici, ... English Country Dance, Rapper Sword ...
The following is a list with the most notable dances. Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os. This is due to the fact that the word for "dance" in Greek is a masculine noun, while the dance itself can also be referred to by a neuter adjective used substantively. Thus one may find both "hasapiko" ("the ...
Among the most influential and enduring of Somali singers, Samatar has a musical corpus of over 200 songs, and has performed several duets with other popular Somali artists, including Saado Cali, Khadija Qalanjo and Seynab Haji Ali. Samatar credits his exposure to Somali folklore and cultural festivals at a young age with his artistic achievements:
These are lists of songs.In music, a song is a musical composition for a voice or voices, performed by singing or alongside musical instruments. A choral or vocal song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs.
Mosque of Islamic Solidarity Somalis performing the folk dance called Dhaanto. The culture of Somalia is an amalgamation of traditions that were developed independently since the Proto-Somali era. [1] The hypernym of the term Somali from a geopolitical sense is Horner and from an ethnic sense, it is Cushite. [2]