tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459104099060577976.post2818786538266489118..comments2024-03-04T15:46:40.928-06:00Comments on Likembe: Happier DaysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459104099060577976.post-9331110636134242912011-12-30T01:13:12.844-06:002011-12-30T01:13:12.844-06:00Received from a friend a while back: http://soundc...Received from a friend a while back: http://soundcloud.com/the-influence-series/the-influence-series-presents<br /><br />I gather it's a part of this campaign: http://www.iamastar.org/<br /><br />Best wishes for 2012.Sanaaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748859280946181648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459104099060577976.post-43678406277076676222011-08-06T00:11:27.727-05:002011-08-06T00:11:27.727-05:00@ Royce: Thanks for the heads up! I hope the music...@ Royce: Thanks for the heads up! I hope the musicians are faring well and Abdi is still playing accordion as hardly anybody in Somalia slings it nowadays. Rashiid Daacad's songs are abundantly available on the net, but are his and Abdi's CD's on sale anywhere? Looking forward to the doumentary. Good luck! <br /><br />Imo, Al-Shabaab's hugger-mugger radicalism was initially much less destructive than the average warlord. Since they're branded 'terrorists' by poor-visioned foreign policies, they became a magnet for all kinds of Talibanic groups. That gave them the edge to step up on the accelerator and destroy who- and whatever (inc. koranic verses) stands in their path! It's comforting many artists are still speaking out against this horror.Sanaaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748859280946181648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459104099060577976.post-9274931508672874772011-07-16T08:57:16.579-05:002011-07-16T08:57:16.579-05:00Great post on Dur Dur! Since your previous posts I...Great post on Dur Dur! Since your previous posts I've discovered a former member of Dur Dur who now lives here in Melbourne, Australia named Abdi Mohamed Abdi. He joined the band in the late seventies when he was 12 years old and played accordion with them for a few years. After the civil war, he spent 17 years in a refugee camp in Kenya before being accepted as a refugee in Australia. While in the refugee camp he started a new band called the Somali Peace Band and the members of the band, including lead singer Dacaad Rashiid are still living in Kenya where they're having trouble with al-Shabaab the Islamic militant group controlling large parts of Somalia which views all music as anti-Islamic according to sharia law. You can check out the trailer for a documentary I am working on about Abdi and Dacaad's story here;<br />http://vimeo.com/21105563.Roycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647571071751429695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459104099060577976.post-65122989145009133042011-06-29T05:56:07.261-05:002011-06-29T05:56:07.261-05:00Fantastic music, I had no idea Somali music was so...Fantastic music, I had no idea Somali music was so great. Ma Hurdee should be recognized as one of the reggae masterpieces of the period. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459104099060577976.post-81032657569091772362011-06-07T11:02:33.685-05:002011-06-07T11:02:33.685-05:00John & Sanaag,
thanks! Another great job!John & Sanaag,<br />thanks! Another great job!Andreas Wetterhttp://www.kezira.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459104099060577976.post-12095241746038467442011-04-24T11:33:43.980-05:002011-04-24T11:33:43.980-05:00Anon: I've been meaning to post some Show Pro...Anon: I've been meaning to post some Show Promoter for some time. I've got some Bob Sir Merenge all digitized and ready to go. I'm just waiting for some feedback from a friend.John B.http://likembe.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459104099060577976.post-15186932679538983692011-04-24T07:00:21.131-05:002011-04-24T07:00:21.131-05:00Great post, John B. Thank you. Please can you post...Great post, John B. Thank you. Please can you post the very hard to find Nigerian-Ibo star Show Promoter & His Dancing Boys when possible. Still can't a reasonable quality of his works anywhere.<br />Thanks in advance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459104099060577976.post-47376358056167689562011-04-21T18:07:57.943-05:002011-04-21T18:07:57.943-05:00another thoroughly informative entry. i've be...another thoroughly informative entry. i've been stuck on dur dur since your initial post...and am very excited to hear more! thank you!corey rhttp://www.ccaavveerrnn.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459104099060577976.post-35249576123016588892011-04-17T23:00:07.619-05:002011-04-17T23:00:07.619-05:00I just recently discovered your blog. You have a t...I just recently discovered your blog. You have a ton of great music on here. I am a DJ at a community radio station in Boise, ID. We are just starting our FM broadcast. My show is a world music show and I really enjoyed the music you have here. Definately a fan of your blog!DJ Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075237891634971673noreply@blogger.com