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| Name = Ali Abdi Feiruz <br> علي فيروز
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| Born = 1931<br>[[Djibouti]]
| birth_place = [[Djibouti (city)|Djibouti]], [[French Somaliland]]
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| death_date = 1994
| Instrument = [[oud]]
| death_place = [[Djibouti City]], [[Djibouti]]
| Genre = [[Music of Somalia|Somali music]]
| instrument = [[Oud]], guitar, violin, [[accordion]]
| Occupation = [[musician]]
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| occupation = Musician, composer
| Years_active = 1950s-1990s
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'''Ali Abdi Feiruz''', known as '''Ali Feiruz''', ({{lang-so|''Cali Fayruus''}}, {{lang-ar|علي فيروز}}) (b.1931-1994) was a prominent [[Somali people|Somali]] musician.
'''Ali Abdi Feiruz''', known as '''Ali Feiruz''', ({{langx|so|Cali Fayruus}}) was a prominent [[Somali people|Somali]] musician. He belonged to the [[Habr Awal]] clan of the [[Isaaq]] clan family.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Feiruz was born in 1931 in [[Djibouti]]. He later moved to [[Hargeisa]], [[Somalia]] in the late 1950s, and then on to [[Mogadishu]] in 1973. Feiruz's career began with [[Radio Hargeisa]] in the late 1950s. He was one of the first popular Somali ''kaban'' ([[oud]]) players following the country's independence. And then developed to modern instruments guitar, violin and accordion.
Feiruz was born in 1931 in [[Djibouti]]. He later moved to [[Hargeisa]], [[Somaliland]] in the late 1950s, and then on to [[Mogadishu]] in 1973.


Feiruz's career began with [[Radio Hargeisa]] in the late 1950s. He was one of the first popular Somali ''kaban'' ([[oud]]) players in the 1950s, and eventually began incorporating modern instruments into his performances in the 1960s, such as the guitar, violin and [[accordion]].
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A prominent member of the Walaalaha Hargeisa and Hobolada [[Waaberi]] musical troupes, Feiruz composed, among other tones, ''Ilaahayow waa kugu mahad'', a tune whose release coincided with the independence of the former [[British Somaliland]] [[protectorate]]. As of 2009, this music still serves as the opening theme for the news segment of both [[Radio Mogadishu]] and Radio Hargeisa.

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A prominent member of the Walaalaha Hargeisa and Hobolada [[Waaberi]] musical troupes, Feiruz composed, among other tunes, ''Ilaahayow waa kugu mahad'', a tune whose release coincided with the independence of the former [[British Somaliland]] [[protectorate]]. As of 2012, this music still serves as the opening theme for the news segment of both ''[[Radio Mogadishu]]'' and ''Radio Hargeisa''.


Feiruz had a significant influence on newer generations of Somali musicians in the 1960s and 1970s. He died in Djibouti in mid-1994.<ref>Radio Mogadishu archive</ref>
Feiruz had a significant influence on newer generations of Somali musicians in the 1960s and 1970s. He died in Djibouti in mid-1994.<ref>Radio Mogadishu archive</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Waaberi]]
*[[Waaberi]]
*[[Abdullahi Qarshe]]
*[[Music of Somalia]]


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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*[http://www.redsea-online.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=195 Fanka Ka Bixi-Maayo, Waxaanu Ku Abuuran Yahay Dhiigayga, Waanan La God-Gelayaa]
*[http://www.redsea-online.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=195 Fanka Ka Bixi-Maayo, Waxaanu Ku Abuuran Yahay Dhiigayga, Waanan La God-Gelayaa]
*[http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/bildhaan/vol2/iss1/5 Interview with the late Abdullahi Qarshe (1994) at the Residence of Obliqe Carton in Djibouti]
*[http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/bildhaan/vol2/iss1/5 Interview with the late Abdullahi Qarshe (1994) at the Residence of Obliqe Carton in Djibouti]
*[http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/bildhaan/vol14/iss1/5 "Magool: The Inimitable Nightingale of Somali Music," Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies: Vol. 14, Article 5.]


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Latest revision as of 13:32, 29 November 2024

Ali Abdi Feiruz
علي فيروز
Birth nameCali Fayruus
Born1931
Djibouti, French Somaliland
Died1994
Djibouti City, Djibouti
GenresSomali music
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Oud, guitar, violin, accordion
Years active1950s–1990s

Ali Abdi Feiruz, known as Ali Feiruz, (Somali: Cali Fayruus) was a prominent Somali musician. He belonged to the Habr Awal clan of the Isaaq clan family.

Biography

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Feiruz was born in 1931 in Djibouti. He later moved to Hargeisa, Somaliland in the late 1950s, and then on to Mogadishu in 1973.

Feiruz's career began with Radio Hargeisa in the late 1950s. He was one of the first popular Somali kaban (oud) players in the 1950s, and eventually began incorporating modern instruments into his performances in the 1960s, such as the guitar, violin and accordion.

A prominent member of the Walaalaha Hargeisa and Hobolada Waaberi musical troupes, Feiruz composed, among other tunes, Ilaahayow waa kugu mahad, a tune whose release coincided with the independence of the former British Somaliland protectorate. As of 2012, this music still serves as the opening theme for the news segment of both Radio Mogadishu and Radio Hargeisa.

Feiruz had a significant influence on newer generations of Somali musicians in the 1960s and 1970s. He died in Djibouti in mid-1994.[1]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Radio Mogadishu archive

References

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