The Somali funk spirit that has overcome anarchy and exile

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The Somali funk spirit that has overcome anarchy and exile – BBC News\u003cp lang=\”en\” dir=\”ltr\”>Famous Somali musicians in front of Somali Airlines. Somali musicians would often travel throughout Africa for shows \u003ca href=\”http://t.co/GsIRtdpQN1\”>pic.twitter.com/GsIRtdpQN1\u003c/a>\u003c/p>— Vintage Somalia (@vintagesomalia) \u003ca href=\”https://twitter.com/vintagesomalia/status/420013797449797632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>January 6, 2014\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n”}},{“type”:”image”,”model”:{“image”:{“alt”:”1px transparent line”,”copyright”:null,”height”:1,”width”:624,”src”:”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png”,”srcSet”:”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w”,”mimeType”:”image/webp”,”fallbackSrcSets”:[{“mimeType”:”image/png”,”srcSet”:”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w”}]}}},{“type”:”text”,”model”:{“blocks”:[{“type”:”paragraph”,”model”:{“text”:”The female performers were on stage with heads uncovered and brought stardom to singers likes Magool, who famously sang O Sleeping Africa at a summit of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in Mogadishu, powerfully warning the leaders of the continent’s young nations about the threat of neo-colonialism.”,”blocks”:[{“type”:”fragment”,”model”:{“text”:”The female performers were on stage with heads uncovered and brought stardom to singers likes Magool, who famously sang “,”attributes”:[]}},{“type”:”urlLink”,”model”:{“text”:”O Sleeping Africa”,”locator”:”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RhmBfUOhLM”,”blocks”:[{“type”:”fragment”,”model”:{“text”:”O Sleeping Africa”,”attributes”:[]}}]}},{“type”:”fragment”,”model”:{“text”:” at a summit of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in Mogadishu, powerfully warning the leaders of the continent’s young nations about the threat of neo-colonialism.”,”attributes”:[]}}]}}]}},{“type”:”text”,”model”:{“blocks”:[{“type”:”paragraph”,”model”:{“text”:”Another Waaberi member to find fame was Maryam Mursal, one of the first Somali singers to mix traditional music with modern jazz, who appeared with US legend Nina Simone.”,”blocks”:[{“type”:”fragment”,”model”:{“text”:”Another Waaberi member to find fame was Maryam Mursal, one of the first Somali singers to mix traditional music with modern jazz, who appeared with US legend Nina Simone.”,”attributes”:[]}}]}}]}},{“type”:”text”,”model”:{“blocks”:[{“type”:”paragraph”,”model”:{“text”:”At this time then-President Barre used music as a tool in his Stalinesque propaganda machine and singers were forced to perform pro-regime songs.”,”blocks”:[{“type”:”fragment”,”model”:{“text”:”At this time then-President Barre used music as a tool in his Stalinesque propaganda machine and singers were forced to perform pro-regime songs.”,”attributes”:[]}}]}}]}},{“type”:”text”,”model”:{“blocks”:[{“type”:”paragraph”,”model”:{“text”:”Though the disco Dur Dur Band clearly bulked at this. 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Dressed in her long \”dirac\” dress, colourful head wrap and gold bangles with her arms extended out to the audience, she belted out her hit song Somali Udiida Ceb (Somalia, Don’t Shame Yourself).”,”blocks”:[{“type”:”fragment”,”model”:{“text”:”I was lucky to once see her on stage in London. Dressed in her long \”dirac\” dress, colourful head wrap and gold bangles with her arms extended out to the audience, she belted out her hit song “,”attributes”:[]}},{“type”:”urlLink”,”model”:{“text”:”Somali Udiida Ceb (Somalia, Don’t Shame Yourself)”,”locator”:”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOJaRjhjNU0″,”blocks”:[{“type”:”fragment”,”model”:{“text”:”Somali Udiida Ceb (Somalia, Don’t Shame Yourself)”,”attributes”:[]}}]}},{“type”:”fragment”,”model”:{“text”:”.”,”attributes”:[]}}]}}]}},{“type”:”text”,”model”:{“blocks”:[{“type”:”paragraph”,”model”:{“text”:”It is about the \”richness\” of the Somali landscape \”destroyed\” by conflict. 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