Mohamed Nuur Giriig
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Mohamed Nuur Giriig محمد نور غيريغ | |
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| Birth name | Maxamed Nuur Giriig |
| Born | 1935 Berbera, British Somaliland (now Somaliland) |
| Origin | Somali |
| Died | 2002 Hargeisa, Somaliland |
| Genres | Somali music |
| Instrument | vocals |
| Years active | 1960s-1990s |
Mohamed Nuur Giriig (Somali: Maxamed Nuur Giriig, Arabic: محمد نور غيريغ) (1935–2002) was a Somali singer, specializing in traditional Somali music.
Biography
[edit]Giriig was born in 1935 in Berbera, now Somaliland to a Warsangali Darod family, originally from Las Khorey on the Maakhir Coast.
In 1954, he was among a group of auditioners, from which he was selected to join a troupe of Oud singers. Giriig's musical career began after that, which was marked by a number of hit songs. Most of the latter were recorded during the Somali music scene's Golden Age in the 1960s.
Giriig died in Hargeisa on January 17, 2002.
Discography
[edit]Some of Giriig's all-time classic songs include:
- Timahaaga Dheeree
- Suleikha
- Dayaha I Dhibay Halay
- Maahee Khadraay
- Boodhari Sidiisii
- Wacad
- Gamaayeey
- Soomar
See also
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