Xiddigaha Geeska

Xiddigaha Geeska
OriginHargeisa, Somaliland
Genres
Years active2004–Present
Labels
  • Furinle Studio
MembersFor more listings
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Xiddigaha Geeska (The Horn Stars) (Arabic: نجوم القرن) is a Somali music band from Somaliland.[1][2] The band is funded by Somaliland's Ministry of Information and National Guidance.[3] The band is led by Hasan Dhuhul Labsalah (Somali: Xasan Dhuxul Laabsaalax).[2]

History

Xiddigaha Geeska was formed in Hargeisa, Somaliland in 2004.[4] The band first rose to fame for promoting the Horn Cable Television group, a Somali television channel based in Somaliland.[5] The band was formed at a time when the broader Somali entertainment and music industry was still struggling due to war, radicalization and cultural stereotyping, and the band soon grew to become a household name in Somaliland as well as other Somali-inhabited territories.[6]

Members

Xasan Dhuxul Laabsaalax, One of the founders and the group's longest serving Chairman
Name Nickname Joined Left Reference
Mursal Muse Founding member (2012) Present
Ahmed Weli Furinle Founding member (2012) Present
Khadra Abdi Silimo 2013 2018
Asma Ahmed Love Founding member (2012) Present
Mohamed Abdi BK 2012 2016
Hamda Abdi Queen 2012 2018
Nimcan Abdirahman Hillaac 2013 2016
Mohamed Ahmed Cirro 2013 Present
Yurub Mohamed Geenyo 2013 2017
Abdihani Hashi 2013 Present
Abdirahman Aydid Oday 2013 Present
Yusuf Adan Jeego 2014 2016
Ifrah Ahmed Hargeisa 2014 Present
Yusuf Adan Jeego 2014 2016
Ismail Danan 2014 2016
Ikran Jama 2014 2015
Ifrah Tolmoon 2014 2016
Yusuf Hanad 2014 2015
Abdirisaq Anshax 2014 Present

Controversies

A major controversy arose when four members of the group arrived in Mogadishu, Somalia to perform and shared photos online with a blue Somali flag, causing their arrest by Somaliland police for allegedly violating Somaliland's sovereignty.[5][3]

Tours and Concerts

The Horn Stars have performed in several concert tours outside of Somaliland, including Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and the United Kingdom.[4][7][8] The band's debut solo concert tour of 2015 visited Mogadishu.[9]

Discography

  • Guushi way timiday
  • Gooni isu taag
  • Hashii dhacantay
  • Gayigeena oo xor ah
  • Soomaali duntoo
  • Hankii qaranka rumoobay
  • Indhaha dunidaan arkayn
  • Dhagaha ugurida
  • Himilada dalkeena
  • Berbera
  • Hankaagu ha dhaafo reer hebel
  • Xornimo sumadlaa
  • Raali noqo dhulkaygow
  • Dhulkaagaa lagu hoddmaa
  • Bulshooy soo bixi cashuurta

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wasiirka Warfaafinta Oo Xaflad Qado-sharaf ah u sameeyay Fanaaniinta Xidigaha Geeska oo Xalay Wacdaro ka dhigaY SLNTV" (in Somali). Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Wareysi kooxda Xidigaha Geeska". BBC News Somali (in Somali). 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  3. ^ a b "Somaliland's Horn Stars band arrested over Somali flag". BBC News. 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  4. ^ a b "Somaliland: Horn Stars Band Jumpstarts International Day of Peace 2014". Somaliland Sun. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  5. ^ a b "Somaliland's Horn Stars detained after tour to Somalia". Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Horn Stars face imminent breakup". www.somaliland.com. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  7. ^ "Stars Of The Horn At Colston Hall | Saxafi". Saxafi Media. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  8. ^ "The Somali stars promoting cultural unity". Bristol 24/7. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  9. ^ "Daawo Sawirrada: Fanaaniinta Xidigaha Geeska oo xalay wacdaro ka dhigay Muqdisho" (in Somali). Retrieved 25 September 2015.


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