Abdi Sinimo
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1920
Abdi Sinimo سِنِيمُو | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cabdi Deeqsi Warfaa 1920 |
| Died | 1967 (aged 46–47) |
| Genres | Somali music |
| Occupations | Poet, singer, songwriter, and musical innovator |
| Instrument | vocals |
| Years active | 1940s-1970s |
Abdi Sinimo (Somali: Cabdi Siniimoo, Arabic: سنيمو) (born 1920, died 1967)[1] was a Somali singer, songwriter, poet and musical innovator.[2] He is noted for having established the Balwo genre of Somali music, which was the forerunner of the Heelo genre and thus gave birth to modern Somali music.[3][4]
Sinimo was born in the 1920s in Jaarahorato, an historical village situated 25 miles (40 km) north-east of the present Borama, Somaliland. He hailed from the Reer Nuur clan. He was the fourth son in a family of 18 children, consisting of nine boys and nine girls. Even though born in Borama district at that time, he spent most of his life in Djibouti working for the Djibouti Port Authority as a driver of a transshipment truck from Djibouti city to Addis Ababa, via Dire Dawa.[2]
