Muuse Ismaciil Qalinle

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Muuse Ismaciil Qalinle
موسى إسماعيل قلينلي
Background information
Birth nameMuuse Ismaciil Qalinle
Born1948
OriginHargeisa, British Somaliland (now Somaliland)
DiedApril 1997
GenresSomali music
Occupation(s)Musician and Activist
Instrument(s)Oud, vocals
Years active1969s–1997

Muuse Ismaciil Qalinle (Somali: Muuse Ismaciil Qalinle, known by his stage name Qalinle,[1] Arabic: موسى إسماعيل قلينلي) was a Somali musician and singer.[1] He was a famous Somali Artist, born in 1948 in Salahley and raised in Hargeisa.

Biography[edit]

Muuse Ismacil Qalinle was born in 1948s in Salahley and raised in Hargeisa, the main city of British Somaliland.

Qalinle spent his early years navigating between the towns of Salahaly and Aware.He returned to Hargeisa in the mid-1960s and started working as a businessman.

Qalinle's involvement with music began at a very early age, with him first taking up singing during childhood. He later started to play ruler songs. While most of Qalinle's songs have been in Standard Somali, many of his early tunes were in the ruler songs 'Ciyaar-duleedya'.

In the mid-sixth century, Qalinle returned to the city of Hargiesa, where he started a small business that later became Muusa Bacadle. While working this job for months or years, apart from music, he enjoyed listening to the radio.

According to history, Misucan Qalinle entered Somali music in 1969, during the operation of Maxamed Siyad Bare " af-ganbigii kacaanka" Hapen. In the late 1960s, several popular artists joined, such as Ahmed Mooge,Sahra, Ahmed Gacayte, Hibo Nuura, and Mohamed Mooge Libaan.[2][3][4]

In 1969, Muuse Ismacil Qalinle took to the stage for the first time. His debut song, "Ma Iska Daba Maqiiqee," gained popularity in 1971. The first performance of this song took place at the Hargeisa Cultural Center.[5]

Music[edit]

Qalinle's interest in music began at a very early age, with him first taking up singing during childhood. He later started to play the guitar. Qalinle was a prominent Somali artist who passed away in Moqdisho in 1997 while working in commerce. He had many popular songs, including ;

  • Jalam Qalam.Lyrics by Abwaan Xasan Qawdhan Most popular songs
  • Dardaaran.Lyrics by popular song

Discography[edit]

  • Qalam Jalam,Jalam Qalam
  • Dardaaran
  • Cunaabi
  • Waan kuu waramayaa
  • Waa adi daraadaa
  • Daa'uus
  • Ubaxoo Dilaacaay
  • Jaheeda nuurka leh
  • Dhulkaygoow

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Muuse Ismaciil Qalinle (Muuse Ismaciil Qalinle) |".
  2. ^ Diiriye, Anwar Maxamed (2006). Literature of Somali onomastics & proverbs with comparison of foreign sayings. Minneapolis, Minn.: Gobaad Communications & Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-9726615-1-4. OCLC 71124526.
  3. ^ "Maxamed Mooge iyo Muuse ismaaciil Qalinle Taariikh Kooban" (in Somali).
  4. ^ Maxamed Hadrawi iyo Muuse Ismcaiil Qalinlie
  5. ^ Fagaaraha Beerta Xoriyada Hargeysa.