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Somalia's voice of hope: a tribute to Axmed Naaji, legendary singer and trailblazing composer

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par Mohamed Haji Ingiriis, Fellow at King's College London, King's College London

Somalis are natural-born critics, yet for over six decades Axmed Naaji Sacad (Ahmed Naji Sa'ad) was almost unanimously revered. A household name in urban Somalia, the popular singer and poet has passed away at the age of 84 in London.

Venerated as an elder of the country’s cultural life, Axmed Naaji Sacad Cali Naasir was not merely a singer, composer and musician who played guitar, lute, mandolin,…

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