For six decades he was a household name in urban Somalia.
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Poet, soldier and critic of postcolonial elites, Hadraawi was the greatest poet of his generation.
Baxsan’s tumultuous six-decade journey as a singer was irrevocably tied to Somalia’s national identity and cultural history.
The composer, performer and poet was an artistic pioneer of lasting and distinctive gifts, and bottomless stamina. He gave us over 70 years of high-octane Somali musical mastery.
A crate digger essentially builds a personal library of sonic texts that often can’t be found on the internet or in official archives.
