Abdullahi Qarshe Musical artist

Abdullahi Qarshe (Somali: Cabdullahi Kharshee, Arabic: عبد الله خارسهي‎) (1924–1994) was a Somali musician, poet and playwright known as the "Father of Somali music".

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1924
Birth place
Tanzania , Moshi Tanzania
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1994
Hometown
Somali people

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Musical artist

Career started1940
Career ended1970
associated musical artist
Waaberi
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Music of Somalia
instrument
Guitar
Lute
Piano
Oud

Abdullahi Qarshe on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.ca/books?id=NEbASn8qayUC