Native name خديجة قالانجو Occupation(s) singer, dancer Years active 1960s1980s | Instruments vocals | |
Similar Magool, Saado Ali Warsame, Maryam Mursal, Hasan Adan Samatar, Siad Barre | ||
Hibo Mohamed Nur , more famously known as Hibo Nura (Somali: Hibo Nuura, Hibo Maxamed Nuur, Arabic: هبو نورة , هبو محمد نور) was one of the most prominent Somali singers born in the year 1945.
History
Nuura began her music career as a teenager in 1966. She gained popularity as a member of the Somali musical supergroup Waaberi in the 1970s. and became known for her renditions of love songs and patriotic, nationalist songs. Her career spanned nearly 50 years, and in that time she became one of the most respected Somali women singers.
Beginning around 1992, Nuura moved abroad. She lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was a judge for a sambusa cook-off in 2011. She returned to Mogadishu 22 years later, in September 2014.
In early 2015, Nuura participated in a global teleconference call with Somali mullahs. They pressured her to end her singing career, insisting that singing accompanied by music is haram. Nuura announced that she would leave the music industry in February 2015 for the sake of Allah. She asked that people not listen to her songs, but indicated that she would continue to sing national, patriotic songs.
