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Native name
  
خديجة قالانجو

Years active
  
1970s-1980s

Genres
  
Somali music

Name
  
Khadija Qalanjo

Occupation(s)
  
singer, dancer

Role
  
Singer

Instruments
  
vocals


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Hasan Adan Samatar, Waaberi, Magool, Maryam Mursal, Nimcaan Hilaac

Khadija qalanjo


Khadija Qalanjo (Somali: Khadiija Qalanjo, Arabic: خديجة قالانجو‎‎) was a popular Somali singer and folklore dancer in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Khadija qalanjo


Biography

Qalanjo was born in Somalia.

She was the first Miss Somalia.

Qalanjo's onstage performances often featured seductive hip-swaying and elaborate hand-gesturing. Her songs usually dealt with the pangs and joys of love unrequited, lost and regained. She currently lives in London, United Kingdom.

Music

Popular songs by Qalanjo include:

  • Caashaqa Sal iyo Baar
  • Ragga iyo Haweenkuba
  • Deesha
  • Sharaf
  • Hooyo
  • Soohor Caashaqa – duet with Hasan Adan Samatar
  • Diriyam – in 2016 a cover was made by the Ethiopian Jano Band.

    • References

    Khadija Qalanjo Wikipedia
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