Abdi Sinimo (Somali: Cabdi Siniimoo, Arabic: سنيمو) (born 1920, died 1967)[1] was a Somali singer, songwriter, poet and musical innovator.[2] He is noted for having established the Balwo genre of Somali music, which was the forerunner of the Heelo genre and thus gave birth to modern Somali music.[3][4]
^Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji (2003). Historical dictionary of Somalia (New ed.). Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 12. ISBN 9780810866041.
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AbdiSinimo (Somali: Cabdi Siniimoo, Arabic: سنيمو) (born 1920, died 1967) was a Somali singer, songwriter, poet and musical innovator. He is noted for...
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