Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu - Somalia 1972-1991

by Various Artists

Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu - Somalia 1972-1991 cover art

Documents the thriving, deeply funky cosmopolitan club scene of Mogadishu prior to the outbreak of the Somali Civil War. The tracks reveal an incredibly sophisticated local pop industry that seamlessly blended American disco basslines and synthesizers with traditional Somali Qaraami melodies and rhythms. Painstakingly salvaged from crumbling cassettes, it acts as a joyful, danceable tribute to a lost era of peace.

Genres

  • Somali Music
  • Funk
  • Qaraami

Tracklist

  1. Daraadaa Muxibo - Because Of You Muxibo
  2. Hab Isii - Hug Me
  3. Check up Your Head
  4. Geesiyada Halgamayow - Brave Fighters
  5. Waakaa Helaa - I Like You
  6. Sirmaqabe - No Secrets
  7. Baayo - Hey Woman
  8. Hoobeya - Somali Traditional Chant
  9. Shaleedayaa - By Myself
  10. Ladaney - Woman´s Name
  11. Gobonimada Jira - Choose Freedom
  12. II Ooy Aniga - Cry For Me