Mohammed Mooge Liibaan (d. June 1984) was a prominent Somali

Somali people

Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...

 instrumentalist and vocalist.

History

Mooge was born in Somalia

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

. A member of the Waaberi

Waaberi

-History:The troupe was established by members of the Radio Artists Association. It was supported by the Somali government as part of the Somali National Theater, and made tours throughout several countries in Africa, including Egypt and Sudan. After a coup in 1969, the ensemble was renamed...

 musical ensemble, he started singing at an early age with his brother, Ahmad Mooge Liibaan. Mooge was especially noted for his abilities on the oud

Oud

The oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths...

, an instrument he would come to be associated with.

Music

Popular songs by Mooge include:

• Aamiinta kula idhi
• Adduunyoow
• Adigiyo jacaylkana
• Dadka hayska weyneyn
• Dhayyal looma heesee
• Dhulkii hooyo
• Galbis
• Habluhu kala wanaagsan
• Jirab
• Mudantii haweenkaa
• Saxarla
• Walaac
• Xeebtaa Jabuuti
• Xilo Jano

External links

• Biography at fansite
• Mohamed Mooge Songs