Mohamed Nuur Giriig

Mohamed Nuur Giriig was a Somali singer, specializing in traditional Somali music.

Biography

Giriig was born in 1935 in Berbera, now Somaliland to a Warsangali Darod family, originally from Las Khorey on the Maakhir Coast.
In 1954, he was among a group of auditioners, from which he was selected to join a troupe of Oud singers. Giriig's musical career began after that, which was marked by a number of hit songs. Most of the latter were recorded during the Somali music scene's Golden Age in the 1960s.
Giriig died in Hargeisa on January 17, 2002.

Discography

Some of Giriig's all-time classic songs include:

Timahaaga Dheeree
Suleikha
Dayaha I Dhibay Halay
Maahee Khadraay
Boodhari Sidiisii
Wacad
Gamaayeey
''Soomar''