Artists
- Magool (May 2, 1948–March 19, 2004) (Halima Khaliif Omar) – prominent Somali singer, considered in Somalia as one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
- Khadija Qalanjo – popular Somali singer in the 1970s and 1980s.
- Hasan Adan Samatar (b. 1953) – popular male artist during the 1970s and 80s
- K'naan (b. February 1, 1978) – award-winning Somali-Canadian hip hop artist.
- Aar Maanta – popular Somali singer, composer, songwriter and music producer.
- Ali Feiruz (1931–1994) – Somali musician from Djibouti; part of the Radio Hargeisa generation of Somali artists.
- Maryam Mursal (b. January 1, 1950) – famous musician from Somalia; composer and vocalist whose work has been produced by the record label Real World.
- Mohamed Mooge Liibaan (?–June 1984) – Somali artist from the Radio Hargeisa generation.
- Abdi Sinimo (b. 1920s) – prominent Somali artist and inventor of the Balwo musical style.
- Waaberi – Somalia's foremost musical group that toured throughout several countries in Africa and Asia, including Egypt, Sudan and China.
- Abdullahi Qarshe (1924–1994) – Somali musician, poet and playwright known for his innovative styles of music which included a wide variety of musical instruments such as the guitar, piano, and oud.
- Saba Anglana – Somali-Italian actress and international singer
- Abdi Bashir Indhobuur – poet and songwriter
- Marian Joan Elliott Said (Poly Styrene) (July 3, 1957–April 25, 2011) – pioneering Somali-British punk rock singer with X-Ray Spex
- Mocky (Dominic Salole) (b. October 7, 1974) – Somali-Canadian pop music performer
- French Montana (b. November 9, 1984) – Somali-Moroccan rapper
- Hassan Sheikh Mumin (1930/31–January 16, 2008) – Somali poet, reciter and playwright
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—James Mcneill Whistler (1834–1903)
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