List of Somalis - Artists

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