Jul 10 2012
Oldest Somali nomads voice recording to date – 1931
I have uploaded two voice narratives of two Somali nomad warriors, part of a war party, recounting their past expedition. The recording was recorded in 1931, which makes it the oldest voice recording of Somali nomads to date. See below for parts 1 and 2. Part 1: Part 2:
Jul 9 2012
Wat did Somalis look like 120 years ago?
These potraits have been captured by Georges Revoil, a famous French traveller-photographer who was one of the first European explorers to set foot inside the Horn of Africa. He visited Ardul Somali (including Ethiopia) all the way to Zanzibar.
Jul 3 2012
The emergence of externally backed Somali sub-states; the saga continues
It is no secret that for the past two decades; dozens of regional administrations – many overlapping their virtual regional borders – have sporadically emerged. Notwithstanding that majority were driven by the recent US Policy change in employing the US dual-track approach; it seems that the external actors continue to spur this process fully knowing […]
Jul 1 2012
A 1903 Somali chant
Too bad there is no recorded version of it: Will you see a man? Then behold me! I am a Somali, as perfect in size and form as Adam was, after God had breathed into him his immortal soul. Look how beautiful my curly hair is, and how majestic I look when wrapped from head […]
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