Music of Djibouti
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The Djiboutian Music (Somali: Muusiga Jabuutiyaan, Afar: Gabuutih Gadda) refers to the musical styles, techniques and sounds of Djibouti. The first major form of modern Djiboutian music began in the mid-1940s, when Djibouti was a part of the French Somaliland. Djiboutian music is characterized by poetry, so that listening to a Djiboutian song is first paying attention to its meaning. The artist rocks the listeners in the cheerfulness of the refrains and the turn of the sentences. Often sung by a couple, a song is played in the form of a sleight of hand between a man and a woman, one recounting his feelings and his love, even his passion for the other, until the other accepts or rejects this offer.
The Djiboutian song is also distinguished by the "Gouux", a deep and sensual voice which highlights the artist's passion for his work.
Overview
Djibouti is a
The
Djiboutian traditional instruments include the
Music institutions
The first
List of Djiboutian musicians
References
- ^ a b "Djibouti - Culture Overview". Expedition Earth. Archived from the original on February 27, 2004. Retrieved September 28, 2005. - Website no longer exists; link is to Internet Archive
- ^ Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi, Culture and Customs of Somalia, (Greenwood Press: 2001), pp. 170–172.
- ^ "Djibouti". National Anthem Reference Page. Retrieved September 28, 2005.
- ^ Poché, Christian (2001). "Tanbūra". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. xxv (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan. pp. 62–63.
External links
- Waqal Music - Djibouti Music
- (in French) Audio clips: Traditional music of Djibouti. Musée d'ethnographie de Genève. Accessed November 25, 2010.
- Audio clips - traditional music of Djibouti. French National Library. Accessed November 25, 2010.