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Nima Djama
Birth nameNimco Jaamac
Born1948
Ali Sabieh, Djibouti
OriginDjibouti
GenresDjiboutian music
OccupationSinger
Years active1960s-present

Nima Djama (Template:Lang-so) is a composer and singer from Djibouti.[1] In the 1976, Nima Djama sang famous patriotic song for Djibouti independence. She is also heavily involved in Djiboutian politics.

Biography

Nima Djama was born in 1948 in Ali Sabieh, situated in the southern of Djibouti. She came from a nomadic family from the Issa sub-clan of the Somali. She started singing in 1969 at the age of 21. Djama sang in protest against the French administration refusing to give a fair referendum for her country to become an independent nation. There was vote rigging in the referendum of 1967. After that song (called "Gabdhayahow"), she became popular across the country. She then joined the cultural troupe as a Somali singer [2] Now she lives in Ottawa, Canada.

"Buuraha u dheer" sung by Nima Djama

Singles

  • Gaban Mayno (1976)
  • Buuraha u dheer (1980)
  • Qalbigu Waa Meel Qudha (1981)
  • Adoo meel foog joogo (1982)
  • Gacanteyda meel sare (2000)
  • Qoomamayn (1999)
  • Dibnaha (2000)
  • Naxariis (2000)
  • Caalanka (2007)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". somalilandpress. 2015-02-16. Archived from the original on 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Djibouti - Nima Djama". News. africaintelligence. 2015. Retrieved 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)