Nima Djama

Nima Djama (Somali: Neima Djama Miguil) 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.

Nima Djama
Birth nameNima Djama Miguil
Born1948
Ali Sabieh, Djibouti
OriginDjibouti
GenresDjiboutian music
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1960s-present

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, she sang against the French administration who will not give a fair referendum for her country become an independence nation. There was vote rigging in the referendum of 1967. After that (Gabdhayahow) song she became popular across the country. She then joined the cultural troupe as a Somali singer [2] Now she lives in Ottawa, Canada.

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

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