Magool
Magool (born May 2, 1948 in Beledweyne , † March 19, 2004 in Amsterdam ), real name Halima Khalif Omar (Somali: Xaliimo Khaliif Cumar ), was a well-known Somali singer and musician. She belonged to the Hawiye clan .
Her nephew is Somali-Canadian hip-hop musician K'naan .
literature
- Bashir Gooth: Magool: The Inimitable Nightingale of Somali Music. In: Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies, Volume 14, No. 5, pp. 1–24, 2015
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| SURNAME | Magool |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Khalif Omar, Halima; Khaliif Cumar, Xaliimo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Somali singer and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beledweyne , Somalia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 2004 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam , Netherlands |