Hudeidi
Hudeidi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ahmed Ismail Hussein Hudeidi |
| Also known as | Boqorkii Cuudka (King of oud)[1] |
| Born | 15 April 1928 Berbera,British Somaliland(nowSomaliland) |
| Died | 8 April 2020(aged 91)[1] London,United Kingdom |
| Genres | Somali |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, composer, instrumentalist |
| Instrument(s) | Oud |
Ahmed Ismail Hussein Hudeidi(Somali:Axmed Ismaaciil Xuseen Xudeydi), known asHudeidiorXudeydi,was aSomalimusician who played theoudand composed songs.
Early life and career[edit]
Hudeidi was born inBerberain 1928 and raised inYemen,where his father was a police sergeant.[2]Hudeidi was always fascinated by music, and fell in love with the oud when his father took him to a party inAdenwhere an Arab man was playing the instrument. He learned how to play it fromAbdullahi Qarshe,who advised Hudeydi's father to buy his son an oud and a pick as well as books and writing instruments for school.[3][4]
During the 1950s and 1960s, Hudeidi lived inYemen,Somalia,andDjibouti,playing the oud and getting into trouble for singing politically rebellious songs as well as from rival musicians.[4]In 1973 he moved to the United Kingdom, where he performed at private functions such as family weddings and taught others how to play the oud.
He retired after a final concert at the Kayd Somali Arts and Culture centre in February 2020.[5]
Death[edit]
Hudeidi died on 8 April 2020 in London fromCOVID-19,[4][5][6]eight days before his 92nd birthday.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Xudeydii oo London ku Geeriyooday".VOA(in Somali). 8 April 2020.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^Dahir, Abdi Latif (8 April 2020)."Ahmed Ismail Hussein, Venerable Somali Musician, Dies at 91".The New York Times.Retrieved31 May2020.
- ^"Radio 3 World on Your Street - Musicians' Stories".BBC.Retrieved4 April2014.
- ^abcMary Harper (19 April 2020)."Hudeidi: The Somali 'king of oud' who was felled by coronavirus".BBC News.
- ^ab"'King of Oud' Somali musician Hudeydi dies from coronavirus ".RFI. 9 April 2020.Retrieved18 April2020.
- ^"Somalia: Legendary musician succumbs to COVID-19 in London".Garowe Online.Retrieved8 April2020.
