Mohamed Ali Fourchette
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Birth name | Mohamed Ali Fourchette |
Born | 1950 Djibouti, French Somaliland |
Origin | Djibouti |
Died | 1992 Djibouti City, Djibouti | (aged 41–42)
Genres | Djiboutian music |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Oud, Electric guitar, Vocals |
Years active | 1960s–1992 |
Mohamed Ali Fourchette (1950–1992) was a prominent Djiboutian vocalist and instrumentalist.[1][better source needed]
History[]
Mohamed Ali Fourchette was born in 1950 in Djibouti, French Somaliland. He hails from Issa, Somali parents. Mohamed's involvement with music began at a very early age, with him first taking up singing during childhood. He later started to play the guitar.[2] He went on stage for the first time in 1965 at the age of 15 with Abdi Bow Bow and Abdo Xamar Qoodh. He was shortly afterwards inducted to the Gacan Macan. In the 1970s, Fourchette sang famous patriotic song called Gobanimo meaning independence against the French colonization.
He died in Peltier Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti.
Singles[]
- Gobanimo
- Dhamee Allaahayoow
- Ma Dhamaystirno
- Walaalayaal
- Maw liihii Na Oumaa
- Guusha
- Masiibo lugaley
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Mohamed Ali Fourchette : Un Artiste Inoubliable" [Mohamed Ali Fork: An Unforgettable Artist] (in French). djibnet. July 19, 2008. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ Djibouti contemporain. Djibouti contemporain. 18 December 2012. ISBN 9782811108250.
External links[]
Categories:
- Djiboutian singers
- 1950 births
- 1992 deaths
- 20th-century singers
- Djiboutian people stubs