Khadijo Mohamud Yusuf ‘Qalanjo,’ cultural icon of golden era, dies in Hargeisa

[Deeq A.]

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia is mourning the death of Khadijo Mohamud Yusuf, the celebrated singer and dancer known as Qalanjo, whose voice and stagecraft helped define the country’s golden age of music in the 1970s and 1980s. The Ministry of Information confirmed she died on Aug. 29 in Hargeisa, calling her passing a profound loss to Somali culture.

Source: Hiiraan Online