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There are different types of geeraars with in the Gabay
This is one version Abwaan cabdi siyaaro


A different type of geeraar with in the gabay




These 3 types of geeraar with in the gabay are my favorite

Khalid,
Actually, it depends where you are; several cultural/traditional dances, poems are called differently, depending on where you are

Abshir Bacaadle was talented

This Baarlex dude is also talented



This Qarshe weeye qalbigu armuu naguu qarxaa is sung in almost everywhere in Somalia

This version of geeraar is good to bacadle

khalid ali wrote:This version of geeraar is good to bacadle

Khalidow, Bacadle was a master; he could do the geerar, the guurow, the gabay and even the saar.

This Dirir guy is also a talent.

The HOOYAALAYEY, HOOYAALAYEY is perhaps the most common gabay by Somalis.

BTW, Khalid, is this the Sayid's voice?

This is my favourite Sayid Maxamed Poem.

Is this one guurow?

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It's unfortunate that you hardly ever see suroow performed anymore. Along with saar & beereey.

Blackvelvet, I already post that Guurow/saar by the great Cali Jareere who was a student of Sheikh Nuur Xusein fraternity which is located outside Jilib (xaramka). Sheikh Nuur Xuseen fraternity also fostered Carees Ciise and this guy; shiraan shidaad muraad.

A sort of Islami/somali gospel school which combined religious songs with occassional love song





Anarchist,
Are the Beerey, Kabeebey and Qaboobey related? I know that Beerey is usually played in Hiiraan; Kabeebey in Muqdisho/afgooye and Qaboobey in Bardheere. Farming societies.

BTW Blackvelvet, this is the Guurow. Cabdullahi Geedi shadoor and M Gacal Xaayow

@Lama- Sxb kabeebeey is just niiko & is Reer Shabelle dance whereas beereey has origins in Jubba and other farming communities like you mentioned. They're very close.

This video has some kabeebeey starting @4.12 and then geeraar starting @6.25. Shiidle from Mahadaay.

Anarchist gartay saaxib. In Baardheere they dance to "Qaboobey".

Did you remember this? They used to visit H/wadaag under the leadership of the CAWAR guy. I used to visit Boondheere just to see them. Very poetic.

@Lama. Wax ma hilmaantid sxb.

I remember the troupe and the cawar dude. Odayaasha gashaanka xiran jiray oo suuqa galab kasto ku ciyaari jiray falaarta ma xasuusataa?

Haa saaxib Hawl wadaag -iskoolka agtiisa, suuqa mijiska gadaashiisa- odeyaasha kabaha falaarta ku tuuri jirey.

Gurigeena wuxuu ka soo horjeeday reer qalqale iyo odeygii lahaa caasiyaasha (Amal aabaheeda) meesha bohosha camal ahayd;

Hawlwadaag waay shidneeydey; Baar Bekin, Tokyo, jidka dabka ka imaado; Ma xasuusataa guriga Maryan Mursal walaasheeda? farmashiga hanti wadaag?


Here too; Aw Kuku