# Abdo Xamar Qoodh

> Abdo Xamar Qoodh (1949-1991): Djiboutian Somali singer and composer from Ali Sabieh, known for Dhooley.

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## Who was he?

Abdo Xamar Qoodh, born Abdo Ismael Bouh, was a Djiboutian songwriter, composer and singer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdo_Xamar_Qoodh)). He was born in 1949 into an artistic family in Ali Sabieh, then in [French Somaliland](/en/relations/france/), and moved to Djibouti city for secondary school (same source). See [Somalis in Djibouti](/en/diaspora/djibouti/).

## Music

He began singing as a child and started his career in the 1960s with his older brother, Said Xamar Qoodh ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdo_Xamar_Qoodh)). Many Djiboutians regard the two brothers as among the greatest Djiboutian musicians, and Abdo's songs of love and journeys shaped the next generation in the 1970s and 1980s (same source). His popular songs include Dhooley, Ubaxeey and Leleel (same source). See [Somali music](/en/society/somali-music/).

He died on 8 August 1991 at Peltier Hospital in Djibouti city ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdo_Xamar_Qoodh)).

## In short

An Ali Sabieh singer whose love songs helped shape modern Djiboutian music.

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