Muuse Ismaciil Qalinle

Muuse Ismaciil Qalinle (Somali: Muuse Ismail Qalinle, known by his stage name Qalinle,
Biography
Muse Ismail Qalinle was born in 1948s in Salahley and raised in Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland.
Qalinle spent his early years moving between Salahley and Aware. He returned to Hargeisa in the mid-1960s and started working as a businessman.
Qalinle's involvement with music began at a very early age, with him first taking up singing during childhood. He later started to play ruler songs. While most of Qalinle's songs have been in Standard Somali, many of his early tunes were in the ruler songs 'Ciyaar-duleedya'.
In the mid-sixties, Qalinle returned to the city of Hargeisa, where he started a small business that later became Muusa Bacadle. While working this job for months or years, apart from music, he enjoyed listening to the radio.
According to history, Qalinle entered Somali music in 1969, during the "af-gambigii kacaanka" took place. In the late 1960s, several popular artists joined, such as Ahmed Mooge, Sahra, Ahmed Gacayte, Hibo Nuura, and Mohamed Mooge Libaan.
In 1969, Muse Ismail Qalinle took to the stage for the first time. His debut song, "Ma Iska Daba Maqiiqaa," gained popularity in 1971. The first performance of this song took place at the Hargeisa Freedom park.
Music
Qalinle's interest in music began at a very early age, with him first taking up singing during childhood. He later started to play the guitar. Qalinle was a prominent Somali artist who passed away in Moqdisho in 1997 while working in commerce. He had many popular songs.

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