Ahmed Ismail Hussein Hudeidi (Somali: Axmed Ismaaciil Xuseen Xudeydi), known as Hudeidi or Xudeydi, was a Somali musician who played the oud and composed songs.
Hudeidi was born in Berbera in 1928 and raised in Yemen, where his father was a police sergeant.[2] Hudeidi was always fascinated by music, and fell in love with the oud when his father took him to a party in Aden where an Arab man was playing the instrument. He learned how to play it from Abdullahi Qarshe, who advised Hudeydi's father to buy his son an oud and a pick as well as books and writing instruments for school.[3][4]
During the 1950s and 1960s, Hudeidi lived in Yemen, Somalia, and Djibouti, playing the oud and getting into trouble for singing politically rebellious songs as well as from rival musicians.[4] In 1973 he moved to the United Kingdom, where he performed at private functions such as family weddings and taught others how to play the oud.
He retired after a final concert at the Kayd Somali Arts and Culture centre in February 2020.[5]
Death
Hudeidi died on 8 April 2020 in London from COVID-19,[4][5][6] eight days before his 92nd birthday.
^ ab"Xudeydii oo London ku Geeriyooday". VOA (in Somali). Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^Dahir, Abdi Latif (8 April 2020). "Ahmed Ismail Hussein, Venerable Somali Musician, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^"Radio 3 World on Your Street - Musicians' Stories". BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
^ abcMary Harper (19 April 2020). "Hudeidi: The Somali 'king of oud' who was felled by coronavirus". BBC News.
^ ab"'King of Oud' Somali musician Hudeydi dies from coronavirus". RFI. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^"Somalia: Legendary musician succumbs to COVID-19 in London". Garowe Online. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
March 01, 2023
hudeidi, ahmed, ismail, hussein, somali, axmed, ismaaciil, xuseen, xudeydi, known, xudeydi, somali, musician, played, composed, songs, birth, nameahmed, ismail, hussein, also, known, asboqorkii, cuudka, king, born, 1928, april, 1928berbera, british, somaliland. Ahmed Ismail Hussein Hudeidi Somali Axmed Ismaaciil Xuseen Xudeydi known as Hudeidi or Xudeydi was a Somali musician who played the oud and composed songs HudeidiBirth nameAhmed Ismail Hussein HudeidiAlso known asBoqorkii Cuudka King of oud 1 Born 1928 04 15 15 April 1928Berbera British Somaliland now Somaliland Died8 April 2020 2020 04 08 aged 91 1 London United KingdomGenresSomaliOccupation s Singer songwriter composer instrumentalistInstrument s Oud Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Death 3 See also 4 ReferencesEarly life and career EditHudeidi was born in Berbera in 1928 and raised in Yemen where his father was a police sergeant 2 Hudeidi was always fascinated by music and fell in love with the oud when his father took him to a party in Aden where an Arab man was playing the instrument He learned how to play it from Abdullahi Qarshe who advised Hudeydi s father to buy his son an oud and a pick as well as books and writing instruments for school 3 4 During the 1950s and 1960s Hudeidi lived in Yemen Somalia and Djibouti playing the oud and getting into trouble for singing politically rebellious songs as well as from rival musicians 4 In 1973 he moved to the United Kingdom where he performed at private functions such as family weddings and taught others how to play the oud He retired after a final concert at the Kayd Somali Arts and Culture centre in February 2020 5 Death EditHudeidi died on 8 April 2020 in London from COVID 19 4 5 6 eight days before his 92nd birthday See also EditMusic of SomaliaReferences Edit a b Xudeydii oo London ku Geeriyooday VOA in Somali Retrieved 8 April 2020 Dahir Abdi Latif 8 April 2020 Ahmed Ismail Hussein Venerable Somali Musician Dies at 91 The New York Times Retrieved 31 May 2020 Radio 3 World on Your Street Musicians Stories BBC Retrieved 4 April 2014 a b c Mary Harper 19 April 2020 Hudeidi The Somali king of oud who was felled by coronavirus BBC News a b King of Oud Somali musician Hudeydi dies from coronavirus RFI 9 April 2020 Retrieved 18 April 2020 Somalia Legendary musician succumbs to COVID 19 in London Garowe Online Retrieved 8 April 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hudeidi amp oldid 1105550635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
