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Hudeidi died on 7 April 2020 in London from [[COVID-19]],<ref name=Harper/><ref name=RFI/><ref>{{cite web |title=Somalia: Legendary musician succumbs to COVID-19 in London |url=https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-legendary-musician-succumbs-to-covid-19-in-london |publisher=Garowe Online |accessdate=8 April 2020}}</ref> eight days before his 92nd birthday. |
Hudeidi died on 7 April 2020 in London from [[COVID-19]],<ref name=Harper/><ref name=RFI/><ref>{{cite web |title=Somalia: Legendary musician succumbs to COVID-19 in London |url=https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-legendary-musician-succumbs-to-covid-19-in-london |publisher=Garowe Online |accessdate=8 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="BBC-52280216">{{cite web |title=The 'king of oud' who was felled by coronavirus |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-52280216 |website=BBC News |accessdate=19 April 2020 |date=19 April 2020}}</ref> eight days before his 92nd birthday. |
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Hudeidi | |
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| Birth name | Ahmed Ismail Hussein Hudeidi |
| Also known as | Boqorkii Cuudka (King of oud)[1] |
| Born | 15 April 1928 Berbera, British Somaliland |
| Died | 7 April 2020 (aged 91)[1] London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Somali |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, composer, instrumentalist |
| Instrument | Oud |
Ahmed Ismail Hussein Hudeidi (Somali: Axmed Ismaaciil Xudeydi; 15 April 1928 – 7 April 2020), known as Hudeidi or Xudeydi, was a Somali musician who played the oud and composed songs.
Early life and career
Born in Berbera in 1928 and raised in Yemen, 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.[2][3]
During the 1950s and 1960s, Hudeidi lived in Yemen, Somaliland, and Djibouti, playing the oud and getting into trouble for singing politically rebellious songs as well as from rival musicians.[3] 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.[4]
Death
Hudeidi died on 7 April 2020 in London from COVID-19,[3][4][5][6] eight days before his 92nd birthday.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Xudeydii oo London ku Geeriyooday". VOA (in Somali). Retrieved 8 April 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.
- ^ "The 'king of oud' who was felled by coronavirus". BBC News. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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