Dur‐Dur Band

London-based 8-piece Somali Funk Band, Dur-Dur Band International is currently the only Somali Live Music Band in the world revived by Mr Liban Noah. Having toured in Europe mainly in Scandinavia, Germany, Holland and the UK, the band have some very good newspaper and radio reviews.

The group became famous 1980s in Somalia with lead singers such as; Sahra Dawo, Pastow, Eddi, Shimali, Qoma, Baastow and other vocalists, and have taken by storm in Somali pop culture and were very popular in neighbouring countries: Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya, until the civil war broke out in Somali 1991, and was later based to play in Addis Ababa venues, Ethiopia.

Dur-Dur Band International as it’s known now is the regrouping of some of the original Dur-Dur Band founding members such as the legendary bass player Abdillahi Ujerry, also Mohamaed Karama, Qomal, Omar Teesiyow including the legendry Iftin Band musicians Saleh Hariri, Nabil, Ali Atore, Yusuf Nagi and Said Hussein from Waaberi National Band with the phenomenon vocalist Fadumian Hilowle with a repertoire of Funky Oldies and contemporary compilations of the best in Somali Funk.

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Dur‐Dur Band

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