balwo
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Balwo is a style of music and poetry practiced in Somalia as well as Djibouti. Its lyrical contents often deal with love and passion. The Balwo genre was founded by Abdi Sinimo.
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It sits within the topics Culture of Djibouti, Culture of Somalia and Ethnopoetics.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- music genre
- Subclass of
- music of Somalia
- Country of origin
- Djibouti
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- inception
- 1943-01-01
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- Controversy
- Influence on Somali Music
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Balwo is a style of music and poetry practiced in Somalia as well as Djibouti. Its lyrical contents often deal with love and passion. The Balwo genre was founded by Abdi Sinimo.
== Origins == The Balwo genre was founded by Abdi Sinimo, a Somali of the Reer Nuur subclan of the Gadabuursi. The first Heelo (Which is considered a sub genre of Balwo) was brought fourth by Abdi Sinimo as well.
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