Xiddigaha Geeska (The Horn Stars) () is a Somali music band from Somaliland. The band is funded by Somaliland's Ministry of Information and National Guidance. The band is led by Ahmedweli Ibrahim Furinle ().
History Xiddigaha Geeska was formed in Hargeisa, Somaliland in 2004. The band first rose to fame for promoting the Horn Cable Television group, a Somali television channel based in Somaliland. The band was formed at a time when the broader Somali entertainment and music industry was still struggling due to war, radicalization and cultural stereotyping, and the band soon grew to become a household name in Somaliland as well as other Somali-inhabited territories.
Members Name Nickname Joined Left Reference Mursal Muse Founding member (2012) Present Ahmed Weli Furinle Founding member (2012) Present Khadra Abdi Silimo 2012 Present Asma Ahmed Love Founding member (2012) Present Mohamed Siciid BK 2012 - 2016, Returned 2025 Present Hamda Abdi Queen 2012 2018 Nimcan Abdirahman Hillaac 2013 2016 Mohamed Ahmed Cirro 2013 Present Yurub Mohamed Geenyo 2013 2017 Abdihani Hashi 2013 Present Abdirahman Aydid Oday 2013 Present Yusuf Adan Jeego 2014 2016 Ifrah Ahmed Hargeisa 2014 Present Yusuf Adan Jeego 2014 2016 Ismail Danan 2014 2016 Sidiiq Burmad 2014 2015 Ifrah Tolmoon 2014 2016 Yusuf Hanad 2014 2015 Abdirisaq Anshax 2014 Present Maxamed Xarrago 2013 Present
Controversies A major controversy arose when four members of the group arrived in Mogadishu, Somalia to perform and shared photos online with a blue Somali flag, causing their arrest by Somaliland police for allegedly violating Somaliland's sovereignty.
Tours and Concerts The Horn Stars have performed in several concert tours outside of Somaliland, including Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and the United Kingdom. The band's debut solo concert tour of 2015 visited Mogadishu.
Discography
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See also
Waayaha Cusub
References