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About Khadija Jiijo Jeesto
“They say a man with four wives always has trouble,” Khadija once laughed. “Maybe they should say the same about a woman with four journeys.” When Somalia collapsed into civil war in the early 1990s, singer Khadija Jijo Jeesto faced the same perilous crossroads as countless others. Determined to escape violence, she entrusted smugglers to ferry her across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen and on to Saudi Arabia. Twice deported, including once to Ethiopia, Khadija persisted.
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Waa Kula Joogaa (I Am With You)
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Dahableey (Golden One)
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Galad (Victory)
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Gabar iyo Garoob (A Girl and a Widow)
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Ana Wada is Weydiyaa (I Ask Myself Too)
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Samaaraya Samaara (Samara, Oh Samara)
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808 Xamar
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808 Xamar: Exiled Digital Somali Sounds from 1990s Saudi Arabia (Bandcamp Exclusive)
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