Dur-Dur Band

DUR DUR BAND
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 Mohamed 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 Fadumina Hilowle with a repertoire of Funky Oldies and contemporary compilations of the best in Somali Funk.
Dur Dur Band became famous 1980s in Somalia with the 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.
Many of the Somali musicians had fled the country to seek sanctuaries outside Somali a mainly in East Africa and Europe and at the time many had been executed or killed by the religious factions for their love of music art and culture.
*Dur Dur also means "spring" in Somali. 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. And have toured in Europe mainly in the Scandinavian, Germany, Holland and UK, the band have some very good newspaper and radio reviews.
By Liban Noah, Executive Manager