Saba: 'Hoio' from the album Jidka (The Line)

Born in Mogadishu to an Italian father and Ethiopian mother, Saba has come to represent the meeting of African and European cultures: as an actress she starred in a long-running TV drama, playing the role of a policewoman fighting against the prejudice of her colleagues, while dealing with issues such as illegal immigration from Africa. On Jidka (The Line), her musical debut, she explores the divide between Somalia and Italy with a rare sensitivity and gentle humour; mixing acoustic guitars and koras with traditional African beats and contemporary percussion. The result reflects both one woman's search for her identity and what it means to be alive in the 21 st century, when so many people live in more than one culture.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• World
• Music
• Somalia
• Ethiopia
• Italy
• Pop

[bradwmn]

I believe most of it is sung in Xamar Weyne - a dialect from Somalia. Also, I think Saba does speak Ethiopian.

[MoiChocolade]

my mum use to sing this to me when I was baby, its a beautiful somali lullaby

[keysi07]

Saba you go girl.. keep your somali heritage.

And best of luck For you Dear.

From:Somali Boy

[abuu1]

I AM STILL IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG HOOYO HOOYO AAAN SOO XASUUSTAY THANKS HOOYO

HUWAAYA HUWAAYA HABARTA MAJOOGTO KOBAHEEDA QADATAY KOR IYO KOONFIREE JIRTEE DARIIQAA KUMAQANTAY KABAHEEDA QAADATAY MIDBA MEEL KU TUURTEE

HOOYO HOOYO

HABARTAA WA SO NOQON DOONTO IIDA MEEL DHEER MA AAADIN

HABARTAA MARKASTA WAKA FAKIREESAAA

HABARTA WAA TANAA HABHABSII HOOYADAA WAA TANAA HABHABSII

HUWAAYA HUWAAYA

[abuu1]

HUWAAYA HUWAAYA HABARTA MAJOOGTO KOBAHEEDA QADATAY KOR IYO KOONFIREE JIRTEE DARIIQAA KUMAQANTAY KABAHEEDA QAADATAY MIDBA MEEL KU TUURTEE

HOOYO HOOYO

HABARTAA WA SO NOQON DOONTO IIDA MEEL DHEER MA AAADIN

HABARTAA MARKASTA WAKA FAKIREESAAA

HABARTA WAA TANAA HABHABSII HOOYADAA WAA TANAA HABHABSII

HUWAAYA HUWAAYA

[amasuEnd]

Last thing Somalia needs is a etio actress thats whant to get her 15 min of fame by saing that she has "roots" in Somalia.

1. First of all, you clearly dont speak Somali, since i cant understand a word. Only the word "jidka"

2. Second, how are you Somali?? Your father is Italian and your Mother is Ethiopean right? Why dont you speak of the Poverty and corruption in Ethiopea?

3. You are not Muslim. Somalia is. No Somali will relate to you. And Knaan is already representing Somalia.

[MrFaarah08]

WTF!!!!

[boninamedina]

love this song this woman is somali believe me..my mom use to babysit her as a child her father was a italian doctor..her mom is born in somalia but she was originally from ethiopia she was a orthodox christian..so no more guessing i hope..somalis ethiopians sudanese we are mostly the same we lookalike we accept gotta accept that we are almost alike...peace out stop hating on ur brothers and sisters

[ahmedw5]

jidka means the road, not the line, i am somali my self.

my mother yus to sing this song to me when i was a kid to. love this song...

[dxd20]

kkk waar wuxuu maxay ku heesaysaa kkkk

[hoyaddawas]

niice

[lilmoneyakabeauty]

wajcaa la hi

(i love it)