Mohamed Nuur Giriig (, ) (1935–2002) was a Somali singer, specializing in traditional Somali music. Biography Giriig was born in 1935 in Berbera, now Somaliland to a Warsangali Darod family, originally from Las Khorey on the Maakhir Coast. In 1954, he was among a group of auditioners, from which he was selected to join a troupe of Oud singers. Giriig's musical career began after that, which was marked by a number of hit songs. Most of the latter were recorded during the Somali music scene's Golden Age in the 1960s. Giriig died in Hargeisa on January 17, 2002. Discography Some of Giriig's all-time classic songs include: Timahaaga Dheeree Suleikha Dayaha I Dhibay Halay Maahee Khadraay Boodhari Sidiisii Wacad Gamaayeey Soomar See also Music of Somalia External links all his songs on masuul 20th-century Somalian male singers Somalian Muslims 1935 births 2002 deaths