Mogadishu 's 14 private radio stations stopped playing music after threat from Islamic extremists . Journalist Mohamed Amiin Adow contributed to this report . Militant groups are said to believe that music is un - Islamic , want it prohibited . In protest , 3 stations broadcast nature noises : hooves , ocean waves , cats ' roars and birds . Somali journalist said this may mark beginning of campaign to silence independent music .
Mogadishu 's 14 private radio stations stopped playing music after threat from Islamic extremists . Militant groups are said to believe that music is un - Islamic , want it prohibited . In protest , 3 stations broadcast nature noises : hooves , ocean waves , cats ' roars and birds . Somali journalist said this may mark beginning of campaign to silence independent music .