Roars , growls and galloping hooves replaced music Tuesday on some of Mogadishu 's radio stations in a protest of a ban on music imposed by Islamic extremists . Somalia 's 14 private radio stations stop playing music after threat from un-Islamic extremists . Militant groups are said to believe that music is Islamic , want it prohibited . In protest , 14 stations broadcast nature noises : hooves , ocean waves , cats ' roars and growls . Islamic journalist fears this may mark beginning of plot to silence independent media .
Somalia 's 14 private radio stations stop playing music after threat from un-Islamic extremists . Militant groups are said to believe that music is Islamic , want it prohibited . In protest , 14 stations broadcast nature noises : hooves , ocean waves , cats ' roars and growls . Islamic journalist fears this may mark beginning of plot to silence independent media .