| Intro | Somali singer |
| Is | Singer |
| From | Somalia |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | female |
| Birth |
11 May 1950, Somalia |
| Age | 70 years |
Khadija Qalanjo (Somali: Khadiija Qalanjo, Arabic: خديجة قالانجو) was a popular Somali singer and folklore dancer in the 1970s and 1980s.
Biography
Qalanjo was born in Somalia.
She was the first Miss Somalia.
Qalanjo’s onstage performances often featured seductive hip-swaying and elaborate hand-gesturing. Her songs usually dealt with the pangs and joys of love unrequited, lost and regained.
Music
Popular songs by Qalanjo include:
- Caashaqa Sal iyo Baar
- Ragga iyo Haweenkuba
- Deesha
- Sharaf
- Hooyo
- Soohor Caashaqa – duet with Hasan Adan Samatar
- Diriyam – in 2016 a cover was made by the Ethiopian Jano Band.
- http://www.nomadlyrics.com/artist/k/105ad0b47923/khadija+qalanjo.html