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World Service,25 Oct 1990,30 mins

Somali Songs of Defiance

Arts and Africa

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Oral poetry is 'the foundation of all Somali culture' but normally excludes women. However, during the struggle for independence in the 1940s women came forward to compose and recite political poetry. Presented by Carolyn Dempster.

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