Mogadishu’s Finest : The Al-Uruba Sessions is a curation of the best work from Somali 1980’s group Iftin Band
published : 25 Oct 2022 at 04:00
Mogadishu in Somalia in the mid-1980s was a crossroads where Africa, Asia and Europe joined, where hotels like the Al-Uruba competed with other luxury venues to host some of the Indian Ocean’s most potent popular music. Situated right on Lido beach, the distinctive Al-Uruba building with Arabic and Somali architectural influences had a little-known recording studio.
The Iftin Band entertained well-heeled locals, high-end tourists and visiting business leaders at Al-Uruba but to connect with ordinary Somalis, the band also…