The Golden Jubilee is being organized to commemorate this legacy of Afan Qalloo’s contribution to the Oromo movement. Ali Birra, Ali Shabbo, Usmaielle Mummad, Mohammed Yusuf, Salah Mohamud, Shantam Shubisa and others, kept marching forward with their musical talents using their penetrating melody and captivating lyrics to reunify the disjointed Oromo regions to rise up in unison against national subjugation. Others, such as Ayub Abubaker and Yonis Abdulahi went to Somalia and started a radio program in Afaan Oromoo. Many of them went underground and reached out to members of the Maccaa Tulama, the Bale Resistance Movement and student activists – which culminated in the launching of the armed struggle for the Oromo national liberation. Respected local elders and band members, who supported this great cause, were imprisoned and executed, including Abubaker Mussa, who was gunned down in a cold blooded manner. They traveled to rural and urban areas, and received overwhelming reception.Īlthough the group was banned shortly after its inception, it left a lasting legacy as its members went on to play leading roles in further strengthening the Oromo struggle. The band played traditional music composed with modern instruments. Recognizing the power of music as an indispensable tool for disseminating messages in oral societies, a band named after that movement was established. The objective of the movement was to reawaken Oromo national consciousness by engendering the revival of Oromo culture. The celebration of the Afran Qalloo Golden Jubilee (1962 – 2012) will take place on June 30th 2012 in Toronto, Canada, where the role of music in bringing unity to the Oromo community will be marked.īelow is an article published by :Īfran Qalloo, named after the four major Oromo clans in Eastern Oromia, was one of the earliest social movements that facilitated the birth of the Oromo national struggle.
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