They said so because when one listens to his songs, they teach a lot about life, friendship, family, etc.Īli Birra is not selfish. His friends told him “Only if he spoke the language and understood the meanings of the lyrics, he would have liked him even more”. I remember a graduate of Unity University describing how he enjoyed with his Oromo friends at a party with Ali Birra’s songs, especially, ‘Sin barbaada hoggu’. “Since we liked Ali Birra but couldn’t hear his lyrics, we changed the lyrics that goes as ‘ Eshurururu yaa burtukaane wooĭayme walalaa be’an sifudheen gala’ Into: ‘Eshurururu yaa burtukaane woo Endabagabir tsubuk suwa neyru.’ One Tigrigna speaker who used to listen to his songs in Axum, Tigray in the 60s and 70s expresses how he likes his songs as follows. But they like his vocal and the way he sings. But his fans come from diverse cultures and languages. He has sung in different languages at different times. Ali Birra is a singer known for his songs in Oromifa. Among them are Oromifa, Somali, Harari, Arabic, Amharic, and English languages fluently. He speaks of great ideas fluently in many languages. May be this is the result of the way he grew up. He has passed through many ups and downs because of his views.Īs a person, he has also a likeable character. The contents of his lyrics show that he is wise and of high intellect in his culture.Īs a member of his society, he has a courageous and confident character to speak his mind. He follows the public interest and expresses it very well. He speaks on their behalf on many topics.He communicates the socio-economic and political problems of his people. Take, for example, ‘ hinyaadini ‘meaning “don’t worry.” He touches on hot issues of politics and segregation. Ali Birra’s songs have very interesting virtues among which are the following: The themes of his lyrics focus on various issues ranging from love to separation, friendship to education. The lyrics convey vital meanings to listeners. He writes philosophic lyrics for his songs.Īli Birra writes great lyrics and composes melodies liked by many without losing their identity. His songs raise questions about many issues such as love, hatred, politics, and life in general.Likeable Vocal – He has a likeable vocal.The virtues of Ali Birra’s songs are many. He uses the language, melody and beat of Oromo music to convey his message. His songs are rooted in the Oromo culture. He has a good command of the different dialects of Afaan Oromo. Be it those who speak the Oromifa language/Afaan Oromoo/ or those who don’t. That is why Ali Birra’s songs are liked by many. His melodies are rooted in Oromo culture. Ali Birra – the Universal Ambassador of the Oromo Language and CultureĪli Birra is a virtuous creative singer.
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