Awesome crowd vibes! K'naan performs "Hoobaale" live at the San Francisco Apple Store!

[@dmohamed]

Great song with great artist. I'm here after 12 yrs.

[@shrwnsan]

Still a classic live performance for me as well! Miss K'Naan

[@loomystar]

Love and Peace from Yemen to الصومال

[@karamakuligeen1412]

We love you too peace in Yemen anf somalia

[@abdiali719]

Yémen peace Salaam

[@hrachvahetakhman6820]

Let us pray Syria Yemen Somalia...ameen

[@gamasb8222]

Ahlam hold tight, Yemen will be on top again insha allah. There was time that Yemen dominate whole Middle East 1400 years ago and there was the time that somalia used feed Saudi Arabia.

[@34jj24]

@@gamasb8222 Damn true, we shall wait for that faithfull day

[@loomystar]

I am from Yemen but i love Africa the origin of everything in this universe

[@alisalad5264]

This from somali And somali may be arab

[@user-kv8go8pw9q]

@@alisalad5264 we are not Arabs. we traded with Arabs and everyone, but we are African and black.

[@MyTima123]

@@alisalad5264 we are older than Arabs atleast 5000-8000 years. 100 years ago we used to send them gold, camels and so on.

[@africankidd3642]

@@alisalad5264 lie Walla beenta noo dhaaf nio is faali

[@FatimaAli-lx3pm]

so proud to a Somali, we are rich in pure poetry culture Norman they pass through the word by poetry the history is by poetry

[@kalkidantilahun5071]

Oh the lyrics they dont only rhyme, they beat your heart and mind.

[@DrSylva22]

Soft voice and hearty... language is not important... The music enters the heart...that's enough...thanks

[@hsfmi]

"how can u turn the deafest ear when it's ur own brother calling?" beautiful, k'naan is such a poet.

[@cabdishakuurcalidarwiish9522]

- How can they only fix the bridge after somebody has fallen Hoobalayoow heedhe, Hoobaalayoow heedhe - How can you turn the deafest ear when it's your own brother calling Hoobaalayoow heedhe, Hoobaalayoow heedhe - How can you teach your kids to love when it's killing they're memorizing Hoobaalayoow heedhe Hoobaalayoow heedhe - How can they go war with terror when it's war that's terrorizing Hoobaalayoow heedhe Hoobaalayoow heedhe - Adduunyadda hanwaynidda ilmahaa loo halgamayaaye Hoobaalayoow heedhe Hoobaalayoow heedhe - Hawadana ragg baa degoo dayaxa hoos u soo dayee Hoobaalayoow heedhe Hoobaalayoow heedhe - dadka ninkii hurdee taas ogeyn halistii weeyaane Hoobaalayoow heedhe Hoobaalayoow heedhe - Anaggana haleeladda dhasiyo hilinkii mooyaan'e Hoobaalayoow heedhe Hoobaalayoow heedhe - in aan dhiig dhulkeena u huraa way haboon tahay'e Hoobaalayoow heedhe Hoobaalayoow heedhe

[@shiinemavio4699]

Tnx. My prother. Big respect

[@Bmonet22]

I Love the sound of this song !!!!

[@TheMaestro8]

Brittany Mone't 💕

[@fariidtv7127]

It’s an old Somali song 🇸🇴

[@thadabspot9224]

we need more artists like k'naan truly a breath of fresh air in an industry that prides it's self on choking the breath out of the art

[@kalkidantilahun5071]

He connected the roots to the hiphop. Man has tallent and some charismatic thing about him.

[@waryaawariiri1812]

Nothing to do with hiphop. This is an old Somali song from 1970s. Type Hoobaalayoow heedhe.

[@igotalovestoned]

classic knaan! love this tune even though i dont understand his somali words but still , i still know how to love this man

[@renatorodrigues6103]

+doomsdaystrugler waqtikaas umada soomaaliya wexey ahaayeen jaahiliin. is that right?

[@masterlytoe718]

Not really, i looked into the hoobal thing and it means "everybody" so hoobalayow heedhe means listen everybody. Hobaal can also mean singers or musicians as in "hobaladi waberi" and i asked some people from mii (baadiyo) and they said hoobaal means people and thats where the word hablo for girls and heblayo derives from. I thought it was the diety hubal too but it turns out it wasnt and our forefathers only had one diety WAAQ but then there were other personalities like xuur (the angel of death) and baas/balaayo (the devil) and there were some female "gods" too but there was only one supreme God and that was Waaq so it turns out they were monotheistic but believed in intermediates too for example you would ask the female god to give health to pregnant women but she in turn would ask waaq etc. Just like some christians pray through christ even though they know he isnt the Father. Anyways interesting things.

[@Garablaqe700]

Sir Benjamin Prevosa he loves you 2 bruh

[@hassanalihassan8512]

Adunyada han wayniyo ilamaa loo hal gamayaaye Hawadan ragbaa tagoo dayaxa hoos u soo eegay Halkaa ninkii hurdaaya taas ogeeen halistii weyaane Anagan habeenada dhashiyo hilibka moyaane Inaa dalkeenaaa dhiig u hurnaa way haboontahaye In english it says People are in compitition with education, Some of the reach the sky And look them down at the moon Others are deep sleep and an aware of it Indeed they are in danger But i would shed blood for my country And if necesary i will die for it.

[@igotalovestoned]

Renato Rodrigues yes what is the translation of that in english?

[@abdifatahabdi3337]

WoW 🤩 what a wonderful tune with great Somali Melody, i hope that my people gets these peace ✌️ words

[@iluvxamar]

One Love My SOmalia People!

[@asadomar2694]

iluvxamar tnxs also is we love u

[@MrQalay2005]

One of my favoutie song in my young age❤❤❤

[@loomystar]

Oh Mama Khadiga i miss u so much ..you used to sing it to me when i was a child

[@ßí777-e1c]

That our cultural music and songs waaw Hoobaalay hoobey

[@8ohm1]

k'Naan tells it - no doubt - on tour right now western Canada - what a treasure from Somalia/Canada

[@TashaKoenig]

Much love for Somalia

[@maahaji]

🤩❤hobaalayw heedhe hawadana rag baa tagoo dayaxane hoos uso dayoo 👌👍

[@shuaybmgobyarey7879]

good job for k'naan big respect

[@asalkagahagafin4049]

Knaan great artist from motherland we are proud of you

[@dawnhewitt1]

Beautiful!

[@ahmedmahamed4602]

i think that you are a big star or singer iam calling you from somalia so iam listening your songs every time and iam gretting you very much knaan ilike you very much thank you good byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyye

[@imanjama7858]

6/23/2023💜♥️👏🏽

[@shrwnsan]

Still a classic 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@eagel143]

Much love for Knaan

[@Mofamisa77]

keynaan,taking it back to the roots.inaba caadi maaha.

[@naasiraadanabokor5843]

ow can you teach your kids to love when it's killin' their memorizin'? Hobalayow heedhe x2 How can you teach your kids to love when it's killin' their memorizin'? Hobalayow heedhe x2 How can they go to war with terror when its war that's terrorizin'? Hobalayow heedhe x2 How can they go to war with terror when its war that's terrorizin'?

[@MsDreamy510]

makes me wanna learn Somali

[@hassanalihassan8512]

Aud. S. Proud of u i should it for u It says frist i will say it in somali then english Adunyada han wayniyo ilamaa loo hal gamayaaye Hawadan ragbaa tagoo dayaxa hoos u soo eegay Halkaa ninkii hurdaaya taas ogeeen halistii weyaane Anagan habeenada dhashiyo hilibka moyaane Inaa dalkeenaaa dhiig u hurnaa way haboontahaye In english it says People are in compitition with education, Some of the reach the sky And look them down at the moon Others are deep sleep and an aware of it Indeed they are in danger But i would shed blood for my country And if necesary i will die for it.

[@drabdulhamidabdilahi4821]

We will help you to learn Somali language

[@maxieyellowbobpants]

this is great!!!

[@jamiilojiddan3267]

Axyaa fanan wadani ah I love k'naan

[@ShibisGurl4life]

Love you booooooo."legendary!

[@Kayse2010]

Those who are non-Somali. I dont think the word Hobaaloo hee dheh means any thing in English its just a melody we sing. In Somalia when nomads are watering their cows, camels, sheep or any thing they often develop their own melodies to make them forget the work and make time pass. This is the origin of our poetry. We often begin with a well known melody and end it the same manner. This is the same. Its like Latino's CHA CHA

[@jacobnkem4910]

Thanks for that

[@sajokal20]

@Jacob Nkem . I am a Somali Historian , Hoobal means 'Artist" in Somali language and he was the sacred ancestor of Somali Art ! Hee Dhe , means "say yes " ! Oh Artist ,say yes ! it is as if we ask permission to the ancestor of Somali Puntite Art ! The homeland of the pharaohs

[@anonymous-ri7tl]

+Sajokal Horseed interesting

[@mobayle8508]

@@sajokal20 Back days Great

[@shugnight100]

Hobaalo yo heedhe means give me you hearing and say yes for me is beginning of something

[@صابرة-ي9ط]

Woooow 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙❣❣❣❣❣❣❣

[@abdiraxmaanmaxamuud3336]

Very good

[@shrwnsan]

Thanks for stopping by. Indeed. Imagine the live acoustics with this song in person. Quite awesome!

[@MALIRIPPA]

Mashallah thats Real original

[@faraxsanmuhumad1924]

Iam somali wooow song

[@RazakAkunyare]

Don't be dissing. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

[@xaashixaashi]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaw its amazin kip dat sprit knaan am broud of you

[@Ayeeyo1]

@madgurl171 No its not mandeeq it was sang by Haliimo qaliif "Magool"

[@MsDreamy510]

he's adorable

[@ahmedmahamed4602]

iam very deeply thanks knaan becouse he is somaali man iam looking for you all time iam calling you somali my name is ahmed muhanad and my chum who call second his name was adnan

[@CushiticSomalianMale]

@nomadicphilosopher11 thats right bro, and that is pre islam, a.k.a in other words Before islam reached Somalia.. before we the Somali tribe of Africa, got converted to islam and eventually left out native Pharaoh'nic religions... of Hoobaal and Waaq... so yeah well said bro, i see you still acknowledge the stpry about our ancestors faiths.... stay blessed bro and stay educated

[@xidig3833]

Kenaan

[@shrwnsan]

Right?! Classic and timeless

[@kaydkadirir5253]

Kynaan Sounds nice very well And

[@shrwnsan]

Thanks for stopping by. Yah, it was quite an experience. Imagine... the timing of this in-store performance back then! Blessed!

[@abdullahiwarsame118]

his somali is perfect

[@clraxmaansiciid3533]

Woooow

[@hanihappy2014]

Mash Allah ilhay no Kah xafiido

[@goldanboy8818]

💖💖🙏💯

[@TheRoyalFreshness69]

DOPE!

[@CushiticSomalianMale]

@bassmastar thats exactly right brother.. Bless SOMALiAN = K'naan

[@mokhtar1258]

Hobalayow heedhe, I was listining this Songs my Moma

[@GDOTSTAR1]

quite easy to learn

[@mymoha2009]

@madgurl08 it was originally sang by maandeeq in late 1960s,,,,,tha song is called hoobaalayow heedhe

[@somediscovery5988]

M.A Wllhi Knaan waxaatahay real man lkn Nasiibdaro😢😭

[@alfredino724]

this is music

[@nomadicphilosopher11]

@ShibisGurl4life Actually the people that use to inhabit what is now known as somalia did worship gods such as hobaal and waaq. These ancient gods are still used in modern somali today, such as the poem hobaalo hobaalaeey, and barwaaqo the term used to describe times of abundant rain, bar known as rain back then and waaq the god, meaing gods rain(waaqs rain),

[@ugaaspadri7616]

Waw k'naan

[@user-dh9bd5st6t]

traditional somali song & music

[@madgurl171]

Does any one know the original somali version to this song and who sang it?

[@hassanalihassan8512]

asha ali xalima qalif

[@ahmedmahamed4602]

iam like that song

[@xamsecabdiqaadir5338]

W0ooooow nice fun

[@cawilxasanjamac2081]

beela beela

[@قاسمباوفا]

Waan kahelay heesta

[@Jaleeltech-YT.]

Xasuustii queen Magool.

[@Mcloud876]

Nuff rating k'naan..fi real.

[@nomadicphilosopher11]

@Kayse2010 hobaalo hee dheh, very simply means hobaalo answear, as this was the god worshiped before islam reached somalia, this bobaalo poem, which is now know as was a way of communcating with hobaal, like a prayer performed by the people

[@haar91]

sad song

[@Deecarney90]

@knaanbest what does this mean in english? I really wanna know

[@hassanalihassan8512]

Dwayne Carney Here it says Adunyada han wayniyo ilamaa loo hal gamayaaye Hawadan ragbaa tagoo dayaxa hoos u soo eegay Halkaa ninkii hurdaaya taas ogeeen halistii weyaane Anagan habeenada dhashiyo hilibka moyaane Inaa dalkeenaaa dhiig u hurnaa way haboontahaye In english it says People are in compitition with education, Some of the reach the sky And look them down at the moon Others are deep sleep and an aware of it Indeed they are in danger But i would shed blood for my country And if necesary i will die for it.

[@afrothuder]

what does it mean

[@Shaacuur]

afrothuder it tells Modern civilisation

[@lolsih101]

lol

[@afrothuder]

I totally agree English is dry

[@muxiyadinmuminohaya3498]

viva somali

[@najmoismail70]

adiga laftigaga English ka masaxna, ee stop judging him n his lyrics

[@cfcyusuf11]

Hoo'Baal', a pagan god.