What does a Somali band from the 80s do in the current TikTok trends? We pursued that
If a song prevails on Tiktok, then really. Then it is used massively for dances and videos of all types. There are examples of this: Pieces such as “Makeba” by Jain, “What You Know Bout Love” by Pop Smoke or “Pedro” from Jaxomy went viral there and then conquered the charts. Because the tracks will sooner or later become a hit phenomenon outside the platform. Because they are no longer tied in place and time or something. We want to get to the bottom of Tikok’s breakthroughs.
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As now “Gorof (Elixir)”-the track from the major major band with Sahra Dawo, which has become a hit on Tiktok. But what does a song from a Somali band from the 80s do in the TikTok trends? You can find out everything there is to know about the track.
“Gorof (Elixir)” by Dur major band is among the most popular sounds on Tiktok in Germany
We let facts speak: The Afrofunk song “Gorof (Elixir)” of the major band has made it 1st of the most popular tictok sounds of the past seven days in Germany.
Even though the song was released in 2017 on the compilation album Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa. Now he has a new hype …
Who hears “Gorof (Elixir)”? Overview of the most popular countries and age groups
According to the statistics of the TikTok Creative Center, all users come from the age group from the age group from 18 to 24 years. Here the song has been traveling since August 31. “Gorof (Elixir)” in Lithuania and Finland is particularly popular, followed by Poland, Ireland and the USA. The trend started a little earlier in these countries. Since then, the song has been used in over 25,000 TikToks.
Viral, the sound is probably especially in the design of “Rare Aesthetic” videos: Users: Inside, pictures and videos of topics that perceive them as rare and aesthetic-ironically or unironically, fictitious or real. Under the motto, videos of impressions from childhood, car trips or book shops gather. They stand for a collective nostalgia-accompanied by the light-footed but bitter sweet sound of the major major band.
Many users have found the song “Gorof (Elixir)” on YouTube: inside from the past few days probably found via Tiktok. There, some of them comment with comments such as “Rare Aesthetic: Somali Songs Finally Trending on Tiktok”, “Rare Aesthetic: Finding A Song on Tiktok Then Checking ItUube” or “Rare Asthetic: You Like The Damn Song”.
Here in the Tikok hit “Gorof (Elixir)” listen:
Who is the major band?
The major major band was a music group from Mogadischu, Somalia. It was founded in the 1980s and was one of the best-known groups of the disco scene in Mogadishu at that time. Their unique sound encompasses Funk and Disco with influences from the soul. Sahra Dawo was her front singer. She still works as a solo artist.
Today, some of the original members of the major band have regruppen in the major major band International. You still play international appearances today.
Leader: Inside a colorful Somali cultural scene
The major major band contributed to a wave of cultural abundance and artistic production in Somalia, which made the country stand out in political upheaval from art and culture on the horn of Africa. Thousands of recordings that were created in the Somali National Theater, Radio Mogadishu and other studios were supplemented by the night clubs in the Hotel Juba, in the Jazera Palace Hotel and in the Hotel Al-Curuuba, creating a blooming music scene.
Dur major conquered the Somali pop culture in the storm and was also very popular in the neighboring countries of Ethiopia, Dschibuti and Kenya until the civil war broke out in Somalia.
The band disassembled in the Somali civil war
In the 90s, the band disintegrated when their members emigrated to Ethiopia, Dschibuti or the United States on the run from war and violence. At that time, many Somali musicians fled: inside from their country to seek refuge outside of Somalia, mainly in East Africa and Europe. Many of those who remained were executed or killed by religious groups for their love for music, art and culture.
A plate with a film -like story
The songs published in 2017 on Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa come mostly from cassettes that have been hidden for decades. They are reminiscent of the “swinging Somalia” of the 1970s and 80s before the country was torn down by the civil war.
The history of the compilation is impressive. The year 1988 is written. On the eve of a two decades of two decades, Somalia’s authoritarian ruler Siad Barre started in response to independence efforts Massive air strikes to the north of the country, which is now known as Somaliland. The bombing destroyed the entire city. Barre also targeted the Hargeisa radio to prevent any kind of central communication system that could organize resistance.
In view of the upcoming attack, some brave radio operators and committed pioneers of Somali culture knew that the archives, which contained Somali music over half a century, had to be preserved. Thousands and thousands of cassettes and master bands were quickly removed from the buildings, which should soon become the goal. This is how it describes the blurb of the CD. These cassettes were brought to neighboring countries such as Dschibuti and Ethiopia and buried deep underground in order to withstand even the strongest air strikes.
Verloned songs
According to the CD description, these audio artifacts have only recently been excavated and brought back from their foreign hiding places. Some of these recordings are now kept in the 10,000 cassettes of the Red Sea Foundation archive, the world’s largest collection of Somali cassettes in the capital of Somaliland, Hargeisa. This music on the record has never been published for the mass market. Almost the entire recorded material comes from original master bands or homemade recordings of radio programs. Therefore, most of them were never heard outside of Somalias and the immediate region before 2017.