Singer, guitarist, and theatrical performer who was the recipient of the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Somalian community in Minnesota.
He started singing at an early age and took up guitar as his first instrument.
Two of his most famous songs are "Soohor Caashaqa" and "Kala hadhi maynee (Hilbaheenna isku yaalle."
He was born into an artistic family in Dinsoor.
Samatar and Laurika Rauch are both famous singers from the African continent.