The Famous Cilmi Boodhari Bakery has been closed


As stated in this video, the bakery has been closed by the man who owned it. The sign has been painted over. It's quite sad to see this. Perhaps if Somaliland had a compentant government that valued historical sites, they would have bought the bakery from the man and made it a historical site for Somalis to come visit.
 

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smooth talk on a rainy summer evening
What is the context behind it? Why is it famous? Why did he close it. Give us cliffs. I can’t watch the vid right now :(
 
What is the context behind it? Why is it famous? Why did he close it. Give us cliffs. I can’t watch the vid right now :(

Don't worry. The video doesn't discuss much about his story. Cilmi Boodhari was a poet from Berbera. He fell terribly in love with a woman who visited the bakery that he worked at and became sick with love. Here's a wiki page on it:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmi_Boodhari

Here's the story behind all the poems (highly recommend you listen to it when you have time. The dude would recite poems all of sudden in all kind of settings. Kinda funny if you think about it)
Here's the full story told by Hodan's son:

 
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