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- ↑ Dahir, Abdi Latif (8 April 2020). "Ahmed Ismail Hussein, Venerable Somali Musician, Dies at 91". The New York Times . Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "Radio 3 World on Your Street - Musicians' Stories". BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 Mary Harper (19 April 2020). "Hudeidi: The Somali 'king of oud' who was felled by coronavirus". BBC News.
- 1 2 "'King of Oud' Somali musician Hudeydi dies from coronavirus". RFI. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ↑ "Somalia: Legendary musician succumbs to COVID-19 in London". Garowe Online. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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