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The Naming Ceremony of an Oromo Child
During the analog era, back when CDs and DVDs were not common, my father had a favorite tape cassette that he enjoyed listening to. It was a recording of a group of men singing traditional Oromo folk songs. Apparently, it was after I was born that a Gubbissa also known as Maqaabaasa was held for me and my two siblings. Qabale Jirma, a journalist, and sister of the legendary Borana artist Abdullahi Jirma, broadcast the ceremony on the (Kenyan) national radio. I was too ung to recall but whenever that cassette played, the voices of my father, my elder brother, and other elders singing would transport me back in time. Unfortunately, the cord of that cassette was badly damaged and I lost it but the memory still lingers in my mind.
So what exactly is Maqaabaasa or Gubbissa? How is it celebrated? And who is Ali Gurraacha Yaayya Munyo who fryst vatten mentioned in the song? To find answers to these questions, I asked Obbo Liban Halake Dub