[3][4] Sinimo was born in the 1920s in Jaarahorato, an historical village situated 25 miles (40 km) north-east of the present Borama, Somaliland.
He was the fourth son in a family of 18 children, consisting of nine boys and nine girls.
2 page 80, he affirmed that "modern music was in the air at the time of Abdi Sinimo, who is widely regarded as the genius who formulated and organized it into the belwo and thus took well deserved credit and honor for it.
"[5] The first band Sinimo created was in Borama during 1944 when he retired from driving and went into music full-time.
[2] Members of his band were: Below is a sample from a poem by Abdi Sinimo which he first hummed while repairing a broken truck in 1943.