[1][2][3] Shay Mire Dacar was born in the city of Erigavo, capital of the Sanaag region of Somaliland, in 1969.
He began his musical career in the mid-1980s and became famous for his qaaci-style songs, performed with the accompaniment of the kaban (oud).
[1][2] After the Somali civil war, Shay Mire moved to Bosaso, where he released several notable songs and in 1998, Shay Mire relocated to Hargeisa, where he continued his artistic endeavors until his passing.
[1][2] He also participated in the Somali Week program in London in 2014, which is held annually and invites various poets and musicians.
[3] Shay Mire died on July 17, 2016, in Hargeisa, and is survived by five children, three sons and two daughters.