[1] Habiba Abdillah Waberi was born on the 8 July 1961 in Djibouti, French Somaliland.

She first performed on stage at the age of 21 with the group Gacan Macan and began her artistic career in 1982.

She often made use of satire, metaphor and historical allusions to convey complex themes in an understandable manner.

Xabiiba was a prominent figure in traditional Djiboutian music.

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