Hacaacii — New Oromo Modern Melody Released

🎵 Hacaacii — New Oromo Modern Melody Released

TC Press announces the release of a new Oromo modern‑melody track titled Hacaacii, now available on YouTube.  

This song blends indigenous lyrical tradition with contemporary autonomous‑age sound design, making visible the quiet, invisible beauty of rural Oromo landscapes and cultural memory.

YouTube link:  

https://youtube.com/shorts/MXfj6HmAZQI?is=oZ6WfbY06RM1z9RI

About the Song

Hacaacii is inspired by a real place where the small river Doganoo flows toward Dhidheesa, surrounded by flat grazing lands, forest edges, wildlife, and the sacred Odaa tree on the hilltop.

The song reflects the emotional pull of returning to a landscape where land, animals, people, and memory are inseparable.

The lyrics express longing, reflection, and the resonance of nature:

Hacaacii keessa nannayyee

Maaf garaan na nanayee

Yoo qalbiin keessa demanii

Bobbasa bushayee kenyaa

Lafaa dheeda lowwannii

Ya qeerransa laga dooganoo

Egaa sif gamte yoonawoo

These lines form a poetic map of Hacaacii — a place where river, hill, forest, and community meet.

Cultural Significance

The song brings forward the invisible indigenous beauty of places like Hacaacii, where:

• villagers gather under the Odaa tree

• animals and people share the river

• forests provide daily resources

• wildlife moves freely

• memory and land remain intertwined

By combining modern melody with traditional imagery, Hacaacii becomes a sonic preservation of Oromo heritage in the autonomous age.