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As a child, he was a shepherd and it was about this time that he accidentally started by playing shimshal. 'Qale Mere' means `wise` as a sheep, it was a name as the adults in his childhood had given him because of his calm nature. It says little about how hard his childhood was. He was born as a son
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of a poor shepherd, and died poor. Upon his death, he was not only loved and respected as a musician but his work reached legendary status.
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