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The music of Sudan also has a strong tradition of lyrical expression that uses oblique metaphors, speaks about love, the history of a tribe or the beauty of the country. In his essay Sudanese Singing 1908–1958, author El Sirr A. Gadour translated an example for the lyrics of a love song from the beginning of the 20th century as follows: [9]
Al Balabil (Arabic: البلابل, transl. The Nightingales) were a popular Sudanese vocal group of three sisters, mainly active from 1971 until 1988. Their popular songs and appearance as modern female performers on stage, as well as on Sudanese radio and television, earned them fame all over East Africa and beyond, and they were sometimes referred to as the "Sudanese Supremes". [1]
Ramey Dawoud (born 1991), Sudanese-American singer; Aisha al-Falatiya (1905-1974) Gawaher (born 1969) Omer Ihsas (born 1958) Emmanuel Jal (born 1980), also connected to South Sudan and Kenya; Abdel Karim Karouma (1905-1947) Abdel Aziz El Mubarak (1951-2020) Khojali Osman (died 1994) Rasha (born 1971) Ayman al-Rubo (date of birth unknown) Abdel ...
Abdel Karim al Kabli (Arabic: عبد الكريم الكابلي), sometimes spelled el Kably or al Kably (13 April 1932 – 2 December 2021), was a popular Sudanese singer-songwriter, poet, composer and humanitarian, known for his songs with themes of love, passion, nationalism, Sudanese culture and folklore.
From the beginning of modern written literature during the early decades of the 20th century, and going back to old oral traditions, poetry and songs have been the most popular literary genres in Sudan. Songs celebrating the beauty of the land, its regions and scenery have been popular in Sudanese music since at least the 1930s.
His songs address topics such as romance, passion, Nubian folklore, heritage, revolution and patriotism, with some of his political songs resulting in him being jailed. [1] He was aligned with the political left and a member of the Sudanese Communist Party (the largest in Africa during the Cold War).
Noor al-Jailani (Arabic: النور الجيلاني; born 1944) is a Sudanese singer with a unique lyrical style that combines traditional folk singing with modern music, through topics of various shapes and contents. He sang many songs to South Sudan and loved nature and scenic views. Most of his songs were about the Nile and birds.
According to an article in Middle East Eye online magazine, Ibrahim al Kashif's song Write to Me Darling is set to the lyrics of the poem Letters, written by Sudanese poet Abed Abdel Rahman. After a long instrumental introduction of string instruments , percussion , oud and Western instruments like the flute , al Kashif sings about the narrator ...