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Photograph of a wazza. The wazza, also referred to as al-Wazza, is a type of natural horn played in Sudanese music. [1] The wazza is a long wind instrument, constructed by joining several wooden tubes to form an elaborate gourd trumpet, and while blown, it is also tapped for percussive effect.
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]
In 2018, Sudanese journalist Ola Diab published a list of contemporary music videos by upcoming artists, both from Sudan and the Sudanese diaspora in the US, Europe or the Middle East. [74] One of them is the Sudanese–American rapper Ramey Dawoud and another the Sudanese–Italian singer and songwriter Amira Kheir.
Aswat Almadina, (Arabic: أصوات المدينة), meaning "Voices of the City", is a modern Sudanese music band, founded in 2016 in the capital Khartoum. Their original songs are influenced both by Sudanese urban music of the 21st century as well as by international pop music styles.
This album is a collaboration with the well known Sudanese Muslim musician Abd El Gadir Salim and brings together opposing sides of the conflict, and different music traditions, to a common ground of the wish for peace in Sudan. The collaboration represents a vision for the future, as two Sudanese men, a Christian and a Muslim, unify and pave ...
All through the period of political oppression of public musical activities by the military government and the imposition of Sharia laws starting in the 1980s, [7] Igd al-Jalād have been re-inventing their line-up by including younger musicians and composed new songs, making it one of Sudan's most long-standing and popular music bands. [5] [8]
Mahmoud Abdulaziz was born in the Bahri district of Khartoum in 1967, and died in hospital in Amman in January 2013. [2] [3] His music was a blend of modern urban music from Sudan and Western pop music, with occasional other African influences.
Mazin Hamid (Arabic: مازن حامد, born 2 October 1992) is a Sudanese musician, composer, music producer and sound engineer.Known mainly through his popular music videos and live performances as singer and guitarist, he also has published music videos with political messages and composed the musical score for the award-winning Sudanese feature film Goodbye Julia.