Music

Salute Yal Bannot is an all-female Sudanese band, formed in February 2015 during the Yalla Khartoum workshop, which took place in the heart of Goethe-Institut Sudan. The band is a mix of seven vocalists and musicians...

When it comes to Sudan’s developing media industry, as well as its thriving music scene, a name that usually pops up is Ahmad Hikmat, popularly known as DJ Afrodiziac. The 33-year-old DJ wears many hats in...

Egypt-based Sudanese singer Setona has passed away in Cairo, Egypt on 8 September 2020. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed. رحيل الفنانة #ستونا في القاهرةتعازينا لأسرتها و أصدقائها و جمهورها الصبر والسلوان وان...

From the legendary Zakia Abul Gassim Abu Bakr to the iconic all-girl group Al Balabil and the unforgettable Hanan Bulubulu, women have always been at the forefront of the musical arts in Sudan.  They’ve managed to break...

A few months ago, my family and I sat in the living room and listening to one of our favourite songs, “Ashofak Bokra Fi Al Maweid” by Sudanese singer Muhammed Al Ameen. As Al Ameen delivered...

One of Canada’s most promising upcoming artists is Sudanese-Canadian rapper Mouraine, an Edmonton Music Awards nominee and Telus Storyhive grant recipient. Migrating from Sudan at an early age, Mouraine’s love for his craft, skill and relatable...

It would be an understatement to say that the Sudanese revolution of 2018 has invoked a fire within many Sudanese at home or in the diaspora.  However, Sudanese creatives have truly emerged from all corners of...

In today’s world of reality TV, the best reality TV shows are singing competitions with millions around the world watching shows like American Idol, America’s Got Talent and The Voice. In some of the world’s most watched singing...

Hip-hop music was always meant to act as a vessel of self-expression. Some of the most successful and well-known rappers such as Afrika Bambataa, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas and Tupac used rap music as a...

I was 11 years old the first time I visited Sudan in 2001. The country was radically different from the nation we see today. Political and racial turmoil did not conceive South Sudan. The late South...