Arts and Culture

Sudanese-Canadian singer and poet Mustafa Ahmed, better known as Mustafa the Poet, has released his new song “Name of God” with a music video on 17 October 2023. It is the first new song since his...

‘Why the Lawa specifically?’ is the question that came into the minds of people when they heard about the Lawa art exhibition by 43-year-old Sudanese artist Halah Taha, who recently moved to Juba from Khartoum, due...

Al-Hila, a competition to rehabilitate a neighbourhood in Sudan, has been interrupted by the ongoing war in Sudan. The competition was formerly sponsored by Sudan Urban Development Think-Tank (SUDTT) and is now in need of a new sponsor...

British-Sudanese actor Mohamed Elsandel is an exciting emerging talent who stars as a regular in the new Apple series Hijack.  Hijack is a seven-part thriller miniseries created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, starring Idris Elba....

Barbie everywhere! Pink everywhere! The much-anticipated new film Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has inspired an overwhelming wave of Barbie-inspired trends from outfits to parties to a new social media challenge where people do their...

Sudanese-Canadian rapper Mouraine released a new album, In Search of Gold, on 5 May 2023. Mouraine teamed up with Westside Boogie on “Big Dawg,” from his forthcoming album, In Search of Gold. It is buzzing with confidence and bass, with Westside Boogie’s...

The film follows the story of a life of teenage girl living with social rules and obligations, and traditions and customs. Can she choose for herself?  Short films have always been challenging in their storytelling due...

Heroic Bodies, a new Sudanese documentary film by Sudanese filmmaker Sara Suliman, received the Audience Award at the Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) 2023. MAFF is the leading and largest film festival dedicated to Arab cinema...

Goodbye Julia, the debut feature from Sudanese filmmaker Mohamed Kordofani, has been selected to screen at this year’s Cannes Film Festival 2023 or Festival de Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section, a milestone for Sudan, marking the country’s...

Sudanese American Medical Association (SAMA) is set to launch Art for Sudan on 29 April 2023, selling canvas paintings by Sudanese artists online and at Downtown Gallery. ‘Art, knowledge and health bring people together and promote...