Music From Sudan
A superb mixtape celebrating old and new tunes from Sudan, compiled by our very own Khaled Malas who you know from the afikra Community team.
If you love the mixtape artwork as much as we did, you can get it on a T-shirt. We were inspired by the inaugural issue of the Journal of Sudanese Folklore, published in 1983 by the students of the Department of Folkloric Studies at the Institute of African and Asian Studies at Khartoum University. We discovered a copy of it via the awesome Vatrina Bookstore.
Sudanese Artists You Should Know About
Here’s a quick introduction to some of the musicians and bands we featured in our mixtape:
Sharhabil Ahmed
Sharhabil Ahmed is a Sudanese popular musician known for his distinct singing style, compositions, oud and guitar playing. He’s also known as “The King of Sudanese Jazz”. Born in 1935, Ahmed modernized Sudanese music by bringing western motifs with traditional Sudanese sounds together. Habibi Funk describes Ahmed’s music as a “unique combination of surf, rock’n’roll, funk, Congolese music and East African harmonies.” The label re-edited digital versions of some of Sharhabil’s songs in July 2020.
The Scorpions
Oddisee
Kamal Keila
Like the artwork on our Sudan mixtape? Wear an afikra remix of it on an oversized tan or charcoal T-shirt!