It should be no surprise that music has reemerged in Sudan, an ever-present soundtrack to the cultural and political upheavals defining the African nation to the world. Halfway through the last ...

Known for his well-memorized lyrics - many in standard Arabic - Al-Rayah collaborated over the decades with some of the most prominent poets and lyricists in his country The Sudanese cultural scene ...

KHARTOUM, July 7 (Reuters) – Singing and dancing to African tribal rhythms, the Balinbo Stars group prides itself on reflecting the diversity of Sudan’s many cultures. The 11 band members – Christians ...

When Yasmin Ibrahim Mohamed sings, she feels a connection with other refugees who once left their homelands for a new life. The 42-year-old mother and her family escaped from Sudan to Egypt in 2003.

South Sudan, a landlocked country in northeast Africa, has been embroiled in a civil war between government and opposition forces since 2013, two years after it gained independence. NewsHour special ...

While preparing for her second album to be released in October, New York-based Sudanese ethnomusicologist, singer and songwriter Alsarah shares her music journey Alsarah's flawless voice touches on ...

Sudanese jazz musician Sharhabil Ahmed has recently released a magnificent rendition of the late melodist Ibrahim Alkashif's song 'Ard Alkhair' (The Land of Bounties), written about four decades ago ...

She was a girl with a violin and a shy voice in a church choir. Years later, she was wearing camo pants and black boots, making music pulled from the red dirt of Africa, home to spirits and ancestors, ...