{"id":2669,"date":"2023-06-07T21:22:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T17:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/khartoum\/en\/?p=2669"},"modified":"2023-06-07T22:42:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T18:42:06","slug":"heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-music-evolution-of-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/khartoum\/en\/latest\/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-music-evolution-of-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Music Evolution Of Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let us take you on a journey through time, where the symphonies of Sudan all began, how it evolved and the challenges Sudanese artists have faced throughout the years \u2013 most importantly how over the decades the music of Sudan has been a beacon of hope. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Traditional Sudanese music is characterised by its use of pentatonic scales, polyrhythms, and call-and-response vocals. Many traditional instruments are also used in Sudanese music, including the oud, tabla, qanun, and rik(daf).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

O<\/span><\/span>ur music has touched the hearts of everyone nationally as well as audiences in Gulf Countries, Egypt and worldwide. Despite religious, cultural and political objections against music, Sudanese musical traditions remain popular and adored by all!\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Twenties (1920\u2019s) The Rise of Hageeba<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

So this is where it all began, the origin of popular Sudanese music. This is where a new urban style of music emerged in Sudan away from traditional folk music. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hageeba was performed at weddings and other social events and it quickly picked up and became famous everywhere. This style of music was performed by a lead singer using a frame drum known as Riq.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Khalil Farah<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Born and Raised in Halfa and a member of the white flag legacy, Khalil Farah was a well-known singer of the hageeba style. His patriotic poems expressed support for political independence, freedom and national pride. Khalil Farah\u2019s songs lived on beyond his time with artists like Mustafa Sid Ahmed performing them and continued during the 2018-2019 Sudanese revolution. His song \u201cAzza fi Hawak\u201d<\/em> expresses poetically his love for our Sudan and has been known as a popular patriotic song. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n