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If you sail down the White Nile for long enough, say a few thousand miles from the Mediterranean coast, you will eventually float into the banks of the Blue Nile at Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.

It’s not just rivers that meet here - Khartoum is one of the most diverse music capitals in the world, with it’s melting of Sufish spirituality, traditional Arabic and Islamic vocal, Sub-Saharan percussion, and Nubian rhythyms. The music coming out of Sudan in the the early 80’s was explosive, lavish, rich with joy. Known to Sudan as the ‘swinging city’, Khartoum showcased Sudanese music as a drawing together of post-colonial Africa and the Middle East. 

Come 1986, a political and religious coup overthrew the government and both music and musicians were targeted. Extremely strict laws and political turmoil resulted in musicians being persecuted and imprisoned. Many attempted to flee the country, or else have their voices silenced completely. Some artist’s continued to write from prison. Others fled yet continued to send songs for revolution from the outside. Some artists had all their tapes destroyed by the government; instruments were confiscated; music ceremonies were interrupted by military.

The destruction of records and cassette tapes was a way for the government to make space for propaganda. In the backlash, artists began combining dialects and genres from multiple different regions in order to overcome government restrictions and mask the meaning of their otherwise provocative music.

The people of Sudan will continue to fight for their freedom of expression. 2005 marked a seminal point in the country’s music history, where South Sudanese performer Emmanual Jal released a collaboration album, ‘ceasefire’ with Abdel Gadir Salim from North Sudan. Emmanual, who fled to kenya following civil unrest, made an incredible stand in working with an artist on the opposing side of conflict with only one agenda in mind; peace.

This is a mix of 13 tracks following Sudanese artists from around the globe and through the ages.

1. Wedel Bikri / Track 3 
2. Yasmin Ibrahim Mohamed / The People 
3. Kamal Tarbas / Min Ozzalna Seebak Seeb (Forget Those That Divide Us)
4. Gordon Koang / Mal Mi Goa
5. Samira Dunia / Galbi La Tahwa Tani (My Heart, Don’t Fall in Love Again)
6. Mustafa Modawi & Ibrahim El Hassan / Al Wilaid Al Daif (The Youth Who Came as a Guest)
7. Sudan Archives / Come Mey Way 
8. Sudan Archives / Time 
9. Salah Mustafa / Side A (Unknown) 
10. Rasha / Azara Alhai
11. Débruit & Alsarah / Jibal Alnuba
12. Jamal Porto / Gamar Badawi
13. Mahmoud Abdelaziz Ya Madhacha / Unknown

Mix compiled by Xan Coppinger for Music in Exile.
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Music in Exile #1: Sailing the Synths of Sudan

Also released via Cityman Productions on vinyl, cassette & digital.
Vinyl includes bonus tracks "Touch", "Mellow", "Longing" & "Radiant".
Cassette includes bonus track "Radiant".

citymanproductions.bandcamp.com/album/sentimental

Melancholy

Tenderness

Intimate

Viewpoint

Miracle

Beauty

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