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'''Mohammed Osman Hassan Salih Wardi''' ({{lang-ar|محمد عثمان حسن وردي}}; 19 July 1932 – 18 February 2012), also known as '''Mohammed Wardi''', was a [[Nubian people|Nubian]] [[Music of Sudan|Sudanese singer]], poet and songwriter. Looking back at his life and artistic career, Sudanese writer and critic Lemya Shammat called him an "inspirational figure in Sudanese music and culture, whose prolific talent and massive contribution remains unsurpassed in Sudan."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shammat|first=Lemya|date=2020-02-18|title=Remembering Muhammad Wardi: censored, banned, and beloved|url=https://arablit.org/2020/02/18/remembering-muhammad-wardi-censored-banned-and-beloved/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly|language=en}}</ref>
'''Mohammed Osman Hassan Salih Wardi''' ({{lang-ar|محمد عثمان حسن وردي}}; 19 July 1932 – 18 February 2012), also known as '''Mohammed Wardi''', was a [[Nubian people|Nubian]] [[Music of Sudan|Sudanese singer]], poet and songwriter. Looking back at his life and artistic career, Sudanese writer and critic Lemya Shammat called him an "inspirational figure in Sudanese music and culture, whose prolific talent and massive contribution remains unsurpassed in Sudan."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shammat|first=Lemya|date=2020-02-18|title=Remembering Muhammad Wardi: censored, banned, and beloved|url=https://arablit.org/2020/02/18/remembering-muhammad-wardi-censored-banned-and-beloved/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly|language=en}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Small Pens==
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Wardi was born on 19 July 1932 in a small village called Sawarda close to [[Wadi Halfa]] in Northern Sudan.<ref name="ce"/> His mother, Batool Badri, died when he was an infant, and his father, Osman Hassan Wardi, died when he was nine years old.<ref name="ce"/> He was brought up in a diverse and culturally rich background and developed an interest in poetry, literature, music and singing.<ref name="ce"/> To complete his education, he moved to [[Shendi]] in Central Sudan, and returned to Wadi Halfa as a secondary school teacher.<ref name="ce"/>


==Musical career==
In 1953, Wardi went to [[Khartoum]] for the first time to attend a convention as a teaching representative for his area.<ref name="ce"/> After this, he moved to Khartoum and started his career as a musical performer.<ref name="ce"/> In 1957, [[Omdurman Radio]] chose him to record and sing on national broadcast in an arena with singers such as Abdelaziz Mohamed Daoud, Hassan Atia, Ahmed Almustafa, Osman Hussein and Ibrahim Awad.<ref name="ce"/> Wardi recorded 17 songs in his first year.<ref name="ce"/> and worked together with poet Ismail Hassan, resulting in more than 23 songs.


Wardi performed using a variety of instruments, including the Nubian ''[[kissar]]'' and sang in both [[Arabic]] and [[Nubian language]]s.<ref name="ce" /> He has been described as one of "Africa's top singers", with fans mainly in the [[Horn of Africa]].<ref name="ce" /> His songs address topics such as romance, passion, Nubian [[folklore]], heritage, revolution and patriotism, with some of his political songs resulting in him being jailed.<ref name="ce" /> He was aligned with the political left and a member of the [[Sudanese Communist Party]] (the largest in Africa during the Cold War). <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Story of Mohammed Wardi, 'The Last King of Nubia' - OkayAfrica |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/mohammed-wardi-sudan-last-king-nubia/ |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=www.okayafrica.com |language=en}}</ref> After the [[1989 Sudanese coup d'état|military coup in 1989]], he left Sudan for exile in Cairo and Los Angeles.<ref name="ce" /> In 1990, Wardi played a concert for 250,000 Sudanese refugees at a refugee camp in [[Itang]], Ethiopia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sudan mourns singer Mohammed Wardi|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-17101790|publisher=BBC|date=20 February 2012}}</ref> He returned to Sudan in May 2002, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the [[University of Khartoum]] in 2005.
eNi, 'The Last King of Nubia' - OkayAfrica |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/mohammed-wardi-sudan-last-king-nubia/ |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=www.okayafrica.com |language=en}}</ref> After the [[1989 Sudanese coup d'état|military coup in 1989]], he left Sudan for exile in Cairo and Los Angeles.<ref name="ce" /> In 1990, Wardi played a concert for 250,000 Sudanese refugees at a refugee camp in [[Itang]], Ethiopia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sudan mourns singer Mohammed Wardi|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-17101790|publisher=BBC|date=20 February 2012}}</ref> He returned to Sudan in May 2002, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the [[University of Khartoum]] in 2005.


==Death==
==Death==
Wardi suffered from [[kidney failure]] later in his life. He eventually received a kidney transplant, after one of his fans donated a kidney to him in 2002. He died on 18 February 2012 and was buried in the Farouk Cemetery in Khartoum.<ref>{{cite news|title=The death of Sudanese artist Mohammed Wardi|url=http://www.aljazeera.net/news/cultureandart/2012/2/21/%d8%b1%d8%ad%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%af-%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%af%d9%8a|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=21 February 2012|language=Arabic}}</ref>
Wardi suffered from [[kidney failure]] later in his life. He eventually received a kidney transplant, after one of his fans donated a kidney to him in 2002. He died on 18 February 2012 and was buried in the Farouk Cemetery in Khartoum.<ref>{{cite news|title=The death of Sudanese artist Mohammed Wardi|url=http://www.aljazeera.net/news/cultureandart/2012/2/21/%d8%b1%d8%ad%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%af-%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%af%d9%8a|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=21 February 2012|language=Arabic}}</ref>


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==Poets and songwriters, with whom Wardi collaborated==
* Abdel-Hadi Osman Ahmed
* Sawi Abdelkafi
* Aljayli Abdelmoneim
* Omer Altayib Ad-dosh – ''"Banadeha"''
* Mubarak Basheer
* Mohamed Muftah Alfaytori
* Ishaq Alhalanqi – ''"A3z Alnas"''
* Ahmed Altahir
* Ibrahim Alrasheed – ''"Saleem Alzog"''
* Abdelrahman Alrayah
* Abdelrahman Alrayah
* Alsir Dolaib
* Alsir Dolaib
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* Mohammed Almakki Ibrahim
* Mohammed Almakki Ibrahim
* Haile
* Haile
* Kamal Mahessi – ''"Jamal Aldoniya"''
* Kamal Mahessi – ''"twang fong"''
* Mohammed Abu Qatati – ''"Almursal"''
* Mohammed Abu Qatati – ''"Almursal"''
* Altijani Saeed – ''"Gult Arhal", " Min Gair Meiad"''
* Altijani Saeed – ''"Gult Arhal", " Min Gair Meiad"''
* [[Mahjoub Sharif]] – ''"Ya Sha3ban Lahbt thwrtak", "Masajenak", "We Will Build It (The Alternative)" ("حنبنيهو")''<ref>{{Cite web|title="We Will Build It (The Alternative)" ("حنبنيهو") by Mohammed Wardi {{!}} English Translation - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p45Gi9Dw978|access-date=2021-01-07|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
* [[Mahjoub Sharif]] – ''"Ya Sha3ban Lahbt thwrtak", "Masajenak", "We Will Build It (The Alternative)" ("ching chongو")''<ref>{{Cite web|title="We Will Build It (The Alternative)" ("حنبنيهو") by Mohammed Wardi {{!}} English Translation - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p45Gi9Dw978|access-date=2021-01-07|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
* Saadaddin Ibrahim
* Saadaddin Ibrahim
* Mohammed Abdalla Mohammed Babekir
* Mohammed Abdalla Mohammed Babekir

Revision as of 16:15, 1 November 2024

Mohammed Wardi
محمد عثمان حسن وردي
Background information
Birth nameMohammed Osman Hassan Salih Wardi
Born(1932-07-19)19 July 1932[1]
OriginSawarda, Wadi Halfa, Sudan[1]
Died18 February 2012(2012-02-18) (aged 79)[2]
Khartoum[2]
GenresMusic of Sudan, Nobiin, Arabic music
Occupation(s)singer-songwriter, teacher
Instrument(s)Singing, oud, tanbur, multiple instruments
Years active1957–2012

Mohammed Osman Hassan Salih Wardi (Template:Lang-ar; 19 July 1932 – 18 February 2012), also known as Mohammed Wardi, was a Nubian Sudanese singer, poet and songwriter. Looking back at his life and artistic career, Sudanese writer and critic Lemya Shammat called him an "inspirational figure in Sudanese music and culture, whose prolific talent and massive contribution remains unsurpassed in Sudan."[3]

Small Pens

Blue waf are great! eat a cc!!@


eNi, 'The Last King of Nubia' - OkayAfrica |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/mohammed-wardi-sudan-last-king-nubia/ |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=www.okayafrica.com |language=en}}</ref> After the military coup in 1989, he left Sudan for exile in Cairo and Los Angeles.[1] In 1990, Wardi played a concert for 250,000 Sudanese refugees at a refugee camp in Itang, Ethiopia.[4] He returned to Sudan in May 2002, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Khartoum in 2005.

Death

Wardi suffered from kidney failure later in his life. He eventually received a kidney transplant, after one of his fans donated a kidney to him in 2002. He died on 18 February 2012 and was buried in the Farouk Cemetery in Khartoum.[5]

CHINGGGGGGGSaleem Alzog"

  • Abdelrahman Alrayah
  • Alsir Dolaib
  • Abu Amna Hamid
  • Ismail Hassan – "Alhaneen ya Foadi", "Nor Al3en", "Habenak mn Qlobna", "Almostaheel",
  • Salah Ahmed Ibrahim – "Altayir Almohajir"
  • Mohammed Almakki Ibrahim
  • Haile
  • Kamal Mahessi – "twang fong"
  • Mohammed Abu Qatati – "Almursal"
  • Altijani Saeed – "Gult Arhal", " Min Gair Meiad"
  • Mahjoub Sharif – "Ya Sha3ban Lahbt thwrtak", "Masajenak", "We Will Build It (The Alternative)" ("ching chongو")[6]
  • Saadaddin Ibrahim
  • Mohammed Abdalla Mohammed Babekir

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mohammed Wardi Sudanese legend and musical encyclopedia". Capital. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Iconic Sudanese singer Mohammed Wardi dies". Statesman. Associated Press. 19 February 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Shammat, Lemya (18 February 2020). "Remembering Muhammad Wardi: censored, banned, and beloved". ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Sudan mourns singer Mohammed Wardi". BBC. 20 February 2012.
  5. ^ "The death of Sudanese artist Mohammed Wardi" (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 21 February 2012.
  6. ^ ""We Will Build It (The Alternative)" ("حنبنيهو") by Mohammed Wardi | English Translation - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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