Forced to flee war, Sudanese band spreads musical message


  • World
  • Wednesday, 27 Sep 2023

FILE PHOTO: General Kidi, a member of the Nuba Mountain Sound band, trains children to dance, in Port Sudan, in Sudan, September 26, 2023. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig/File photo

PORT SUDAN, Sudan (Reuters) - On a dusty plot in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, General Kidi and Ganja Farmer perform tracks and rap with hand-held mics as people in the audience clap, dance and ululate.

The founders of the "Nuba Mountain Sound" band come from South Kordofan, a southern state long in rebellion against the government, and moved to the capital, Khartoum, when former president Omar al-Bashir was overthrown during a popular uprising in 2019.

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