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Rasha
Biography:
Her country of origin is Sudan, the largest country on the African continent, which harbors a fascinating wealth of cultural influences within its borders. A diversity which unfortunately has not only flourishing aspects though: For decades now, the country has been unsettled by internal upset caused mainly by the conflict between the Islamic ethnic groups in Sudan’s north and parts of the Christian population in the south. The civil unrest is one of the reasons that prompted Rasha to leave her native country in the early 90’s for Spain, where she lives today.
Rasha was born in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, or to be more exact, in Ondurmán - that suburban part of the vast metropolis which was the capital of the Sudan during the time of the Mahdi and has since been one of the land's most important cultural centers. Rasha’s family has lived here for many generationsso she tells us for example that in the 1880’s, her grandfather’s house was a city-wide-known meeting-place for the most prominent musicians of the Sudan. Here they would make music together or compose, or just exchange their knowledge and experiences.
Rasha and her 19 (!) siblings were raised in this vivacious cultural and historical climate - as members of a family that has produced artists and intellectuals almost without exception: Rasha’s brothers and sisters are painters, actors, a theater-director or, like herself, musiciansone of her older brothers, Wafir, plays the with the Spanish cult-band Radio Tarifa.
So, it’s not too surprising that Rasha made her way to music as well. Early in life, her musical talent was formed within the family and later tried and trained in the outside world with the help of one of her sisters. Rasha worked on productions for radio, television, and theater for and with that sister and in the process perfected her knowledge of different styles of music as well as her aptitude for composition and arrangement.
Her dream of turning her work with music into the central content of her life only strengthened Rasha’s final resolve to leave her home, which was being sought by civil war. Despite the country’s wealth of musical tradition and the dynamic music scene of Khartoum, there were - and still are - few possibilities to make a living as a musician in the Sudan. Leaving the country for Cairo in 1991, she eventually moved on to Spain to join family members already living there.
But accomplishing her personal goal was not easy in Spain, either. To begin with, Rasha enrolled in University and earned a living with various jobs such as a nanny, hairdresser, janitor, and also as an English teacher. In her free time she sought and found connection to the local music-scene, played with various band projects and worked persistently at the realization of her own musical vision, culminating in the release of her debut-album "Sudaniyat".
";I’ve always wanted to introduce my native music to a broader public and at the same time not limit it to the strictly traditional themes. Sudan’s music is incredibly diverse and differs in many ways from all other 'African' music: it is not as distinctly rhythmic and danceable - even though it is full of complex rhythms - but puts more emphasis on melody. It is more melancholicpartially it even sounds downright sad. And even though it is, at a first glance, very similar to Arabic music, Sudanese music is different - a mixture of both and yet unlike either of them."
Rasha is also very involved with social issues, women's rights and the plight of the refugees. She cooperated with the United Nations when she performed on the 8th of March 1998 (Working Women's Day) in New York at the United Nations Building in a concert for the female delegates. In April of the same year, she traveled to the Saharawi refugee camps near Tinduf (Algeria) to participate in the ";Sahara en el Corazón"(Sahara in the Heart) Festival. In June 2000, as a member of La Banda Negra, she participated in a concert, organized by the UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) of Spain for the benefit of the African refugees.
Rasha appeared at the UNHCR's 50th Anniversary in Geneva in 2001. Thousands of candles were set afloat down the river Rhone to represent the hopes of millions of refugees.
Discography:
Sudaniyat (Intuition/Nubenegra, 1997)
Let Me Be (Nubenegra, 2000)
Booking agent:
Mirmidón. Phone: + 34 915214425, Fax: + 34 915223708. E-mail: [email protected].
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الكاتب |
Date |
| رشا | Abdel Aati | 04-12-03, 00:26 AM |
| Re: رشا | Elkhawad | 04-12-03, 02:28 AM |
| Re: رشا | azza | 04-12-03, 04:40 PM |
| Re: رشا | Abdel Aati | 04-12-03, 06:14 PM |
| Re: رشا | Abdel Aati | 04-12-03, 06:23 PM |
| Re: رشا | HAMZA SULIMAN | 04-12-03, 08:30 PM |
| Re: رشا | ايهاب | 04-12-03, 08:46 PM |
| Re: رشا | solara | 04-12-03, 09:16 PM |
| Re: رشا | ايهاب | 04-12-03, 09:29 PM |
 Re: رشا | solara | 04-12-03, 09:33 PM |
| Re: رشا | ايهاب | 04-12-03, 09:44 PM |
| Re: رشا | Rose | 04-12-03, 09:38 PM |
| Re: رشا | Tumadir | 04-12-03, 10:33 PM |
| Re: رشا | elmahasy | 04-12-03, 11:06 PM |
| Re: رشا | waleed500 | 04-12-03, 11:15 PM |
| Re: رشا | safrajat | 04-13-03, 09:48 AM |
| Re: رشا | motaz | 04-13-03, 06:05 PM |
| Re: رشا | ودالعباسية | 04-13-03, 07:14 PM |
| Re: رشا | Ahlalawad | 04-14-03, 11:51 AM |
| Re: رشا | قرنفل | 04-14-03, 12:17 PM |
| Re: رشا | Abdel Aati | 04-15-03, 01:10 AM |
| Re: رشا | Abdel Aati | 04-15-03, 01:16 AM |
| Re: رشا | motaz | 04-17-03, 02:58 PM |
| Re: رشا | Kabar | 04-17-03, 09:37 PM |
| Re: رشا | Abdel Aati | 04-17-03, 10:51 PM |
| Re: رشا | Elmosley | 04-17-03, 11:42 PM |
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Abdel Aati
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