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 Re: الذكرى الثالثة لرحيل فنان أفريقيا الأول الأستاذ محمد وردي -- يا شعباً لهبك ث (Re: Kostawi)
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Early life
Wikipedia
Wardi was born on 19 July 1932, in a small village called Swarda close to Wadi Halfa Northern Sudan.[1] His mother, Batool Badri, died when he was an infant.[1] His father, Osman Hassan Wardi, died when he was nine years old.[1] He was brought up in a diverse and culturally rich background and developed an interest in poetry, literature, music and singing.[1] Wardi traveled to Shendi to complete his education, and returned to Wadi Halfa as a secondary school teacher.[1]
Music career
In 1953, Wardi went to Khartoum for the first time to attend a convention as a teaching representative for his area.[1] He moved to Khartoum and started his career as a musical performer.[1] In 1957, Omdurman Radio chose him to record and sing on national broadcast in an arena with legendary singers such as Abdelaziz Mohamed Dauod, Hassan Atia, Ahmed Almustafa, Osman Hussaein and Ibrahim Awad.[1] Wardi recorded 17 songs in his first year.[1] A committee formed by Omdurman Radio's president that included top singers and songwriters such as AlKashif, Osman Hussaein and Ahmed Almustafa promoted Wardi to highest level as a professional singer.[1] He had a bilateral with a famous poet, Ismail Hassan, resulting in more than 23 song. Wardi performs using a variety of instruments including the Nubian Tanbur and sings in both Arabic and Nubian languages.[1] He has been described as "Africa's top singer", with fans mainly in the Horn of Africa.[1] His songs address topics such as romance, passion, Nubian folklore and heritage, revolution and patriotism with some of his political songs resulting in him being jailed.[1] After the introduction of Sharia in 1989, he left Sudan to voluntary exile in Cairo.[1] He returned in 2003.[1]
And the granting of artist Mohamed Osman Wardi honorary doctorate from the University of Khartoum in 2005 in recognition of his career for more than 60 years and his performance more than 300 song and legend as a Sudanese art immortal and encyclopedia of music.
Poets/Songwriters with whom Wardi collaborated
Alsadiq Abdelkafi
Aljayli Abdelmoneim
Omer Altayib Ad-dosh - "Banadeha"
Mubarak Albashir
Mohamed Muftah Alfaytori
Ishaq Alhalanqi - "A3z Alnas"
Ahmed Altahir
Ibrahim Alrasheed - "Saleem 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
Kajaray
Kamal Mahessi - "Jamal Aldoniya"
Mohammed Abu Qatati - "Almursal"
Altijani Saeed - "Gult Arhal", " Min Gair Meiad"
Mahjoub Sharif - "Ya Sha3ban Lahbt thwrtak", "Masajenak",
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Kostawi
فيس بوك
تويتر
انستقرام
يوتيوب
بنتيريست