Sudan Horizon

Art & Culture

Sudan Bids Farewell to Amir Al-Talib

Meroe – Port Sudan – Sudanhorizon Early Monday, Sudan bid farewell to Amir Al-Talib, the former director of Al-Gezira Theatre and Sheikan Theatre, a member of the Khartoum Capital of Culture Secretariat (2005), former advisor to the…

Dr. Abdelqader Salem to Egypt for Treatment

Omdurman – Al-Muhaqiq After holding out in Omdurman for a year and a half, Dr. Abdelqader Salem, the artist and Chairman of the Council of Musical and Dramatic Professions, has left for the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for medical treatment.…

Artist Profile: Hassan Babiker “Bass”

Compiled by Nada Darar We dedicate this episode of the series documenting the biography of people of creativity and arts, especially music, to a creative young man whose star shone in the sky of music through the bass guitar and his name…

Profile: Mujahid Bakri – Pianist

Compiled by Nada Dirar This episode of our documentary series on musical and dramatic arts introduces a young artist, Mujahid Bakri, whose musical journey began in the city of El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan. Born into a culture…

Artist Profile: Mr. Guitar

by: Nada Dirar The second episode of the series of inspired musical and dramatic artists is dedicated this time to a young musician who has loved the guitar since his early childhood. He used to design musical instruments from clay and…

The passing of Sudanese artist Nemat Hammad

The Sudanese dramatic artist, Nemat Hammad, the former wife of the singer Al-Tayeb Abdullah, died in the British capital, London, on Wednesday. The late Nemat became famous in the mid-sixties and appeared to the public on television, and…

“Goodbye Julia” in the Oscar storm

 “Goodbye Julia,” directed by Mohamed Kordofani, has been nominated to represent Sudan at the Academy Awards in the “Best Non-English Language Film” category, at the ceremony scheduled to be held next March.  “Goodbye Julia” sparked…

Growing Roles for UNESCO in Sudan

 Continuing its efforts to preserve Sudanese civilization and protect cultural heritage, as well as the attacks on museums and historical sites in Sudan by the rebel Rapid Support militias.  In a creative initiative, the United Nations…