Mohamed Gubara

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Mohamed Gubara is considered one of Sudans finest players of the tambur, or lyre, an instrument which has changed little over 5000 years. He sings songs of social commentary, political protest and love, in a voice that is completely original. Mohamed Gubara was born into a small village in the Northern Province of Sudan in October 1947. Music and dance are an important part of everyday life to Gubaras Shaigiyya people and he began to play the tambur at the age of ten, quickly mastering the basics of the ancient instrument. The youngest child after three sisters, he decided to leave his village at the age of fourteen due to the over-protectiveness of his mother. He travelled to Atbara, the railway capital of Sudan, in the southern part of Northern Province where he found work as a messenger. He joined a club (Al-Ahli) where he could develop his skills on the tambur as an amateur. It was at this club where he was first encouraged to sing. His natural way of singing showed little influence of traditional Sudanese styles and his spine tingling high pitched delivery won him great favour with local audiences. This local fame led to his composing the music for the first Sudanese film Hopes and Dreams. In 1970 Gubara left Atbara for Khartoum, a perfect singer but an unknown one. In Khartoum he joined the Armys Musical Corps where he was given a chance on the air in the Armed Forces programme aired weekly be Sudan Broadcasting Service (Radio Omdurman). The first song to usher him i

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Sounds of Sudan

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Le Nil - The Nile (Le chant des fleuves / The Song of the Rivers)

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Le Nil - The Nile

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Noora

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سودانيات من السودان

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Sounds Of Sudan Volume 3 (Vinyl)

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Mubarak / Gubara / Sounds Of Sudan

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The Chopin Collection

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African Serenades Vol 12 - Grumpy

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Le Nil - Le Chant Des Fleuves

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The Rough Guide to Sounds of Sudan

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