When two elephants fight...
...it is the grass that suffers. On the 9 July 2012 the two youngest countries in the world celebrate their first birthdays. To mark the occasion, journalists from Sudan and South Sudan came together to report on the development of both nations in the second edition of The Niles. The proverb about the two elephants, which is popular in both countries, has become a fitting leitmotif. How much the grass actually suffers, how the elephants are affected and what that has to do with relationships between people, are all explored in the collection of stories, pictures and songs from Sudan and South Sudan.
...it is the grass that suffers. On the 9 July 2012 the two youngest countries in the world celebrate their first birthdays. To mark the occasion, journalists from Sudan and South Sudan came together to report on the development of both nations in the second edition of The Niles. The proverb about the two elephants, which is popular in both countries, has become a fitting leitmotif. How much the grass actually suffers, how the elephants are affected and what that has to do with relationships between people, are all explored in the collection of stories, pictures and songs from Sudan and South Sudan.
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Mohammed Wardi<br />
“Azibni”<br />
(Alrubo Remake 2012)<br />
Culture | The Niles 15<br />
Torture me and enjoy it<br />
Torture me, make it stronger<br />
Maybe my heart will harden<br />
And like your heart has forgotten me<br />
My heart might as well forget<br />
Oh beauty<br />
Torture me and enjoy it<br />
In the colours of my pain<br />
Don’t wipe my tears<br />
Have no mercy with my youth<br />
Leave me in my pain<br />
Maybe my heart will harden<br />
And like your heart has forgotten me<br />
My heart might just harden<br />
Oh beauty<br />
Torture me and pretend you forgot<br />
What was between you and me<br />
All the years<br />
That I’ve spent<br />
Leave me in my pain<br />
Maybe my heart will harden<br />
And like your heart has forgotten me<br />
My heart might just harden<br />
Oh beauty<br />
Torture me and deny<br />
The love and the tenderness<br />
Desire and affection<br />
And all that once was there<br />
Leave me in my pain<br />
Maybe my heart will harden<br />
And like your heart has forgotten me<br />
My heart might just harden<br />
Oh beauty<br />
Steel String Guitar<br />
Bass Guitar<br />
“Talent alone is not enough to<br />
become a singer. Singers must<br />
have knowledge of their country’s<br />
cultural heritage, which is very<br />
rich in our country. Sudanese<br />
singers must be familiar with the<br />
different styles of singing in various<br />
areas like Al-Anqasna, North<br />
Kordofan, South Kordofan and<br />
Darfur, and with rhythms of Al-<br />
Shaigia, Sayra and Tum Tum.<br />
He who does not know such<br />
components is certainly ignorant<br />
of his heritage.”<br />
Mohammed Wardi<br />
Mohammed Osman Hassan Salih Wardi<br />
born in the Nubian part of north Sudan on 19 July<br />
1932 was one of Africa’s most famous singers<br />
and songwriters. Many citizens of Sudan and South<br />
Sudan were united in grief about the passing of<br />
the singer on 18 February 2012 at the age of 79.<br />
“Azibni” was one of his greatest hits.<br />
Alrubo<br />
Alrubo, also known as Alrubo Rastaman is probably<br />
the most famous keyboard player in Sudan as well<br />
as in South Sudan. Alrubo, originally from the Nuba<br />
Mountains, lives and works in Omdurman.<br />
Track Title<br />
Azibni<br />
Remake by<br />
Alrubo & Abdelwahab Wardi<br />
Recorded in<br />
Media 1 Studio / Omdurman<br />
Download the song<br />
for free:<br />
http://www.theniles.org<br />
Song and Lyrics<br />
by Mohammed Wardi<br />
Arranged by<br />
Abdelwahab Wardi<br />
Exclusively produced<br />
for The Niles
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