Abdel Aziz El Mubarak
Abdel Aziz El MubarakGlobeStyle Records CDORB 023, 1987
1. Tahrimni Minnak
2. Ahla Eyyoun
3. Ah'laa Jarah
4. Tarig Ash Shoag
5. Bitgooli La
Abdel Aziz El Mubarak (born in Wad Madani in 1951) is a popular Sudanese singer. He is known for leading a large band whose music is based on traditional Arab music but also is influenced by reggae and American rhythm and blues. In addition to releasing many cassette recordings in Sudan and playing many weddings and other gigs in Sudan, he and his band have also recorded several CDs for the European and American market and have toured internationally. He also sometimes performs solo accompanying himself on the oud.
With his apparent fondness for spangled jackets and polished love songs for the ladies, Abdel Aziz el-Mubarak sometimes comes across as the Bryan Ferry of Sudanese music, albeit with a better voice. One of Sudan's great international stars - and unlike others, a shrewd businessman - Abdel Aziz comes from a family of musicians and was trained at Khartoum's famous Institute of Music and Drama in the early 1970s. After successes on the radio and television as early as 1975 he went on to become one of the country's best known bandleaders.
CD Abdel Aziz el Mubarak (GlobeStyle, UK) and Straight from the Heart (World Circuit, UK).
Mr Tuxedo does his Arab nightclub stuff to great effect on both these CDs, showcasing the lush and ornamented sound of a Khartoum big band. The live album Straight from the Heart features the Ethiopian hit Na-Nu Na-Nu, always a crowd-pleaser.
Abdel Aziz was almost fated to become a performer: the child of a musical family who lived in an area noted for its music (Medani), he got an early start on the ladder of fame, as an angel-voiced school boy. He began singing for Sudanese radio in the early '70s and in 1975 enjoyed his first big hit with "Laih Ya Galbi Laih" (Why, My Heart, Why?). Abdel Aziz plays oud and sings, as do many Sudanese musicians, but he is anything but constricted by local sounds, happily blending traditional and Western musical forms. He toured England in 1987-1988 to great acclaim. - Leon Jackson
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