Mohammed Wardi

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Mohammed Osman Salih Wardi (born 19 July 1932 – February 2012) was a Muslim Sudanese singer and songwriter.

Early life

Wardi was born in a small village called Sawarda, near Wadi Halfa in Northern Sudan, on July 1932. Batool Badri's mother died when he was an infant, and Osman Hassan Wardi, the father, died when he was nine years old. He was brought up with a diverse and culturally rich background and he developed an interest in poetry, literature, music, and singing. He moved to Shendi, Central Sudan, and returned to Wadi Halfa as a secondary school teacher to complete his education.

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Musical career

In 1953, Wardi went to Khartoum for the first time to attend a convention as a teaching representative for his area. After this, he moved to Khartoum and started his career as a musical performer. In 1957, Omdurman Radio chose him to record and sing on national broadcast in an arena with singers such as Abdelaziz Mohamed Daoud, Hassan Atia, Ahmed Almustafa, Osman Hussein and Ibrahim Awad. Wardi recorded 17 songs in his first year. and worked together with poet Ismail Hassan, resulting in more than 23 songs.

Wardi performed using a variety of instruments, including the Nubian kissar and sang in both Arabic and Nubian languages. He has been described as one of "Africa's top singers", with fans mainly in the Horn of Africa. His songs address topics such as romance, passion, Nubian folklore, heritage, revolution and patriotism, with some of his political songs resulting in him being jailed. After the military coup in 1989, he left Sudan for exile in Cairo and Los Angeles. In 1990, Wardi played a concert for 250,000 Sudanese refugees at a refugee camp in Itang, Ethiopia. He returned to Sudan in May 2002, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Khartoum in 2005.

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