1. Mohammed Osman Hassan Salih Wardi, known as Mohammed Wardi, was a Nubian Sudanese singer, poet and songwriter.
11 Facts About Mohammed Wardi
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Mohammed Wardi's mother, Batool Badri, died when he was an infant, and his father, Osman Hassan Wardi, died when he was nine years old.
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Mohammed Wardi was brought up in a diverse and culturally rich background and developed an interest in poetry, literature, music and singing.
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In 1953, Mohammed Wardi went to Khartoum for the first time to attend a convention as a teaching representative for his area.
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Mohammed Wardi performed using a variety of instruments, including the Nubian kissar and sang in both Arabic and Nubian languages.
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Mohammed Wardi has been described as one of "Africa's top singers", with fans mainly in the Horn of Africa.
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Mohammed Wardi was aligned with the political left and a member of the Sudanese Communist Party.
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In 1990, Mohammed Wardi played a concert for 250,000 Sudanese refugees at a refugee camp in Itang, Ethiopia.
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Mohammed Wardi returned to Sudan in May 2002, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Khartoum in 2005.
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Mohammed Wardi eventually received a kidney transplant, after one of his fans donated a kidney to him in 2002.
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Mohammed Wardi died on 18 February 2012 and was buried in the Farouk Cemetery in Khartoum.