DESCRIPTION:
Track 4 'Jamil Al- Sourah' ('The Beautiful Face') from the 1999 album 'Les Blues de Khartoum' (Blues In Khartoum) by Sudanese singer, composer, and oud player (Sudanese lute) Abdel Gadir Salim. He comes from the province of Kordofan, a desert region in the west of the country, where the majority of the people are nomadic cattle herders. His music is influenced by Arabic traditions and culture but he also collaborates with other musicians who contribute accordion, violins, organ, electric guitars and percussion to his albums.