Sudanese pop music

Sudanese pop music has developed rapidly during
the fifties, the sixties and the seventies. Khalil Farah
and Ibrahim el- Kashif were two prominent pioneers
in this field. The Sudanese music is based on the so
called pentatonic scale: scale with 5 notes to the
octave, like the black notes in the piano, in contrast
to an heptatonic, 7 notes, scale like the gypsy or
Egyptian scale. Sudanese music is similar to the
Scottish, Chinese and Porto Rican music, which
share the same scale. Celtic folk music, American
blue music are also pentatonic scale music.

The rich and varied music of Sudan has traditional, rural, northeastern African roots and also shows Arabic, Western or other African influences, especially on the popular urban music from the early 20th century onwards.

Here’s some brief history about Sudani music over the years.