Abdel Gadir Salim Le blues de Khartoum "Abdel Gadir was born in El-Obeid, the most important oasis town nestling right in the heart of the province of Kordofan. He was destined to be a teacher but his passion for singing was to decide otherwise. In spite of the fact that there had never been a musician in his family before, he learnt to play the lute at a very young age. He taught himself at first, and then went on to register for five years of study at the Institute of Music and Theatre. It was here that he learned the notions of classical music, though the music of Kordofan remained his first love." (written by Christian Poche, translated by Delia Morris, from CD's program notes) "Le blues de Khartoum" was released by Istitut Du Monde Arabe which is a French institution for. They have a web-site where you can buy this CD, but it is in French. You can also find this CD in some of the on-line distributors, we have links to these distributors on our "Oud CDs" page. Artists and their recordings in this category: Abdel Karim el Kabli: Limaza Abdel Karim el Kably: Sudan Abdel Gadir Salim: Le blues de Khartoum Mustafa al Sunni: Songs of the Sudan Abdel Gadir Salim, Abdel Aziz El Mubarak: Sounds of Sudan click on the names to see the CDs from that country: Armenia Lebanon Turkey Egypt Morocco Other Iran Palestinian Heritage Contemporary Iraq Sudan