The victims include the singer Shaden Hussein, musician Ibrahim Miko and melodist Bashir Abdul Majeed who have been shot and died as result of lack of medical care.
Kampala: Altaghyeer
More than 55 Sudanese musicians have been killed since eruption of the ongoing war either by extrajudicial killing, torture or denial of medical care, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies said.
Among the victims were the popular singer and pro-peace activist Shaden Hussein, keyboardist Ibrahim Miko who was famous for being a pillar in the iconic singer Muhmoud Abdul Aziz’s music band and melodist Bashir Abdul Majeed.
The three have sustained injuries then died when they didn’t receive medical care as most health facilities have knocked down under the war, the Centre said in a report on Sunday.
Percussionist Kamil Hussein has died under torture after being arrested by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and jailed in Soba Prison, Khartoum.
Sudanese Cultural and historical landmarks also have been attacked during this war starting with the RSF’s fighters entering into the National Museum in Khartoum and then followed the attacks on the buildings of the National Radio and TV Corporation in Omdurman, the theatres, and venues frequented by the artists and creative people, the Centre said.
Though musicians and theatre actors are generally considered the most impacted by war and have been subject of hate speech, some of them have allied with the warring parties using their art to propagate each party’s view of war.
Nevertheless, many artists have produced artistic works and came up with initiatives calling for ending the war, the Centre said.
The report excluded musicians and singers who are part of the military music groups because they are military personnel and involved in the violations committed against civilians.
The report, which highlights violations inflicted on the Sudanese singers and musicians under the war, has been conducted by the Centre in collaboration with the Sudanese Music Research Centre.
The Khartoum-Kampala based African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies is a Sudanese human rights organisation dedicated to creating a Sudan committed to all human rights, the rule of law and peace, in which the rights and freedoms of the individual are honored and where all persons and groups rights are secured.
