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The 2005 peace deal between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) brings a tentative ceasefire between the Moslem north and the predominantly Christian south of the country. A unique collaboration between Emmanuel Jal, a Christian rapper from the south, and Abdel Gadir Salim, a Moslem musician from the north, has led to the recording of a symbolic album reflecting...
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The 2005 peace deal between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) brings a tentative ceasefire between the Moslem north and the predominantly Christian south of the country. A unique collaboration between Emmanuel Jal, a Christian rapper from the south, and Abdel Gadir Salim, a Moslem musician from the north, has led to the recording of a symbolic album reflecting both sides’ hope for a peaceful future for Sudan. The size of western Europe, and Africa’s largest country, Sudan has suffered from a religious, ethnic and cultural friction. Both musicians have been scarred by the violence in Sudan and are extremely excited to be contributing to its peaceful reconciliation. While Emmanuel Jal spent some five years as a child soldier in the civil war, Abdel Gadir Salim, a former president of the Sudanese Musicians’ Union, has described how he narrowly survived after being brutally stabbed during a murderous assault by a fundamentalist campaigning against music at a concert in Khartoum. Emmanuel Jal and Abdel Gadir Salim both feature on World Music Network’s album The Rough Guide To The Music Of Sudan – one of the first cultural manifestations of the impending peace. They have also been invited to tour both north and south Sudan to celebrate the forthcoming establishment of a new government. Emmanuel Jal Jal began his musical career singing in churches in Nairobi while a refugee in Kenya. He began to develop his own unique style of gospel rap, which at first caused controversy but then won wide acclaim when it was clear that his messages of love, peace and reconciliation exerted a very positive influence among Africa’s dispossessed urban youth. He was soon performing in front of massive crowds and also to heads of state. He performed at the 9 January 2005 signing ceremony for the Sudanese Peace Agreement, marking the end of twenty-two years of bloody civil war. As a child, Emmanuel was one of thousands of child soldiers used in Africa’s longest conflict. After his mother died, when he was 7, Emmanuel was taken to one of the SPLA’s military training camps in neighbouring Ethiopia, where he was taught how to fight. Following the failure of Operation Jungle Storm, the 1991 SPLA assault on south Sudan’s capital, Juba, Emmanuel trekked for hundreds of kilometres to join a rival rebel group in his home area of Upper Nile. When he stumbled into the headquarters at Waat, he had beaten off hunger, thirst and animal attacks, and was one of few who survived the journey. In Waat, Emmanuel met Emma McCune – an English aid worker who had notoriously married the rebel commander Riek Machar. She demobilized Emmanuel – who at that stage had already spent around five years with the SPLA – and adopted him. She smuggled him into Nairobi but, tragically, Emma was killed a few months later, in 1993, in a car accident. Emmanuel attended the schooling that Emma’s friends paid for, and found a talent for music. After forming several gospel music groups, he produced his own single which was a hit in Kenya. Today, Emmanuel is ‘the hottest thing to hit Nairobi, and quite possibly the entire African music scene, for some time,’ according to England’s the Observer newspaper. His relationship to Emma McCune was movingly highlighted by the best-selling book Till The Sun Grows Cold by Emma’s mother, Maggie McCune, and also by Deborah Scroggins bestseller, Emma’s War. The latter is now being turned into a major motion picture by Tony and Ridley Scott – with Nicole Kidman playing the lead role. Combined with his growing reputation as a singer, Emmanuel’s story is beginning to make international headlines. His spectacular example of triumph over adversity has attracted attention from the highest levels and he has become an international spokesman for an entire generation betrayed by its elders. Having toured several countries on behalf of Amnesty International and the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, he is now receiving invitations from UNICEF, UNESCO and other influential organizations. His stunning performance at Live 8 Africa Calling on 2 July 2005 won him immediate international acclaim, and he has subsequently been appointed as spokesman for the Control Arms campaign. Abdel Gadir Salim Born in Dilling, in the Nuba Mountains, Abdel Gadir Salim is a venerated master of northern Sudanese music. A singer, composer and oud player, he studied European and Arabic music at the Institute of Music and Drama in Khartoum and later became a primary-school headmaster in Chad. His concerts and albums have made him one of the most familiar Sudanese singers for Western listeners, and he currently divides his time between producing music and teaching. He is inspired by the music of his native Kordofan – a desert region to the west of Sudan, where most of the people are nomadic cattle herders, and an area with its own unique rhythms and beautiful songs, with which Salim has flavoured his own music. He and his band build Sudanese folk rhythms into sweeping orchestral pieces and Salim’s favourite rhythm is merdoum, the distinctive 6/8 beat from western Sudan. He adds lyrics of his own, fires up the tempo and arranges songs for violins, oud, bass, saxophone and keyboard, with congas, bongos and tablas providing the beat. The result is a captivating musical fusion, which has made Salim hugely popular. His rich, powerful voice and dynamic arrangements make music that is less fussy and more hard-driving than many of his urban counterparts, and his music bridges the Arabic and African traditions of Sudan. Peter Moszynski 1 Aiwa 4:56 (Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch) Lead vocal: Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch Additional keyboards: Toby Baker, Paul Borg Nay/bendir: Hassan Erraji Backing vocals: Lam Tungwar, Kiki Mutungi, Sarah John Shuol, One Party Verse one (Nuer) Engeno, engeno Ke thug neitah sh shiang kelualah nath Engen gore bah weakeje endtah furthah Eme sha jia endtahe gore en oh bah loja larnah Weimuon ke leui, in the beginning Shi kuth nath she ke shah tke Rama shuala adam kene eiwa eken Neiteh sha kon kweng weimuon ewone kuth Khan goreje e long oh de nath kah' Dehn nath rudian nhuk kah de owe thil kori Lia on shi nah shuoff keo sha nath bi ngiash e Lei mashualah shietan she ow dahk Engen eme niane entah thorah nah Sudan My motherland, my homeland Dah tah namah jiaya thin sharoh bar ke kor kah thil Ow mah shualah nhok mah tah thin engen Shi neidah wimuon ke leui nhok E mah gua elong mah nhok nath rudian Verse one (English translation) It’s this way, this way, this way I would love to sing in all people’s languages With this chance that I have I want to express The whole of my heart to the whole of the world In the beginning God created Adam and Eve as a symbol of love Although Satan came to corrupt love Now love has lost its respect People kill each other Greed has taken its place People don't care about each other any more My country has been at war for ages And I ran away to seek safety in neighbouring countries I ran away because there were no signs of love, only killing It’s God’s plan that we live together as one with love Love is important; if we could love each other it would be so cool Chorus (Arabic, Nuer) Aiwa Thil mah defarkeje Aiwa Mah nhok nath rudian Aiwa Thil mah defarkeje Aiwa Aiwa Aiwa Chorus (English translation) Yes I can’t compare this with anything Yes If people could love each other Yes I can’t compare this with anything Yes Yes Yes Verse two (Nuer) Thil mah defarkeje bahwea tahme Ene kiade me ewea enath dial sharemo Shalad shiangnakel e nhuok ne rudan kafe Ne rudan kel tame thoreme e thoran kondia L thioran mah de meh jiak kafe ne rudan Eh thoran e thor magua thor magua Thor magua ma shi kuoth eh kam kon Kon junubin dial mah shane rudan pal piny Thin emani shumalin dial ewei mah shi kuoth Kam kon tane kuadial mah shane rudan pal piny Thin dane nyur dene weidan rialakah Lei ma shualah nhok enjen gorne Verse two (English translation) I can't compare it with anything as I sing Why are people not saying it? Living together is helpful Come let's hold each other with love and live as one This land is our land. Let's take care of each other Our land is good, it's good, it's good land And it's a blessing from Jehovah All the southerners calm down and the northerners too This land is a gift Let’s live together with love We have everything we want to keep as going Love is all we need Chorus Verse three (Nuer, Arabic, English, Kiswahili) Back to the, back to the and back to the history That sounds like a mystery If you got love, then you got the victory Engen gor de larnath neitah nath Keo mah shualah nhok e very important Mah gui tv every screen e bad news everywhere Thil mah gua mah tuo Bia neen nak nath rudian everywhere Ke did loi did loi engen shi owe dak entahe everywhere Aihe ran gore riang ke did e shuoth bah shere lei One party, mimi ni mukenya Nah ongia ju ya upendo watu tenda matendo Fasiko upendo one party kutoka Kenya mpaka Australia, Tanzania mpaka asia sudani Mpaka Pakistani mu nataka love ku stand ku stand ku stand Verse three (English translation) Back to the, back to the and back to the history That sounds like a mystery If you got love, then you got the victory This what I want to explain to people What is called love is very important Look everywhere: on the TV And everywhere in the world there is no love People just kill each other out of greed Some want to eat everything and leave nothing for others Love is all we need It’s a product of peace, it's so important One party, I am a Kenyan, and I can testify As I talk about love People talk about the issues of love And they don't practise them From Kenya to Australia Tanzania, Asia and Pakistan You need love to stand Peace is a product of love Chorus 2 Elengwen 3:37 (Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch) Lead vocal: Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch Saxophone: Fath El Rahman Adam Omer Additional keyboards: Toby Baker, Paul Borg Guitars: Paul Borg Backing vocals: Racheal Nyaruach Jok, Manaseh Mathew Mathiang, Lam Tungwar, Mary Nyakuon Verse one (Nuer) Yo yen gari ko shang thei nah Taban Deng Gai Yen shiang nyaruob deng ke shiang nyatui deng Mah shiaru palakah entah en oh jeneon bia dahk Nah yen mal on shia thany ko yeni bia kon thany maishkelenah Yen gari fami ewah nah kuii juba Ewahnani gari lieng me lariye entahe Ke oh kon dene rodan pal piny E thoran e jin nyua E jin nuer e jin nuba Jin bi nanika kon labne ji kel Pale rudan piny entahe shujah ah banerudan nahk Thoran teke Leith kene kwah tah dial Dene an pal piny kah dene thoran tast Nangua kah tahdi jiweimuon guei Ke nah kon thil nei tah leny ke kon ke riang E kuoth she kon foth elong tane Ke tah guan kwakon kene shakeluang Pane rudan pin shuone rudan nahk gari liang E je ene larye e thug mah gua Verse one (English translation) All my men, if you ask Taban Deng Gai The house of Nyatue Deng and Nyaruob Deng If you don't forgive each other You are the ones that will destroy us Here peace has come – don't mess it up All the people from that side are going to Juba Please listen to what I am saying Let's hold on, if you are an Anyuak Nuer or Nuba, it doesn’t matter where you come from We are one, please let's not plan to kill each other Let's enjoy this wonderful, blessed land of ours Let's live together as God decreed Chorus (Nuer) Elenguen, nahke nath nashiang? Elenguen sha nath ngong e shiang? Repeated four times Chorus (English translation) Why are people killed every day? Why can't people live together? Repeated four times Verse two (Arabic, Nuer) Le miten ya nas mashakil de kulu le le ya nas Karahde kulu le mitan Yas mashilakilde kulu le le ya nas ya nas Kede ni faker sawa kafe a jad lo ni kon kulu sowa Mafi mashakil base kulu gadin sowa Da wothen wait belad wait yeyey Gari ethuok eno garemo luegenakon eno Larekon mah shane je ling e be shuoth Loini kon dene je gash e thuok gari e T horan gari e thoran e wei mah shi kouth e puth e long Ene di nath lah walim kah Un she nei Ngong ehgu sheni nath le luok tast ne Waidan kenye men she kon shung Verse two (English translation) Until when my people? All this crisis until, oh people, until when? All this crisis until when? Oh people, oh people, oh people Oh let's think together How will things be if we could live together We are one people, let's live together One country, one land Listen to this guy he is speaking sense He is saying something that can help us If we can allow our hearts to catch this message, it will be useful How long shall we be depending from aid supplied by the UN When our country has been granted such bounty by the Creator? We have oil and many other things Credit for Kenya, where I got refuge Chorus Verse three (Nuer) Eguu mah nyeyen elong Kah shi weidial nyure Did loi tame she kon dial nang piny E bane kel nhak roh bane nhak rooh Tame tame gare bane kel tane thoran Engu u mashi jiak elong e ngu mah shijiak elong mah nyenyyen oh Verse three (English translation) Why are you fighting so much When most of the countries in the world have settled their problems? Greed has taken us down so much Oh please let’s come home and settle our problems Let's come together, let's love each other Let's do it now, let's do it now Oh people let's come home and stop the killing Let's live together, what's really wrong? Chorus Verse four (English) Why are people being killed every day? Why are people prevented from staying together? Why are some tribes always causing a crisis in Sudan? How long are we going to be dependent on aid? Are we not tired of begging? Let’s stop killing each other and start to enjoy this land that God has blessed We have so much to offer to the world Our land has gold, petroleum and many other resources Please listen to my words Peace is what we have to work for 3 Ya Salam 6:54 (Abdel Gadir Salim) Lead vocal/oud: Abdel Gadir Salim Additional lead vocal: Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch Saxophone: Fath El Rahman Adam Omer Bongos: Eltegani Eltoum Salih Additional percussion: Osmane Gerein Electric guitar: Yasir Abdel Rahim Taha Bass guitar: Toby Baker Accordion: Ismail Abdel Gadir Ismail This song is a tribute to the return of peace in Sudan. Abdel Gadir Salim evocates the word salam as a poetic greeting to the loved one and a metaphor of small things in life, such as the blossoming of flowers and the perfume of jasmine. Yet ‘Ya Salam’ is also synonymous with feelings of excitement. It describes the joy of people being able to reconcile and forget the dividing line drawn during wartime. Abdel Gadir Salim compares peace to a long-awaited wedding and to a traveller coming back home after a lengthy voyage, tempted to look back but so tired that he needs to rest and contemplate the time that is yet to be born. 4 Nyambol 5:04 (Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch/Paul Borg) Lead vocal: Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch Additional lead vocal/oud: Abdel Gadir Salim Additional lead vocals: Lam Tungwar, Manaseh Mathew Mathiang Saxophone: Fath El Rahman Adam Omer Additional keyboards: Toby Baker, Paul Borg Guitars: Paul Borg Chorus (Nuer) E ngah? E ngah? E Nyambol, Nyambol e: Nyamabom leijde! Repeated six times Chorus (English translation) Who is it? Who is it? It's Nyambol, Nyambol, that's who: She is a survivor! Repeated six times Verse one (Nuer) Nyamah shualah Nyambol shiamani Dial shike leu jen, jen me shi man kene guan leu Sha nang e gulende la shienge nah thor guanlende Jen la akeje nah shian bia leng Ah Nyambol were kwer tong Nyambol lelme kah Nyambol lelme Nashiang yakeje jen Nyambol shal thial keije Ah derengu lel, nashing jen lah pale nashiang Ba jo Nyambol lah kwa, Nyambol yen hook Nyambol she nguang, Nyambol lah pale Nashina la thie kuoth. Nyambol nahman gore be gaf Verse one (English translation) This is a story of a girl called Nyambol About Nyambol's life Her parents had died and As a consequence Nyambol went to stay with her uncle In another village Where she was being abused Nyambol suffered, Nyambol suffered Nyambol did all of the housework Nyambol was told to take care of the cattle And understandably she was stressed Nyambol had a hard life, Nyambol was in misery Nyambol was only 13 years old Chorus Verse two (Nuer) Nyambol sha shol sha jo sha I jia shou ma bi kwen Enteh kwe phal enteh jin bele the naah shoudu E bi wah nah thoru kah Nyambol teke Run dah wal wieidiok nyamol ki thin ke ni beral Jen gude e gar Nyambol duth na be yong Nyambol she shar she jia ema jia elong Nyambol Duthnah bero gaf, Nyambol shia ro bar shang Shwe ring dor, duthnah bah sham e yah Nyambol she rom ke thorbil mah teke wo R gai rui kuoth shwenyambol nang del gorah Nyambol entahe she juor Verse two (English translation) Some time later, Nyambol was told of Someone interested in marrying her With the dowry already paid Nyambol heard the news and was terrified Nyambol escaped from the village late in the night Running the risk of attack by wild animals Luckily Nyambol met some aid workers on her way Who stopped her as they wondered why A child such as Nyambol Would be walking alone at midnight Nyambol explained her problem and The kind foreigners took her to a refugee camp where Nyambol began attending school Chorus Verse three (Nuer) Nyambol me she wa thor shiamani jen me Shanong guanlende nyamo shang eho en Guanlede kere Nyambol gish lakin Nyambol teke loj mah Jin Nyambol sha jakah kwar man Kwar madid lakin kere guanlede larian Gaulend duthna h be yong y Nyambol teke loj mah gua e guanlende le yak Sheke palekah, jen mi lare yi nang eh gat kon dwel gore E ke gor bah lerah magua shang kel Verse three (English translation) Nyambol graduated with a university degree Nyambol achieved success beyond her dreams Nyambol became an important person And made a good life for herself Eventually Nyambol went back to her village And became an important leader She had turned out to be such a good person When Nyambol met her uncle She had such a large heart She forgave him despite the mistreatment he'd bestowed And now you can all see the importance of education for a girl Chorus 5 Lemon Bara 5:01 (Abdel Gadir Salim) Lead vocal/oud: Abdel Gadir Salim Saxophone: Fath El Rahman Adam Omer Bongos: Eltegani Eltoum Salih Additional percussion: Osmane Gerein Electric guitar: Yasir Abdel Rahim Taha Bass guitar: Toby Baker Accordion: Ismail Abdel Gadir Ismail A nostalgic love song to the long walk in full moonlight, whispering the dreams that have gone and may never return. The tears water the drought, the shrine in the lost places to heal the sick and the tormented. 6 Gua 3:55 (Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch) Lead vocal: Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch Additional keyboards: Toby Baker, Paul Borg Guitars: Paul Borg Backing vocals: Daniella Ayak (Kaya), Lam Tungwar, Manaseh Mathiang, Mary Nyakuon, Racheal Nyaruach Jok, Elizebeth Nyajuok Chorus (Dinka, Nuer) Teth loida nangua shegua keo bi Sudan shuop Keo bi Sudan shuop An bi pio miet apey Na bi koech ru thuk panda Na bi koech ru leou panda Chorus (English translation) I will be so happy when there’s peace in Sudan When people come back to Sudan, my heart will be filled with joy When people can go back home When people will be able to support themselves in their homeland Verse one (Arabic, Nuer, Dinka, English) Kede steni steni ni faker faker café baled lo Can fi salam kede ganu genu ni salu salu Farah kabir a yekuon fi Sudan Yarobi asma coraktana yarobi asma salatana Dare gua dare gua thil madefarkje Eke shangode oh teh mal thorah keoh thil ramah De nyuman nyo ke mai ke match kah thil ramah De yande nyokah mai kah thil ramah deh mai Door ke boeth en nomomo thil ma de farke keo Deh nah lui thoran kah denah thoran tath thil ma De parkeja I can't wait for that day an leu Bi piu miat eret lo bi koech ro pink pandid e sudan Verse one (English translation) Oh wait, wait, let’s think Think how it would be If there was peace in Sudan Let’s sing. Sing: ‘Oh my Lord Hear our prayer, hear our prayer’ It will be so good when there’ll be peace In my homeland Sudan Not one sister will be forced into marriage And not one cow will be taken by force And not one person will starve from hunger again I can’t compare to anything The time when people will understand each other And there's peace in my homeland, Sudan Verse two (English) Just hold on a minute, think for a minute How it will be if there is peace in Sudan? Our hands will be raised, our God will be praised When my people will plant seed in their land When my people will be free in their land Ya ya, ya ya, I can’t, I can’t wait for that day When I will see no more tears, no more fear, no cry No tribalism, nepotism and racism in my motherland I can’t wait for that day when the wonderful people go back home And plan their nation in this generation I can’t wait to see that day Verse three (Nuer) Jen waidah mah she shuop deh loidah teth Elong keo guaa mah sheakenommo Bi ngane ngach ah bi ouh thil leah kah Bi hou thil bouch en wano bane uh lat nah Waidan ke tet kel ke loch kel ke puony Kel ke riem kel kah wano bah kon luoth A weitah oh kian Sudanese bane kel keoh De gat kon guar e wano e kon neitah gow I hope we can do this Verse three (English translation) When there will be peace I will be truly happy At that moment there will be no more death No more hunger and we shall rebuild our land The whole world will respect us And we shall rebuild our land With one hand, one heart, with one blood, one body Because we are one And Sudan's future shall be promising Children will go to school, I hope we can do this 7 Hadiya 4:01 (Abdel Gadir Salim) Lead vocal: Abdel Gadir Salim Additional lead vocal: Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch Saxophone: Fath El Rahman Adam Omer Bongos: Eltegani Eltoum Salih Additional percussion: Osmane Gerein Electric guitar: Yasir Abdel Rahim Taha Bass guitar: Toby Baker Accordion: Ismail Abdel Gadir Ismail Hearts beat in harmony to illuminate life in beauty and the beauty of life. The poet in an outburst of wisdom and rebellion is longing for forgiveness and reconciliation. ‘Hidaya’ is a passionate plea to let things go, and to be inspired by the fire crackling to make our coffee instead of burning hopes. Our hearts have changed. 8 Baai 4:36 (Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch) Lead vocal: Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch Additional lead vocal/oud: Abdel Gadir Salim Backing vocals: Daniella Ayak (Kaya), Mary Nyakuon, Racheal Nyaruach, Lam Tungwar Additional keyboards: Toby Baker, Paul Borg Guitars: Paul Borg Chorus (Dinka) Baai eh did nah eleu ok nah aleu ok Bik koech rot ping guer ku panda bar Bar gur ku panda Repeated two times Chorus (English translation) The land is big and it can accommodate us all Come on, everybody, let's build our land Repeated two times Verse one (English, Arabic) Eyo baai e? Did you heard them saying loud? It means that it’s great so we got work it now We got to come together, bind together Do everything possible just to be together Tell me have you heard there’s grace in the air? So here is the equip So that we can build this land Kalamsa kalamsa el aje de bide (It's true, it's true what this girl is saying) Gatyi gulena de aja asel shan ni kuon sowa (What she's telling us is helpful) Chorus Verse two (Nuer) Engen shialeng ke thug shing nyadeng Damari kanyumari kah shiang guari engen De larye yasalam thoran en sha kon futh tane Kwa dial shane riang theme dene parje enjen Shalat ke thug shiang nyadeang mah shane Roh pal piny dene weidan tas dene Share wait ah kong enjen shia leengo Verse two (English translation) You just heard in Dinka My brothers, sisters and my relatives Wow, our land is glowing with riches We have everything we need We are truly wealthy Let's learn to work together And rebuild our motherland Chorus Verse three (Nuer, Arabic, English) Maros jene shian dan maroth enjen thoran Enjen ring nhiam oha kah ring yen shwei ah Engen ring yen sham uaa kah ring yen Jok oak ke jen gormale, bia thoran she shuop Oh ya wathon eshan kathirmarthah Kalas mafish dish mah eshan kater el Sudan Le alem le jal le Abdel Gadir de kulu alem sam Rei nuara rei jinubin dial gorne mal shumalin abdel Gadir nath dial goke mal mal gua e We need peace, peace for all Sudanese Peace salam ausin salam fi jinub fi Shamal fi Darfur fi garib fi sharik salam Verse three (English translation) We are running forwards and backwards And right and left looking for peace Now we've got peace Come on everybody, let's try to work together Oh my land, it's because of the fire Now there is no problem as before This to all the world Peace for the Nuer and all southern Sudanese Peace for all the northerners We need peace, peace is good We need peace for all Sudanese We need peace from the south to the north We also need peace in the east and in Darfur in the west Chorus 9 Gamearina 4:35 (Abdel Gadir Salim) Lead vocal: Abdel Gadir Salim Saxophone: Fath El Rahman Adam Omer Bongos: Eltegani Eltoum Salih Additional percussion: Osmane Gerein Electric guitar: Yasir Abdel Rahim Taha Bass guitar: Toby Baker Accordion: Ismail Abdel Gadir Ismail Ask our moon that we have not forgotten and send her my thoughts. The voice so affectionate that is tuned like a melody. Ask our moon and it will tell you that my soul is unsettled until I see her. 10 Asabi 3:54 (words Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch, music Abdel Gadir Salim) Lead vocal: Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch Additional lead parts: Abdel Gadir Salim Saxophone: Fath El Rahman Adam Omer Bongos: Eltegani Eltoum Salih Additional percussion: Osmane Gerein Electric guitar: Yasir Abdel Rahim Taha Bass guitar: Toby Baker Accordion: Ismail Abdel Gadir Ismail Oh Jal, Oh Jal, come, I am happy to see you Now come sing to the people Sing! Verse one (Nuer, English) Engene, engene, engenee Gore oh deiye lar gise Dah nhan ma jiye shang can e ngan garmatot Kuije end owe tedi Kuije en oh ah bahlah ramadid Kah kuije en owe risee Nah owe end ohe she dahk Thil rama care everyone is doing their own business She ran care ke kui ran me shuo ngash rame care Ke kui ran mi shar ke kuoth e man ran Verse one (English translation) It's like this, like this, like this I want to tell you a part of my story When I left home I was very young I didn't understand the world Life was not easy: nowhere to turn The world was spinning round and out of all this I learned that no one cares about anyone else Because people only care about their own business I found that a mother is the most important Because only her, besides God, truly cares about her child Chorus Verse two (Nuer, English) Engen shere mi shia ling Moinah gisa catry out forward man ran engen la dear Ke ran elong keoh di ran wah nhiam elong More mah teh thin dere phal ke kuidu na shiang Enghan ram kel kah gat te sha nang dor Reitekah dah shangah in fluence e mar e la pal ke kuida Gorje en oh bi lah successful mah sha kungash E owe she dahk shang eh damor mi ta gekah du Der ji nahk bah ke kui miath owe she dahk Verse two (English translation) Do you hear, as I carry my story forwards Mama is the only one that truly cares? Mamas truly care about their children My own mum influenced me in a way I remember the way she use to pray As time went by, I applied her method The world nowadays is dangerous And your own brother can actually kill you This is when I realized that the world is insecure I am one of the boys who went into the bush And I learned a lot Verse three (Nuer, English) Engen ramina in dir rodu kafe thin Mah thial more thin ke shiang guri ene kuoth Ne mah rodah bi cafe je en kuoth Kere nga ni fal duoth sha shode kaf na bom Ka ni diir ke nas etahdi wa nhiam Sha dir ke nath anah mashi gidam uh semir End destiny e shekam nga engen tah thin Show care if you think she ngan ramah gua If you think I am stupid or wicked Ene kuoth engen tek ran ke kuide Verse three (English translation) Hear what I put into practice My mother's influence, her belief in God Made a serious impact in my life When your relatives are not there And no one seems to care I came across her beliefs There is a Supreme Being somewhere Who cares about all mankind And when I asked for help in my distress, He showed up Mothers don't judge you, call you stupid or wicked or anything They play a big role in every child's life The arms trade is out of control. Millions of men, women and children live in daily fear of armed violence. Show your support for tougher international arms controls. Sign up to the Million Faces today at www.controlarms.org Appearing on this album are: Emmanuel Jal Jak Gatwitch Abdel Gadir Salim Fath El Rahman Adam Omer Eltegani Eltoum Salih Osmane Gerein Hassan Erraji Yasir Abdel Rahim Taha Ismail Abdel Gadir Ismail Toby Baker Paul Borg Daniella Ayak (Kaya) Mary Nyakuon Racheal Nyaruach Lam Tungwar Manaseh Mathiang Elizebeth Nyajuok Kiki Mutungi Sarah John Shoul One Party Emmanuel Jal has established the Gua Africa Foundation, which is helping to use music and musical training to help alleviate the traumas of the ‘lost generation’ – those whose lives were blighted through the loss of their childhoods and denial of education. Emmanuel Jal owes special thanks to: Emma McCune (RIP), Maggie McCune, Peter Verney, Andrew and Jennifer Shand, Andrew and Mary Flint, Professor Amii Otunnu, Riek Machar, Angelina Teny, Mrs Momo, Jill Diver, Peter Moszynski, Professor Richard Grey, Luz Martin, John Coward, Barney Rowntree, Nima Albagir, Dudu, Sarah Errington, Mick and Clare Tauben, Glenda Jackson MP, Rt Hon Clare Short MP, Fran Healy, Paddy Casey, Thabani, Daara J (respect!), General Sumbeiywo and Kofi Annan (blessed are the peacemakers) I would also like to thank my God for providing the faith and the strength to carry on. This album is dedicated to the memory of all my compatriots who have fallen in battle or through famine, poverty or disease, and to all those who struggle to improve their own and other people’s lives in the face of such adversity. Additional thanks to: Amnesty International, Oxfam, Make Poverty History, Live 8 Africa Calling, Peter Gabriel and WOMAD, Tim Smit and the Eden Project, Refugee Council and the ‘Refugee Rap Collective’, Brook House School, Big Issue, Council for Advancement of Arab British Understanding, Save the Children Fund, Screen Station, Sudan Advocacy Coalition, Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, UNHCR, UNESCO, UNICEF, Café Direct/Flight 6065/London Eye, Phil Stanton, Sandra Alayón-Stanton and all at World Music Network Abdel Gadir Salim wishes to thank Karim and Omar Sekkar and Khalid Omer for all their support in producing this milestone collaboration with Emmanuel Jal A World Music Network production All titles produced by Paul Borg Tracks 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 arranged by Paul Borg Tracks 3, 5, 7 and 9 published by Riverboat UK Music (MCPS) Tracks 4 and 10 published by Riverboat UK Music (MCPS)/Copyright Control Recorded at: Tough Audio Studios, Nairobi by Chris Adwar The Blue Room, London by Simon Cotsworth Borglands, London by Paul Borg Globewise Studios, London by Paul Borg and Jill Diver Abdel Gadir Salim recording in London was in special arrangement with Organic Music Mixed by Paul Borg at Borglands, London Mastered by Dick Beetham at 360 Mastering, London Additional sound courtesy of Peter Moszynski Sleeve notes by Peter Moszynski Song descriptions on tracks 3, 5, 7 and 9 by Karim Sekkar Design by Undertow www.undertow-design.co.uk, coordinated by Duncan Baker Visit www.worldmusic.net to listen to sound samples of all World Music Network and Riverboat Records releases
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