Abdel Karim El Kably

Abdel Karim El Kabli Arabic عبد الكريم الكابلي‎ Sometimes Spelled El Kably Or Al Kabli Is A Sudanese Singer Poet Composer Songwriter And Humanitarian Known For His Songs With Themes Of Love Passion Nationalism Sudanese Culture And Folklore. El Kabli Was Born In The City Of Port Sudan In 1933. During Childhood He Developed An Interest In The Arabic Language Especially The Old Arabic Poems And Learned To Play Music On A Penny Whistle. At The Age Of Sixteen He Moved To Khartoum To Attend The Khartoum Commercial Secondary School Where He Studied Sudanese Folk Music And Arabic Poetry. His Musical Interest Evolved To The Oud Lute And Shetern Small Drum Which He Learned By Himself. Awards
On 12 May 2002 AlKabli Was Awarded An Honorary Doctorate In Literature From Nyala University Nyala Sudan
Won The Gold Award At The Hands Of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
On 7 October 2004 He Was Awarded The UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador For Obstetric Fistula In Sudan For His Advocacy For Women Health Gender Equality And Human Rights.
In January 2008 He Was Awarded The Second Honorary Doctorate In Music And Arts From Sudan University. "The Musical Traditions Of The Sudan Have Been Preserved By Oud Shetern And Pennywhistle Player Vocalist And Folklorist Abdel Karim El-Kabli Sometimes Spelled "Kably" . Gifted With A Finely-Pitched Audio Memory Which Allows Him To Learn Songs After Hearing Them Only A Few Times El-Kabli Has Built A Repertoire Of Hundreds Of Traditional Sudanese Songs. His Album Sudan Recorded Between 1963 To 1967 Remains One Of The Most Important Anthologies Of Sudanese Folk Music. Born In Port Sudan Along The Red Sea Coast El-Kabli Was Inspired By The Itinerant Folk Musicians He Heard As A Child. Teaching Himself To Play Pennywhistle And Then The Oud Lute And Shetern Small Drum He Studied Their Methods Of Tuning And Playing Their Instruments. Moving To Khartoum At The Age Of Sixteen To Attend The Khartoum Commercial Secondary School He Went On To Study Sudanese Folk Music And Arabic Poetry At The University Of Khartoum. Although He Took A Position As A Courts Inspector For The Clerical Division Of The Sudanese Judiciary Following His Graduation He Continued To Be Fascinated By Music. Although He Moved Temporarily To Saudia Arabia In The Late-1970s He Subsequently Returned To His Homeland."
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