Salah ibn Al Badiya صلاح بن البادية
Background information
Birth name	Salah el-Jayli Mohamed Abu-Qroon
Born	1937 Umm Dawm, Sudan
Origin	Sudan
Died	September 16, 2019(2019-09-16) (aged 82) Amman, Jordan
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer, actor
Instrument(s)	Oud

Salah el-Jayli Mohamed Abu-Qroon ( Arabic: صلاح الجيلي محمد أبوقرون, 1937 – 15 September 2019) was a Sudanese singer, composer and actor known as Salah ibn Al Badiya or Albadya or el-Badya ( Arabic: صلاح بن البادية).

Early life

Born in Umm Dawm, Khartoum, in 1937 ^[1] and grew up between Umm Dawm and Abu Qaroun. He was known as Al Badiya because of his relationship with the Baadiyah, or the desert. ^{[2] [3]} ibn Albadya started his education at Al-Khalwa before attending regular school. ^[4]

Artistic career

ibn Al Badiya was introduced to music through Madih nabawi, until he stumbled on Umm Kulthum, who – with her voice – opened his eyes to a different kind of music. ^[5] ibn Al Badiya started his career when he was still a teenager but did not make a public appearance until 1959 due to his conservative family's reaction. ^[6] He was encouraged by journalists Mahjoub Osman and Mahjoub Mohamed Salah. ^[7] However, his father recognised his voice on the radio and forced him (or he chose ^[8]) to change his name so as not to bring shame to the family name, el-Jayli, a well-known Sofi leader. ^[9]

ibn Al Badiya teamed up with poet Mohamed Yousif Mousa and Abu Amna Hamid to produce some of his best songs. ^[3] ibn Albdaya's discography includes 117 songs in 5 albums, 4 EPs, movies and plays. ^[10] His career spanned over six decades, and he introduced other prolific artists such as Mahmoud Abdulaziz. ^[11] Due to his conservative upbringing, ibn Al Badiya's discography also includes Madih nabawi. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

His audience extended beyond Sudan, reaching Ethiopia, Chad, Nigeria, Qatar, Kuwait, etc. ^{[15] [16]} According to Riek Machar, SPLA had plans to attack a steamer on the White Nile, but when they found out that Salah was on board, they abandoned the idea out of love for the artist. ^[8]

ibn Al Badiya started acting at the theatre with actress Nemat Hmad in Greeba Mosodna and for the crown before starting in Tajouje (a historical romantic tragedy). ^[17] ibn Al Badiya then moved to the cinema, with his first role being in the movie adaption of Tajouje in 1977, ^[18] Toar Aljar in Germany, and followed by Eyes Journey (1983). ^{[19] [20] [21]}

Death

ibn Al Badiya died, due to a heart attack, on the 16th of September in 2019, in Amman, Jordan, aged 82. ^{[22] [3]} He was there to rest and meet his brother ^{[23] [24]} after his final performance during the "Joy of Sudan" concert on the 18th of August, where he sang Oh! My country ( Arabic: يا بلدي) before the signing to the formation of the civil and military council in Sudan. ^{[25] [8] [26]} Thousands, including political leaders, attended his funeral at Umm Dawm. ^{[27] [28]}

See also

• Music of Sudan
• Mostafa Sid Ahmed
• List of Sudanese singers

Further reading

• Documentary series of posts in Arabic.

References

External links

• Facebook page