Nobiin

Alternate names: Mahas-Fiadidja, Mahas-Fiyadikkya, Fiadidja-Mahas, Nile Nubian, Egyptian Nubian
Dialects: Mahas (Mahasi, Mahass), Fiyadikka (Fedicca, Fadicha, Fadicca, Fadija, Fiadidja). Not intelligible with Kenuzi-Dongola. Lexical similarity 67% with Kenuzi-Dongola.
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=fia

STREAMABLE ARTISTS
Ali Hassan Kuban
Hamza El Din
Mohamed Mounir
Rasha
Salamat

NOT STREAMABLE ARTISTS
Abdel Gadir Salim
Ahmed Mounib
Gawaher
Mahmoud Fadl
Mohammed Wardi
Waza Trumpet Ensemble

Do you know an artist that should be in this list? Please answer to the thread

I understand what you mean. I've only a few tracks by Abdel Gadir Salim and they are all in Arabic. An acquaintance from Sudan told me, though, that he'd sung in Nubian in the past. According to her, his old cassettes with the Nubian tracks are out of print but she'll inform me if she finds sth.

Btw, though I currently don't have any of his albums I am quite familiar with Mohammed Wardi; he's a big star in Somalia. But I didn't know either that he ever sang in Nubian.

-tgt- said:
Does Gadir Salim really sing in Nobiin? thought he mostly sang in Sudanese Arabic. gotta find out where he sings in Nobiin.
there's another great Nubian artist out of Sudan, Mohammed Wardi. increadible voice! though he mostly sings in arabic, there's an old recording on youtube where he performes in non-arabic and plays Tanbour, though recordings from that era seem impossible to track.

Many thanks, -tgt-. Given how young he's on this recording, this is probably from the 70's. Great artist, indeed! Tartalo will add him to the list soon.