I had an email from Real World Records earlier this week talking about a new signing of Sulaf.
Sulaf is from the Sudan.
Description:
“I gathered my belongings into a small bag, not shedding many tears as no one expected what would happen. No one foresaw all this separation ...”
Sulaf transforms her refugee exile into ABA — an album blending Nubian roots with modern soundscapes in collaboration with producer Maxime Kosinetz (Imarhan, Tinariwen).
Drawing on the Sufi poetry of her great-grandfather, she captures loss, identity, and resilience, carrying Sudan’s spirit across borders with haunting power and emotional depth.
Sulaf will introduce material from the album for the first time to audiences across Europe as the opening act on select shows of desert-blues supergroup Tinariwen’s current tour.
She appears as a featured guest vocalist on their new album Hoggar.
More on Tinariwen in a separate post.
With ABA, Sulaf emerges as a vital new voice — “a vessel for the songs of the women of Sudan”, as she puts it — creating music that speaks both to deep-rooted tradition and a bold, contemporary sonic future.
