2020
Al Amin Khalf Allah sings about the Battle of Kerreri
Musician Al Amin Khalf Allah plays the oud, a fretless stringed instrument closely related to the guitar or lute, and sings a traditional song about the Battle of Kerreri. Filmed at the Khalifa House in Omdurman
1 digital video; 4 minutes 45 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site) (external site)

2020
Al Amin Khalf Allah sings about the Battle of Shaikan
Musician Al Amin Khalf Allah plays the oud, a fretless stringed instrument closely related to the guitar or lute, and sings a traditional song about the Battle of Shaikan. Filmed at the Khalifa House in Omdurman
1 digital video; 8 minutes 28 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Al Amin Khalf Allah plays a Darfuri lullaby
Musician Al Amin Khalf Allah plays a Darfuri lullaby on the oud, a fretless stringed instrument closely related to the guitar or lute. Filmed at the Khalifa House in Omdurman
1 digital video; 2 minutes 2 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

1934-1935
Geneina
A mix of black and white and colour archive film showing various scenes around Geneina, including Bagarra nomads, market scenes, aircraft landing and a festival of games and dance. This film includes archival film clips from the E. Hills-Young collection (SAD.633/5), the P.B.E. Acland collection (SAD.709/6-7)
1 digital video; 3 minutes 21 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Sultan Ali Dinar's Summer Palace
A visit to the ruins of Sultan Ali Dinar's Summer Palace, in Al Malam, Darfur, where he was born and raised. Includes interviews with Omda Ahmed Ibrahim Maki (mayor of Al Malam), Adam Ibrahim Mohamed (Educational Comissioner) and Lukman Ahmed (journalist), and archive film from the Sudan Archive; filmed with support from the Malam Darfur Peace and Development
1 digital video; 4 minutes 2 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Asha Ali Mohamed Nour cooks Asida
Asha Ali Mohamed Nour takes us through the preparation of Asida, a traditional Darfuri meal. Filmed at the Darfur Women's Museum in Nyala
1 digital video; 3 minutes 49 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Baggara dancers perform a wedding song
A traditional wedding dance and song. Filmed at the reservoir gardens in El Obeid
1 digital video; 1 minute 54 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Baggara dancers perform “Jarrari”
“Jarrari” , a traditional dance in which both the men and women imitate the courtship movements of doves. Filmed at the reservoir gardens in El Obeid
1 digital video; 2 minutes
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

1939 x 2020
Baggara nomads
Archive stills and film of Baggara nomads. Includes graphic material from several sources, including colour photography by Gunnar and Randi Haaland, Hugo Bernatzik and archive film from the Sudan Archive's E.G. Bollard collection (SAD.640/10)
1 digital video; 1 minute 47 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
The Battle of Omdurman
Archive maps and stills relating to the Battle of Omdurman; with musical accompaniment
1 digital video; 2 minutes 32 seconds
Language: Arabic; English
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Battle of Shaykan
Archive maps and stills relating to the Battle of Shaykan; with musical accompaniment
1 digital video; 2 minutes 44 seconds
Language: Arabic; English
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Beni Halba drums
Dabaka Isa Dabaka explains the significance and use of traditional drums in the Beni Halba tribe. The drums are played by Salaha
1 digital video; 4 minutes 6 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Leaders of the Beni Halba tribe
Leaders of the Beni Halba tribe explain the importance of horses in the culture of their tribe. Featuring interviews with Dabaka Isa Dabaka and Musa Adam Hussien, who is also shown riding his horse
1 digital video; 2 minutes 14 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Beni Halba dancers perform “Al Katim”
Ben Halba dancers perform “Al Katim”. The Hakama (Fagda Aja) calls people who are far away from the village to come together and help the poor and ensure that all the children go to school as they are the future men of the village
1 digital video; 3 minutes 5 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Beni Halba dancers perform “Erech”
Ben Halba dancers perform “Erech”, a song about peace which appeals to those who are not working, warning of the danger of the sitting idle, saying they must go to work as their uncle’s daughter is waiting for them
1 digital video; 2 minutes 8 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Beni Halba dancers celebrate the 2019 Revolution
Ben Halba dancers perform a song about the 2019 Revolution. Marking the revolution and the change of government, the song calls on the new government to leave the past behind them and come together to build peace
1 digital video; 1 minute 59 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Birgid dancers perform “Umgarado”
Birgid dancers perform “Umgarado”, a song about peace, calling on people to come together and love each other
1 digital video; 2 minutes 33 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Birgid weavers in Menawashe, Darfur
Women of the Birgid tribe weave coloured palms and decorate mandola which are used to serve special meals. Filmed at a roadside market in Menawashe, North of Nyala
1 digital video; 1 minute 12 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Camel culture in Darfur
Mohammed Hussein Daw-Alnoor, a camel breeder from Nyala and manager of the Nyala Camel Market, explains the importance of camels in the culture of the Rezeigat nomads
1 digital video; 8 minutes 10 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Traditional Daju enthronement ceremony
The traditional enthronement ceremony of a new Daju chief, in Khartoum
1 digital video; 2 minutes 50 seconds
Language: Daju
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Salbakate, the holy mountain of the Daju
Omda Mohammed Zacaria Ali Arbad, chief of the Daju tribe, and the tribal historian Professor Abdu Nabi Abdullah Guma Arman talk about the Daju tribe and the significance to them of a holy mountain Salbakate to the east of Nyala
1 digital video; 2 minutes 42 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Darfur Women's Museum
Profile of Fatima Mohamed Al Hazar, a champion of Darfur's culture and heritage, who founded the Darfur Women's Museum in Nyala and devoted her life to protecting Darfur’s rich cultural heritage
1 digital video; 6 minutes 42 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
El Obeid Catholic Cathedral
Interior and exterior scenes of the Catholic Cathedral in El Obeid; with musical accompaniment
1 digital video; 1 minute 8 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
El Obeid meat market
Scenes of the animal market and meat stalls in El Obeid; with musical accompaniment
1 digital video; 1 minute 7 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Friday worship at the Hamed Al-Nile Mosque in Omdurman
Friday afternoon worship, incorporating Sufi song and dance, at the tomb of Hamed Al-Nile Mosque in Omdurman, Sudan
1 digital video; 2 minutes 13 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Fur dancers singing for peace
Fur dancers perform a dance with the message to all who live in Sudan and especially those in Darfur, to turn their backs on war, think of their children’s future and sit down together to build peace
1 digital video; 3 minutes 56 seconds
Language: Fur
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Fur dancers singing for a better world
Fur dancers perform a dance with the message to all people to go to work in the fields, plant and harvest their food, work and provide; to follow a moral path, not steal, live by their toil and give food to the poor
1 digital video; 2 minutes 23 seconds
Language: Fur
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Ismailia Sufi festival
Ismailya Sufis in El Obeid, Sudan, celebrate the birthday of the founder of their order, Ash-Shaikh Ismail Alwali ibn Abdullah ibn Ismail (1793-1863). In 2020 the Ismailyia Sufi order was spread widely in North Kordofan, Omdurman, White Nile and Northern States, with an estimated following of 25,000 people
1 digital video; 1 minute 57 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Jebel Kordofan
Landscape views of Jebel Kordofan, a hill to the west of El Obeid, and Boabab trees (the state symbol of Kordofan); with musical accompaniment
1 digital video; 1 minute 8 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Journain plays the imrara
Jima Atin, aka “Journain”, a Daju musician from Nyala, plays the imrara (flute)
1 digital video; 1 minute 24 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Journain plays the kurdu
Jima Atin, aka “Journain”, a Daju musician from Nyala, plays the kordu / kurbi and sings a traditional wedding song
1 digital video; 4 minutes 31 seconds
Language: Daju
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Journain and sons play the imrara and drums
Jima Atin, aka “Journain”, a Daju musician from Nyala, plays the imrara (flute), accompanied by his sons (or grandsons) on drums
1 digital video; 1 minute 30 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Kababish nomads
A group of Kababish nomads moving with their goats, camels and families. Filmed by Michael Mallinson on the road between Khartoum and El Obeid; with musical accompaniment
1 digital video; 1 minute 3 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Potters in Kas, Darfur
Potters at the Tuesday market in Kas, one hour west of Nyala, painting incense burners. Mariam Mohamed Abaka is filmed pounding the base of a water pot; with musical accompaniment
1 digital video; 1 minute 41 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Khalifa Mosque Koran School
Boys study reading and writing the Koran at the Khalifa Mosque Koranic School in Omdurman. Most boys originate from outside of Sudan and board at the school; their time is devoted to reading and memorising the Koran, and writing out extracts onto wooden boards. Some go on to higher institutes of Islamic learning and may become Imams or Islamic scholars. The singer is Omar Adam A Bakar and the writer is Ibrahim Hussein Mohamad
1 digital video; 1 minute 49 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
The Rezeigat mayor, Omda Abakkar Kharif Mattar
The Rezeigat mayor and community leader, Omda Abakkar Kharif Mattar, explains life among the Rezeigat
1 digital video; 5 minutes 54 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Moulid celebrations In Nyala
Moulid celebrations in Nyala. Filmed by Ibrahim and Elsadiq Bedu and edited by Elsadiq Bedu
1 digital video; 2 minutes 46 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Moulid celebrations in Ombdurman
Moulid celebrations in Omdurman. Filmed and edited by Ibrahim Snoop; drone filming by Monti
1 digital video; 2 minutes 26 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Nuba dancers perform Daro
Nuba dancers performing the Daro, a dance performed for someone who has died
1 digital video; 1 minute 37 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Nuba dancers perform Orma
Nuba dancers perform the Orma, a traditional tribal dance. The songs and moves of the dance are renewed yearly. The dancers are led by Al-Saddig Saboun Abdalgadir Hassan, from Wali Soug, the head of the Popular Committees and Head of Folk Traditional Heritage Arts Association in the Ministry of Culture in El Obeid, Kordofan
1 digital video; 3 minutes 6 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Nuba wrestling
Traditional Nuba wrestling in Khartoum during the Nuba Festival. Filmed and edited by Ibrahim Snoop
1 digital video; 1 minute 42 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

1936
Nuba Gathering
A Gathering of Nuba tribespeople at Talodi in 1936 with scenes of dancing, wrestling and spear throwing. Includes archive film from the J.G. Mavrogordato collection (SAD.770/7)
1 digital video; 4 minutes 50 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

1936, 1939-1941
Khartoum
Black and white and colour archive film of Khartoum. Includes archive film from the E.L. Manton collection (SAD.794/11), the E. Hills-Young collection (SAD.633/7), the E.G. Sarsfield-Hall collection (SAD.650/6)
1 digital video; 4 minutes 9 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

1932-1935
Kordofan Province
Black and white and colour archive film of Kordofan. Includes archive film from the E.F. Aglen collection (SAD.765/5)
1 digital video; 2 minutes 33 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

1939-1941
Omdurman
Black and white and colour archive film of Omdurman. Includes archive film from the E. Hills-Young collection (SAD.633/7), the E.L. Manton collection (SAD.794/11)
1 digital video; 1 minute 56 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Omdurman potters
Traditional potters working in Omdurman; with musical accompaniment. Housed in an old British boot factory, the site in 2020 contained seven potteries. Clay is brought from the River Nile, rested for a day and then puddled by foot. The pots are fired in a kiln for four hours. They make zias (water pots), plant pots, canoons (cookers) and ablution jugs
1 digital video; 1 minute 40 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Street coffee In Omdurman
Hyat (meaning “life”) prepares traditional coffee on the street in front of Omdurman's Khalifa Mosque, roasting and grinding the beans before cooking and serving the coffee
1 digital video; 54 seconds
Sudan Memory (external site)

c. 1954
Rezeigat review
Prime Minister Ismail al-Azhari visiting a large gathering of the Rezeigat tribe at Id el Ghanem, Darfur. Includes archive film from the J. Carmichael collection (SAD.894/2)
1 digital video; 13 minutes 37 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Rezeigat wedding celebrations
A Rezeigat wedding ceremony and celebrations in the Rezeigat area to the west of Nyala, with singing and dancing
1 digital video; 1 minute 45 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Shoemakers In Nyala, Darfur
Traditional shoemakers in the Nyala suk; with musical accompaniment
1 digital video; 1 minute
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Tama dancers perform the “Look at me” dance
Tama dancers perform the “Look at me” dance, a love song
1 digital video; 1 minute 38 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Tama dancers perform “You call me and I come to you”
Tama Dancers perform ''You call me and I come to you'' – a call to join in shared celebration: ‘If you call me I will come – take me anywhere, except to war’
1 digital video; 2 minutes 55 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)

2020
Tama dancers perform a love song
Tama dancers perform a song about a young man travelling to Libya to make money: ‘I have no money, so I want to go to Libya in order to earn some money so that I can come back and marry you’
1 digital video; 2 minutes 28 seconds
Language: Arabic
Sudan Memory (external site)