I found out about this Sudanese hip hop artist through an article in Rolling Stone magazine some years ago. I thought his story was interesting and looked into his music. Technically, the English lyrics aren’t that strong, but that can be forgiven because his story and perspective (as a former child soldier) are interesting and the instrumentals are fantastic. This song is especially cool because he codeswitches like a motha among FOUR languages: English, Arabic, Dinka, and Nuer. The title itself can be translated two ways: in Nuer, it means “good,” and in Sudanese Arabic, it means “power.” It’s a linguistic dream!
Emmanuel Jal - Gua [Good/Power]:
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