Iman Al-Sharif: My audience are the secret of my success

After her song was chosen among the fifty best songs…
Iman Al-Sharif: My audience are the secret of my success

Sudan Events – Magda Hassan

The artistic community celebrated through various media the selection of the song by the Sudanese artist Iman Al-Sharif (Wilaid Min Al-Shukriya) by Rolling Stone magazine, an American magazine interested in music, in the list of the fifty best Arab songs of the twenty-first century, where the song ranked 35th.
The song “Wilaid Min Al-Shukriya”, written and composed by Ahmed Kosti, is one of the songs of the extended partnership between Kosti and Iman. The song found wide acceptance and circulation, and the artist Iman Al-Sharif considered the poet and composer Ahmed Kosti a partner in the success of her singing experience.

Praises

Musician Anas Al-Aqib said that the artist Iman Al-Sharif is a singing talent that must be used in national works. “Before the war, I did not hide my admiration for her and the level of her songs and the style of her performance.” He added. He also praised Saad Al-Din Al-Tayeb, a well-versed musician who has a long and capable experience, and we are expected to bring these certificates along with her. The artist has the right to confirm her role and emotion with a patriotic singing work that calls for peace, urges the need to stop the war and extend security, reassurance and hope, as her beautiful, enchanting song did.

Comments

Many comments quoted by RollingStone indicate that Sudanese singer Iman El-Sherif surpassed the biggest Arab male and female singers, such as Abdel Majeed Abdallah, Kazem El Saher, George Wassouf, Belqis, Tamer Hosni, Asala, Majed El Mohandes, Najwa Karam, Maryam Fares and others in the top 50 Arab pop songs of the twenty-first century.
From North Africa to the Arabian Gulf, from rai music to dance-pop to romantic folk songs, written by Dani Hajjar. (Wilaid Min Shukriya), this energetic song by Sudanese singer Iman Al-Sharif includes elements of East African pop and call-and-response speech spread immediately. Al-Sherif, who started her career as a backup singer for other Sudanese artists, quickly moved up the music ladder with “Wilaid Min Al-Shukriya,” the sixth song she has ever released. Sudanese music remains underappreciated in the rest of the region and has long faced an uphill battle to be properly recognized. Fortunately, artists like Al Sharif are making progress that cannot be ignored.

The secret of success

Iman Al-Sharif said that the success of “Wilaid Min Al-Shukriya” could not be achieved without the support of her fans and their wonderful interaction with her. “My dear fans, they are the secret behind this achievement. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for every words of encouragement, every participation, and all the feelings of love that you expressed towards this song. You have been a strong pillar and source of inspiration for me, and the achieved success could not have been achieved without you. You are the secret behind every success I achieve, and I feel great gratitude to all of you. All thanks to my success partners in the song, the distinguished poet Ahmed Kosti in the words and melodies, and the always creative Adel Hassan in the execution and musical arrangement. I promise you that I will always do my best to provide the art that you deserve.” She wrote on her Facebook page.

Paradoxes

It is ironic that the song, at the beginning of its spread, faced criticism as a type of singing that incited racism against racism, and Iman defended it by saying that it was far from that aspect, “The intention is not racism or a tribal issue. The evidence is that I am a Ja’liya and I sang for Shukriya, and we are all Sudanese in the end, and all customs, generosity, and beautiful qualities are present in all the different tribes, and which tribe differs from the other in traditions, the song “Al-Shukriya” was written and composed by the beautiful poet Ahmed Kosti. The song was presented and I felt the song and learned many details in it that I had missed about the customs, traditions, and origins of everything related to the Shukriya tribe, and all respect and appreciation for all Sudanese tribes.” She said.
Iman Al-Sharif practiced singing at university and at family and friend events. She has a melodious voice that made Al-Sir Qaddour dedicate a song to her from his words. She participated in the “Songs and Songs” program on the Blue Nile Channel for one season, and then she participated in the “Let’s Sing” Ramadan program on Al-Balad Channel. She proved her presence in a short time. The artistic scene had a number of its own songs, all of which found the audience’s approval. Her latest song, “Al-Gezira”, was written and composed by Amjad Hamza, telling what happened in the state of Gezira.