Manal Badr El-Din…a singing voice that the scene misses

Sudan Events – Magda Hassan

Musician Youssef Al-Mousili issued a warning message to “the female singer,” who are artists who are not committed to authentic art.
He broadcast an old song via a video by the singer Manal Badr El-Din, “Look at the work of Dr. Manal Badr El-Din… a work by the late creator William Andreia and directed by the wonderful Moatasem Al-Juaili, carried out by some Sudanese professional professors such as Mamdouh Taher Farid, Kamal Hamdi and others.” He said. “A truly international work. since I know that you have very beautiful voices (Marwa and Hala), for example, you can make serious dance songs, uplifting, rock-pop, etc.” He added.
Perhaps Al-Mousili’s gesture revived the memory of an artist who was absent from the scene, and we will remind her of her again.

Biography and career

Dr. Manal Badr al-Din was born in Khartoum Bahri. She was born and raised in an artistic family interested in science, culture and art. Her father (May his sould rest in peace) was one of the pioneers of jazz music and the founder of a number of bands such as (Adwaa Bahri), (Badr Band), and then (Blue Stars) which made his daughter, Manal, grow up in an atmosphere full of Western music and different performing styles in Arabic and English. She received her secondary education at Bahri Secondary School and graduated from the College of Pharmacy, University of Khartoum. She was in the college association and created the Pharmacy Choir and participated in it as a distinctive female voice, something that caught the attention of Raban Aqad. The executioner, musician Othman Al-Nu, invited her to join the Iqd Al-Jallad band.
Manal joined the Iqd Al-Jallad band as the first sole female voice on the list of the band’s founders. She was assigned some performances in the oriental style, which she specialized in, such as (A bird came out of the window). She participated in the band’s presentation evening in 1988 on national television. She was distinguished by the pitch of her voice (soprano). The magician in a number of immortal works in the minds and imagination of the Green Column audience to this day. Her lack of academic study of music and her reliance on innate talent and artistic education in the family did not constitute a barrier between her excellence and the group’s managers’ conviction in her period in the band did not exceed eight months. She participated during her time in many performances inside and outside Khartoum (Madani/Al-Hasahisa/Gedaref) in various theaters and universities, after that she submitted her resignation and devoted herself to her professional life as a pharmaceutical doctor and her artistic activity as a solo singer.

Professional aspect

On the professional side, she worked in a marine hospital and a number of pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies and as a coordinator in the Pharmacy and Poisons Council. She participated in many internal and external conferences in the Emirates and Syria.

Artistic contributions

Technically, she has many participations in theater (the play Nabta Habibi) with Sharhabeel Ahmed… and cinema, where she played the lead role in two cinematic films, and performed many soundtracks for various series and dramatic works, such as (Houses of Fire… Fire and Other Things… the movie “Kalam Altair”… Blood on the Sea).
Dr. Manal participated in many different artistic events, such as the Khartoum Music Festival and the Sama African Drums Festival. She performed a number of concerts in the Emirates and Syria, and she has three special albums: (Life Has Begun – I Think About It and Contemplate – Inside Your Eyes) in the years (1994 – 1996 – 2008). She also has great experience in praise, with about 18 works in praise of the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace.
Dr. Manal has a video clip of her songs: (Ayed Al-Badri.. Safar Al-Hawa.. Women of All.. Enough Joking.. Your Love Is Dominating).
She also worked as a trainer and supervisor for several batches of the College of Pharmacy choir, the Ahfad College choir, and the University of Khartoum College of Science.

Merge songs

Dr. Manal has her own artistic approach as the first female voice influenced by jazz music, which resulted in the experience of merging traditional Sudanese songs with modern styles in musical arrangement and various performances.
She held the position of Cultural Secretary of the Sudanese-Italian Friendship Association in the International People’s Friendship Council.
Manal Badr El-Din has great love for the Iqd Al-Jallad group, which witnessed its first birth cry, and wishes them every prosperity, progress and success.