Cairo — As the performers took the stage and the traditional drum beat gained momentum, Sudanese refugees sitting in the audience were moved to tears. Hadia Moussa said the melody reminded her of the ...

Now they are all over Africa, as well as in the super-charged dabke wedding music of Omar Souleyman and many other places. Jantra is a star of underground dance music in Sudan. His first album has ...

"These are real people that were just living their lives," says Bas, describing what the war in Sudan has deprived millions of people of. "They have hopes, dreams, families, lovers, careers, all these ...