Hafiz Abdelrahman Explained

Hafiz Abdelrahman Mukhtar (; died 21 July 2023) was a Sudanese flutist, whose music was used on a number of radio stations, both nationally and internationally. He was one of the first Sudanese artists to present musical breaks at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., and his music usually focuses on the simple men of Sudan, and their grievances.

Biography

Hafiz Abdelrahman was born in Nyala, the capital of the state of South Darfur, and began playing the flute at an early age.[1] He then moved to Khartoum to support his talent by studying music and drama at the University of Sudan in 1981.[2] His beginnings were in the television industry when his first piece The Old Port was used as a slogan for the program Dinga Banga, which was presented by Muhammad Suleiman on Omdurman TV and Radio.

Abdelrahman obtained a master’s degree in the specialty of instrumental music, and he learned from European conservatories, which led him to play a mixture of European and Sudanese music together. One of his most famous pieces is The Eternal Days, which was published in an album with the same title, which was distributed globally by the American Amazon.com, and thus is the first Sudanese album with authentic Sudanese music on Amazon.[3] He composed up to 81 pieces of music on the flute, including Until We Meet, Whispering Fingers, Between Memory and Grief, and The Rhythm of the Mountain.[4]

Abdelrahman, through the flute, tried to convey grief to listeners and his music usually focused on the simple man of Sudan.[5] He was considered to be a musician with a wide culture and remarkable skill and represented Sudan in a number of Arab and international forums like the United Arab Emirates.[6] He was one of the first Sudanese artists to present musical breaks at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC.[7] His music was used on a number of radio stations, both nationally and internationally, like BBC Radio, Voice of America (VOA), and Monte Carlo (MCD).

In December 2021, after a wide social media circulation of a rumour about Hafez's father's health and his family's ability to afford his treatments, his family issued a clarification, in which Zariab Hafiz Abdelrahman reassured the public about the health of his father. He said that the rumour had caused the family a great discomfort and that they did not have financial issues to treat their father, who suffered from Alzheimer's.[8] [9]

Hafiz Abdelrahman died on 21 July 2023. He was buried in Al-Sarha Cemetery, Omdurman.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 15 December 2019 . حافظ عبدالرحمن.. كيف أصبح التلميذ المتسرب موسيقاراً؟ . Hafez Abdul Rahman.. How did the dropout student become a musician? . 25 June 2023 . 15 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215182736/http://www.hayatweb.com/article/117841 . dead .
  2. Web site: 15 December 2019 . "فلوت السودان" يحلم بعولمة تراثه . "Sudan Flute" dreams of globalizing its heritage . 25 June 2023 . 15 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215182736/https://www.alwatan.com.sa/article/67443/%D9%81%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%87 . bot: unknown .
  3. Web site: نوارة ابداعك .. الموسيقار حافظ عبد الرحمن: مقطوعة(الأيام الخالدة) . The Light of Your Creativity.. Musician Hafez Abdel Rahman: A Piece (The Eternal Days) . 25 June 2023 . سودارس . 15 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215182736/https://www.sudaress.com/rayaam/96743 . live .
  4. Web site: Fatihi . Khalid . حافظ عبدالرحمن.. اعطني الناي وغني . Hafez Abdul Rahman.. Give me the flute and sing . 25 June 2023 . سودارس . 18 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191218013830/https://www.sudaress.com/sudanile/71714 . live .
  5. Web site: 8 August 2015 . حافظ عبدالرحمن.. أعطني الناي وغني . Hafez Abdul Rahman.. Give me the flute and sing . 25 June 2023 . ar . 25 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625192825/https://www.alnilin.com/12707975.htm . live .
  6. Web site: 16 February 2016 . الموسيقار حافظ عبد الرحمن إلى الأمارات . Musician Hafez Abdel Rahman to the Emirates . 25 June 2023 . ar . 25 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625192828/https://www.alnilin.com/12752139.htm . live .
  7. Web site: 4 April 2019 . Home Page الشرق الأوسط . 25 June 2023 . 4 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190404101431/https://aawsat.com/home/article/34946/%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%8030-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9 . bot: unknown .
  8. Web site: 4 December 2021 . أسرة الموسيقار حافظ عبد الرحمن توضح بعد تداول صورته . The family of musician Hafez Abdel Rahman clarifies after circulating his image . 25 June 2023 . ar . 25 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625192825/https://www.tagpress.net/77437/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%AD-%D8%A8%D8%B9/ . live .
  9. Web site: Salim . Omer . 4 December 2021 . أسرة الموسيقار "حافظ عبد الرحمن" توضح حقيقة ما راج عن صحته وتنشر صورة حديثة له . The family of the musician "Hafez Abdel Rahman" clarifies the truth about his health and publishes a recent photo of him . 25 June 2023 . ar . 25 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625192825/https://www.alnilin.com/13219518.htm . live .
  10. Web site: 21 July 2023 . ساحر "الفلوت" .. الموت يغيّب الموسيقار السوداني العالمي حافظ عبدالرحمن . 21 July 2023 . صحيفة التغيير السودانية, اخبار السودان . ar.

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