Sudanese musicians who were banned by the government of ousted president Omar al-Bashir have returned to Sudan to play at a series of New Year concerts — in a move seen as symbolic of the changes that have taken place in the country. The Sudanese artists, some of whom were living in the United States, also marked the one-year anniversary of the mass protests that led to Bashir’s downfall last April.
The Sudanese hip-hop group Nas Jota returned to Sudan for a New Year’s Eve concert — their first show at home since 2004, when authorities banned their music for being political.
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