Aisha Musa Ahmad (musician)

Aisha al-Falatiya
عائشة الفلاتية
Portrait of Sudanese singer Aisha al Falatiya
Portrait of Sudanese singer Aisha al Falatiya
Background information
Birth nameAisha Musa Ahmad
Born1905
Kassala, Sudan
Died24 February 1974(1974-02-24) (aged 69)
Omdurman, Sudan
Genres
Occupationsinger
Years active1942–1960s

Aisha Musa Ahmad (Arabic: عائشة موسى أحمد, romanizedʾAyša Mūsā Aḥmad, b. 1905 – 24 February 1974), better known as Aisha al-Falatiya (also transliterated as Aisha El Falatia (Arabic: عائشة الفلاتية), was a Sudanese singer. Her early career was hindered by prejudice against female performers, but in 1942 she became the first woman to sing on Sudanese radio. Her career continued into the 1960s, and she recorded over 150 songs in total, achieving popularity in both Sudan and Egypt.[1]

  1. ^ Abbas, Reem (2019-10-07). The Artist Aisha Fallatiya: A Pioneer of Modernity in Sudan. SIHA Journal: Women in Islam (Issue Two). Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa. pp. 6–9. ISBN 978-9970-9290-0-9.