Aisha Musa Ahmad (musician)

Aisha al-Falatiya عائشة الفلاتية
Portrait of Sudanese singer Aisha al Falatiya
Background information
Birth name	Aisha Musa Ahmad
Born	1905 Kassala, Sudan
Died	24 February 1974(1974-02-24) (aged 69) Omdurman, Sudan
Genres	Sudanese music
Occupation(s)	singer
Years active	1942–1960s

Aisha Musa Ahmad (Arabic: عائشة موسى أحمد, romanized: ʾAyša 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]