“This one goes to Emma McCune, Angel to the rescue one afternoon” — Emmanuel Jal from his 2008 song titled “Emma” It’s estimated that 10,000 child soldiers took part in the Sudanese civil war in ...
Emmanuel Jal raps over light Afrobeat rhythms stripped down to desolate grooves. Gunshots scatter songs, but not because Jal is a gangsta, but because he is a former child soldier of the Sudan ...
Ceasefire is stunning. This collaboration between Emmanuel Jal, a Christian from southern Sudan, and Abdel Gadir Salim, a Muslim from northern Sudan, sends a powerful message throughout the country in ...
LONDON (Billboard) - Sudanese child-soldier-turned-rapper Emmanuel Jal admits that he had to tone down the lyrics of his new album, "Warchild." Sign up here. "If I described everything I've seen and ...