Mohammed al Amin

In his study "Framing Political Content in Sudanese Popular Songs", Mohamed A. Satti cites al Amin's song Raja' al balad (He returned home) as an example of allegiance of a Sudanese in exile and of his belonging to the nation, even after an absence of many years. - A more personal insight into his lyrics, speaking about domestic scenes that could have happened in any country, is presented in the song al jarīda - (The Newspaper) from his album Voice of Sudan, recorded after a concert in Berlin, Germany, in 1993.

Several times, his patriotic and critical songs evoked the suspicion of the military dictatorships of the day, and he was jailed by Nimeiri's regime in the 1970s. To avoid further trouble, he moved to Cairo after the military coup in 1989. - In 1994, he returned to Khartoum and has kept a low profile, despite his great popularity that has led him to appear in concerts in the United Arab Emirates, Europe, China or the US.

Mohammed al Amin, (Arabic: محمد الأمين, born 20 February 1943, Wad Madani, Sudan), sometimes spelled Mohamed Elamin or El Amin, is a Sudanese popular musician of international fame, noted for his style of singing, his playing of the oud and his often outspoken lyrics. Subjected to political repression by Sudanese governments of the day, he took exile in Cairo in 1989, and only returned to Sudan several years later.

Born in Wad Madani, central Sudan, in 1943, al Amin started singing and learning to play the oud at the age of 11, and wrote his first compositions at the age of 20. Throughout his career, he mostly wrote his own lyrics, but at times also used the words of well-known Sudanese poets like Fadlallah Mohamed or Mahjoub Sharif. After the successful revolution of October 1964, he composed the song "The Epic of October".