Sharhabil Ahmed

Sharhabil Ahmed شرحبيل أحمد
Sharhabil Ahmed
Background information
Born	1935 (age 88–89)
Origin	Omdurman, Sudan
Genres	Music of Sudan, African popular music
Occupation(s)	singer-songwriter, composer, painter and illustrator
Instrument(s)	vocals, guitar, oud, multiple instruments
Years active	1957–present
Labels	Habibi Funk
Spouse(s)	Zakia Abu Gassim Abu Bakr
Website	https://www.facebook.com/sharhabilahmed/

Sharhabil Ahmed, sometimes also Sharhabeel Ahmed (Arabic: شرحبيل أحمد, b. 1935), is a Sudanese popular musician, known for his distinctive style of singing, compositions, oud and guitar playing. Inspired by Western dance music like rock music and adding brass instruments to his electric lead guitar, he has been called "The King of Sudanese Jazz". He has composed numerous songs and performed all over Sudan, as well as in Europe, Africa and in the Gulf countries, where large communities of Sudanese in exile reside.^[1]