Mohammed Osman Hassan Salih Wardi (born 1932 - ) is a Nubian Sudanese singer and songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

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Wardi was born on July 19, 1932 in the small village of Swarda close to Wadi Halfa

Wadi Halfa

Wadi Halfa is a city in the state of Northern, in northern Sudan, on the shores of Lake Nubia . It is the terminus of a rail line from Khartoum and the point where goods are transferred from rail to ferries going down the Lake Nasser...

. His mother, Batool Badri, died when he was an infant. His father, Osman Hassan Wardi, died when he was nine. He was brought up in a diverse and culturally rich background and developed an interest in poetry, literature, music and singing.