Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- My Life Is Art
- Filho da guerra
- War child
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Film & TV
Tonj - South Sudan
In the war-torn region of Southern Sudan, Emmanuel Jal was born into the life of a child solider on an unknown date in the early 1980s. Through unbelievable struggles, Emmanuel managed to survive and emerge as a recording artist, achieving worldwide acclaim for his unique style of hip hop with its message of peace and reconciliation born out of his personal experiences. Emmanuel has released four…
Known for
- The Good Lie — Paul2014
- Africa United — Tulu2010
- War Child — Himself2008
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- South Sudan
- Active from
- 1980
Discography
- Ceasefire2005
- WARchild2008
- Kuar2010
- See Me Mama2011
- The Key2014
- Find a Way2014
- Naath2018
- Be the Love2018
- Kuar Remix EP2020
- Chagu2021
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 51,730
- Total plays
- 255,004
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Emmanuel Jal (born c. 1980) is a Sudanese musician and former child soldier. Born in the village of Tonj in Southern Sudan, he was a little boy when the civil war broke out. Emmanuel’s father joined the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and when he was about seven years old his mother died. Emmanuel then decided to join the thousands of children travelling to Ethiopia who had been told that they could be educated there. However, many of the children <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Emman
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Emmanuel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Sudan
- Place of birth
- South Sudan
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Dresden Prize
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.emmanueljal.org
- Image
- Emmanuel Jal (152417).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1980-01-01
- Commons category
- Emmanuel Jal
- pseudonym
- Emmanuel Jal
- social media followers
- 21383
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