Aisha Musa Ahmad (musician)
Aisha Musa Ahmad (Arabic: عائشة موسى أحمد, romanized: ʾAyša Mūsā Aḥmad, b. 1905 – 24 February 1974), better known as Aisha al-Falatiya (also transliterated as Aisha El Falatia (Arabic: عائشة الفلاتية), was a Sudanese singer. Her early career was hindered by prejudice against female performers, but in 1942 she became the first woman to sing on Sudanese radio. Her career continued into the 1960s, and she recorded over 150 songs in total, achieving popularity in both Sudan and Egypt.
Aisha al-Falatiya عائشة الفلاتية | |
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Portrait of Sudanese singer Aisha al Falatiya | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Aisha Musa Ahmad |
| Born | 1905 Kassala, Sudan |
| Died | 24 February 1974 (aged 69) Omdurman, Sudan |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Years active | 1942–1960s |
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