Khalifa was born in Ad Dibeiba near Khartoum Sudan. In 1947, he won a scholarship to the Arab Music Institute in Cairo where he studied music. After touring Africa for several years, Khalifa returned to a newly independent Sudan. In 1956, he released the patriotic anthem “Ya Watani”. He released other songs like “Lailun Wa Khamrun Wa Shifah”, “Ana Maly w Malo” and “Al Mambo Sudani”. After the ascension of Omar al-Bashir’s government to power in 1989, censorship made it difficult for Khalifa to continue with his career. He died on 2 July 2 2001 from heart problems.

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