Mardoum

Summary

Mardoum is a song-and-dance rhythm associated particularly with Baggara cattle-herding communities of western and southern Kordofan, and with modern Kordofan popular-song development. The community performance and its arranged professional forms are connected but not identical. It is not a generic name for all music from Kordofan or the Nuba Mountains.

Contemporary and trending

Mohamed Adam's 2021 collaborative heritage work incorporates Mardoum as a specific western resource. Abdelgadir Salim's earlier professional work helped give Kordofan materials a much wider public. Salim died on16 December 2025, as confirmed by the dated Cabinet obituary; his continued repertoire and influence should be discussed as legacy rather than described as new personal activity.

History

Kordofan musicians' movement into the national song public is part of a two-way rural–urban history. Regional material did not simply receive a finished modern form from Khartoum: performers brought their own resources and ideas to central institutions. Sikainga's account identifies Salim and other musicians as important to this transformation during the 1970s.

Musical characteristics

Adam describes alternating leading women singers and chorus, with men responding vocally and through movement. The dance's cattle-associated bodily imagery belongs to its social setting, not a claim that all Baggara music uses the same pattern. Professional arrangements can relocate rhythmic and vocal resources into a different ensemble and occasion.

Geography and communities

The principal field follows western/southern Kordofan's documented musical landscape. A lower central Sudanese field acknowledges modern-song circulation. This keeps a regional foundation visible without using the fame of an individual singer to make every Sudanese area an equally strong Mardoum public. Neighboring pastoral and farming communities sustain other named practices.

Artists

Abdelgadir Salim is a foundational professional reference, whose cultural and academic contribution is recognized in both specialist and official accounts. Mohamed Adam represents a later research-and-creation approach to regional material. Their different roles should be distinguished from the community singers, chorus members and dancers whose practice is integral to Mardoum.

Representative performances

MuGlobe listening profile

Repertoire	Field use	Notes
traditional	regional	Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates.

MuGlobe representative performances

Artist	Performance / song / title	Embedded player URL	Notes	Repertoire kind	Repertoire date	Recording date	Format	Opening	Places	Fit	Evidence	Review note	MuGlobe favorite	Current hit	Authentic
Misseriya community singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	المردوم... حينما تجتمع العراقة والإيقاع في قلب كردفان	https://www.youtube.com/embed/rSie67NL53U	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: gazaly gumaa. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific public Mardoum musical performances identified by captions as Misseriya/West Kordofan repertoire. Source images show distinct public community performance contexts; publishers/recordists are not invented as singers.2020 is a stated occasion only for its identified recording;2026 upload does not date all footage. Video publication: 2026-07-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: gazaly gumaa. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific public Mardoum musical performances identified by captions as Misseriya/West Kordofan repertoire. Source images show distinct public community performance contexts; publishers/recordists are not invented as singers.2020 is a stated occasion only for its identified recording;2026 upload does not date all footage.	false	false	false
Abdel Gadir Salim	الجنزير التقيل / د.عبدالقادر سالم / مهرجان المانيا	https://www.youtube.com/embed/gQ_TackpS3E	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: منتدي وطن الجمال . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions. Video publication: 2025-12-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: منتدي وطن الجمال . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions.	false	false	false
Orupaap Musical Group	Lemon Bara | ليمون بارا (Orupaap Musical Group - فرقة أورباب الموسيقية)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/A_7j6iLYdL0	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Safeguarding Sudan's Living Heritage. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Lemon Bara: heritage project’s primary2024 caption explicitly identifies the Mardoum rhythm, Yusuf Hasab al-Dayem’s original rababa song and Abdel Gadir Salim’s later interpretation. Actual Orupaap ensemble performs this reworking; historical artists are not substituted as current voices. Video publication: 2024-09-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	music-video	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Safeguarding Sudan's Living Heritage. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Lemon Bara: heritage project’s primary2024 caption explicitly identifies the Mardoum rhythm, Yusuf Hasab al-Dayem’s original rababa song and Abdel Gadir Salim’s later interpretation. Actual Orupaap ensemble performs this reworking; historical artists are not substituted as current voices.	false	false	false
Mihad Murtada	مهاد مرتضى - جنزير التقيل | Mihad Murtada - jenzeer Altageel	https://www.youtube.com/embed/w16a5fMR3QU	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Televzyon - تلفزيون. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Jinzeer al-Tagil2024: primary programme identifies actual performer and specific established Mardoum work. Televzyon publishes, not vocalist. Video publication: 2024-06-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	music-video	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Televzyon - تلفزيون. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Jinzeer al-Tagil2024: primary programme identifies actual performer and specific established Mardoum work. Televzyon publishes, not vocalist.	false	false	false
Abdel Gadir Salim	مردوم بريق القبلي ضوى عبدالقادر سالم	https://www.youtube.com/embed/BQlPG2-dxnU	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Nizar Ghanem. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions. Video publication: 2024-01-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Nizar Ghanem. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions.	false	false	false
Abdel Gadir Salim	مردوم جيناكي زي وزين عبدالقادر سالم	https://www.youtube.com/embed/INvQGakImWs	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Nizar Ghanem. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions. Video publication: 2024-01-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Nizar Ghanem. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions.	false	false	false
Abdel Gadir Salim	عبد القادر سالم ( نجوم الليل ) 1977	https://www.youtube.com/embed/zcHcZXbKzug	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: NASHWAN CH-5. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions. Documented performance/session: 1977. Video publication: 2023-12-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	1977	unknown	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: NASHWAN CH-5. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions. Documented performance/session: 1977.	false	false	false
Misseriya community singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	تراث مسيرية مردوم غرب كردفان	https://www.youtube.com/embed/hxJ1nuKj_1A	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: غرَّابي /GHURRABI. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific public Mardoum musical performances identified by captions as Misseriya/West Kordofan repertoire. Source images show distinct public community performance contexts; publishers/recordists are not invented as singers.2020 is a stated occasion only for its identified recording;2026 upload does not date all footage. Video publication: 2023-05-29; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: غرَّابي /GHURRABI. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific public Mardoum musical performances identified by captions as Misseriya/West Kordofan repertoire. Source images show distinct public community performance contexts; publishers/recordists are not invented as singers.2020 is a stated occasion only for its identified recording;2026 upload does not date all footage.	false	false	false
Misseriya community singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	مردوم حمام طار تراث المسيريه	https://www.youtube.com/embed/J9t76_Lj1mA	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: قناة بوادي كردفان-TV. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific public Mardoum musical performances identified by captions as Misseriya/West Kordofan repertoire. Source images show distinct public community performance contexts; publishers/recordists are not invented as singers.2020 is a stated occasion only for its identified recording;2026 upload does not date all footage. Video publication: 2023-05-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: قناة بوادي كردفان-TV. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific public Mardoum musical performances identified by captions as Misseriya/West Kordofan repertoire. Source images show distinct public community performance contexts; publishers/recordists are not invented as singers.2020 is a stated occasion only for its identified recording;2026 upload does not date all footage.	false	false	false
Mardoum singers of Talodi (individuals uncredited)	مردوم تلودي	https://www.youtube.com/embed/E71EFwdv9zs	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: alrasheed alnour. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Talodi Mardoum performance identified by its primary title; recorder alrasheed alnour is not substituted as singer. Video publication: 2023-03-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: alrasheed alnour. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Talodi Mardoum performance identified by its primary title; recorder alrasheed alnour is not substituted as singer.	false	false	false
Misseriya community singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	تراث(المردوم) مسيرية..غرب كردفان.	https://www.youtube.com/embed/PMW2jOFpg20	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: دليل المرحال. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific public Mardoum musical performances identified by captions as Misseriya/West Kordofan repertoire. Source images show distinct public community performance contexts; publishers/recordists are not invented as singers.2020 is a stated occasion only for its identified recording;2026 upload does not date all footage. Video publication: 2021-08-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: دليل المرحال. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific public Mardoum musical performances identified by captions as Misseriya/West Kordofan repertoire. Source images show distinct public community performance contexts; publishers/recordists are not invented as singers.2020 is a stated occasion only for its identified recording;2026 upload does not date all footage.	false	false	false
Baggara Mardoum singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	تراث قبائل البقارة على إيقاع المردوم	https://www.youtube.com/embed/0ZeSLwgOaSw	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: زول 7 | Zoal 7. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Baggara Mardoum sung-dance performances; source captions and actual public ensemble images support particular form, not every Baggara naggara rhythm. Video publication: 2021-07-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: زول 7 | Zoal 7. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Baggara Mardoum sung-dance performances; source captions and actual public ensemble images support particular form, not every Baggara naggara rhythm.	false	false	false
Misseriya community singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	تراث البقارة مردوم 2020م	https://www.youtube.com/embed/M9me_PSzl0Y	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: عدي_العالمي | Odai_Alalamy . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific public Mardoum musical performances identified by captions as Misseriya/West Kordofan repertoire. Source images show distinct public community performance contexts; publishers/recordists are not invented as singers.2020 is a stated occasion only for its identified recording;2026 upload does not date all footage. Documented performance/session: 2020. Video publication: 2021-01-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2020	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: عدي_العالمي | Odai_Alalamy . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific public Mardoum musical performances identified by captions as Misseriya/West Kordofan repertoire. Source images show distinct public community performance contexts; publishers/recordists are not invented as singers.2020 is a stated occasion only for its identified recording;2026 upload does not date all footage. Documented performance/session: 2020.	false	false	false
Baggara Mardoum singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	مردوم	https://www.youtube.com/embed/_-6plV5a33I	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Hamad Kmgan. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Baggara Mardoum sung-dance performances; source captions and actual public ensemble images support particular form, not every Baggara naggara rhythm. Video publication: 2020-08-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Hamad Kmgan. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Baggara Mardoum sung-dance performances; source captions and actual public ensemble images support particular form, not every Baggara naggara rhythm.	false	false	false
Abdel Gadir Salim	Ghâba nawmî	https://www.youtube.com/embed/sEUErl9rNpc	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Abdel Gadir Salim - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions. Distributor release: 1999-01-01; reissue date does not establish original recording. Video publication: 2019-12-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Abdel Gadir Salim - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions. Distributor release: 1999-01-01; reissue date does not establish original recording.	false	false	false
Ismail Issa	مردوم إسماعيل عيسي	https://www.youtube.com/embed/49-4_U_21aQ	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: اسماعيل عيسى. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own-source Mardoum instrumental: caption identifies the artist as organ/keyboard player, not automatically vocalist. Video publication: 2018-12-29; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: اسماعيل عيسى. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own-source Mardoum instrumental: caption identifies the artist as organ/keyboard player, not automatically vocalist.	false	false	false
Misseriya community singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	مردوم المسيرية تراث كردفاني	https://www.youtube.com/embed/vQQ-vFudEpA	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Musa Ibrahim. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific public Mardoum musical performances identified by captions as Misseriya/West Kordofan repertoire. Source images show distinct public community performance contexts; publishers/recordists are not invented as singers.2020 is a stated occasion only for its identified recording;2026 upload does not date all footage. Video publication: 2018-11-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Musa Ibrahim. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific public Mardoum musical performances identified by captions as Misseriya/West Kordofan repertoire. Source images show distinct public community performance contexts; publishers/recordists are not invented as singers.2020 is a stated occasion only for its identified recording;2026 upload does not date all footage.	false	false	false
Misseriya community singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	مردوم.. المسيرية.. غرب كردفان	https://www.youtube.com/embed/mIfLhdlMrkE	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: دليل المرحال. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific public Mardoum musical performances identified by captions as Misseriya/West Kordofan repertoire. Source images show distinct public community performance contexts; publishers/recordists are not invented as singers.2020 is a stated occasion only for its identified recording;2026 upload does not date all footage. Video publication: 2018-09-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: دليل المرحال. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific public Mardoum musical performances identified by captions as Misseriya/West Kordofan repertoire. Source images show distinct public community performance contexts; publishers/recordists are not invented as singers.2020 is a stated occasion only for its identified recording;2026 upload does not date all footage.	false	false	false
Mardoum singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	مردوم زى الرصاص	https://www.youtube.com/embed/s_Hb-lR5vX4	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: وطنى امين. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Mardoum sung/percussion performances, including explicitly named Muqallab variant. Primary caption and distinct source-context evidence retained; uncredited musicians remain honestly uncredited rather than assigned uploader names. Video publication: 2017-11-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: وطنى امين. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Mardoum sung/percussion performances, including explicitly named Muqallab variant. Primary caption and distinct source-context evidence retained; uncredited musicians remain honestly uncredited rather than assigned uploader names.	false	false	false
Abdel Gadir Salim	عبدالقادر ساُلم ( يا سجالة الجدي مالة )	https://www.youtube.com/embed/iCs-iTVokBM	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: IssamMusic # عصام ميوزك. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions. Video publication: 2017-06-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: IssamMusic # عصام ميوزك. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions.	false	false	false
Abbas Abdo	الجنزير التقيل تراث كردفاني سوداني اداء عباس عبدو	https://www.youtube.com/embed/yXWruDX9t6M	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: alshewahiالشويحي. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Al-Jinzeer al-Tagil: specifically identified Kordofani/Mardoum traditional work in a different named performer’s rendition, not another upload of Salim’s recording. Video publication: 2017-06-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: alshewahiالشويحي. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Al-Jinzeer al-Tagil: specifically identified Kordofani/Mardoum traditional work in a different named performer’s rendition, not another upload of Salim’s recording.	false	false	false
Hawazma community singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	مردوم الحوازمه	https://www.youtube.com/embed/g8yGiS0vsIM	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: mousa aboubaker. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific identified Hawazma Mardoum community performances, distinct source scenes. No personal credits invented from publisher identity. Video publication: 2016-09-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: mousa aboubaker. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific identified Hawazma Mardoum community performances, distinct source scenes. No personal credits invented from publisher identity.	false	false	false
Abdel Gadir Salim	عبدالقادر سالم - المريود	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yd5RrDGYuiI	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Best Sudanese Music | عيون الغناء السودانى. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions. Video publication: 2014-01-29; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Best Sudanese Music | عيون الغناء السودانى. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions.	false	false	false
Abdel Gadir Salim	عبد القادر سالم ليمون بارا	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dzb4XF81GkA	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Mamoun Ibrahim. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions. Video publication: 2014-01-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Mamoun Ibrahim. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions.	false	false	false
Mardoum singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	مردوم	https://www.youtube.com/embed/5iNMwU5bTqI	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Hassan ahmed abeirse. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Mardoum sung/percussion performances, including explicitly named Muqallab variant. Primary caption and distinct source-context evidence retained; uncredited musicians remain honestly uncredited rather than assigned uploader names. Video publication: 2014-01-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Hassan ahmed abeirse. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Mardoum sung/percussion performances, including explicitly named Muqallab variant. Primary caption and distinct source-context evidence retained; uncredited musicians remain honestly uncredited rather than assigned uploader names.	false	false	false
Mardoum singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	تراث مردوم	https://www.youtube.com/embed/SUXVsh0RL3U	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: عيسي موسي. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Mardoum sung/percussion performances, including explicitly named Muqallab variant. Primary caption and distinct source-context evidence retained; uncredited musicians remain honestly uncredited rather than assigned uploader names. Video publication: 2013-07-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: عيسي موسي. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Mardoum sung/percussion performances, including explicitly named Muqallab variant. Primary caption and distinct source-context evidence retained; uncredited musicians remain honestly uncredited rather than assigned uploader names.	false	false	false
Abdel Gadir Salim	عبد القادر سالم حليوه يا بسامه	https://www.youtube.com/embed/zS9g1mNdWvU	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Mamoun Ibrahim. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions. Video publication: 2013-06-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Mamoun Ibrahim. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions.	false	false	false
Hawazma community singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	مردوم الحوازما	https://www.youtube.com/embed/4tn29gJPjn8	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Zool. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific identified Hawazma Mardoum community performances, distinct source scenes. No personal credits invented from publisher identity. Video publication: 2013-05-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Zool. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific identified Hawazma Mardoum community performances, distinct source scenes. No personal credits invented from publisher identity.	false	false	false
Mardoum singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	احلي مردوم	https://www.youtube.com/embed/_UgBWoCi35I	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: jabrro22. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Mardoum sung/percussion performances, including explicitly named Muqallab variant. Primary caption and distinct source-context evidence retained; uncredited musicians remain honestly uncredited rather than assigned uploader names. Video publication: 2013-03-29; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: jabrro22. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Mardoum sung/percussion performances, including explicitly named Muqallab variant. Primary caption and distinct source-context evidence retained; uncredited musicians remain honestly uncredited rather than assigned uploader names.	false	false	false
Hawazma community singers (individuals uncredited)	...مردوم السبعينات..بجعاية الدونكي	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q19rA_UY9DY	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Custms and Traditions of Hawazma Tribes In Sudan , Ayal Atyia. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Publisher’s tribal-customs archive identifies a1970s Mardoum source from Bjayaa/Donki. Historical decade is source attribution, not an exact verified session date; source image is a still/audio presentation. Video publication: 2013-03-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Custms and Traditions of Hawazma Tribes In Sudan , Ayal Atyia. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Publisher’s tribal-customs archive identifies a1970s Mardoum source from Bjayaa/Donki. Historical decade is source attribution, not an exact verified session date; source image is a still/audio presentation.	false	false	false
Shumous	شموس - غاب تومى	https://www.youtube.com/embed/360_AuZqsTM	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: sudansongs. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Ghab Tomi: particular reinterpretation of Salim’s Mardoum work on Aghani wa Aghani2012,episode12. Caption identifies Salim’s presence, not automatically a co-lead vocal credit. Documented performance/session: 2012. Video publication: 2012-07-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	2012	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: sudansongs. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Ghab Tomi: particular reinterpretation of Salim’s Mardoum work on Aghani wa Aghani2012,episode12. Caption identifies Salim’s presence, not automatically a co-lead vocal credit. Documented performance/session: 2012.	false	false	false
Mardoum singers and percussionists (individuals uncredited)	المردوم المقلب	https://www.youtube.com/embed/VxIm3fHB2W0	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: احمد جادالكريم جمعه. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Mardoum sung/percussion performances, including explicitly named Muqallab variant. Primary caption and distinct source-context evidence retained; uncredited musicians remain honestly uncredited rather than assigned uploader names. Video publication: 2011-06-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: احمد جادالكريم جمعه. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Mardoum sung/percussion performances, including explicitly named Muqallab variant. Primary caption and distinct source-context evidence retained; uncredited musicians remain honestly uncredited rather than assigned uploader names.	false	false	false
Saad (keyboard; further credits uncredited)	sudanese music mardoum مردوم	https://www.youtube.com/embed/5jinbi0X3GE	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: sadolley. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Mardoum keyboard performance; primary caption explicitly credits keyboard Saad,Manchester. Diaspora adaptation retains Sudanese repertoire; geography does not certify the performer’s nationality. Video publication: 2009-12-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: sadolley. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Mardoum keyboard performance; primary caption explicitly credits keyboard Saad,Manchester. Diaspora adaptation retains Sudanese repertoire; geography does not certify the performer’s nationality.	false	false	false
Abdel Gadir Salim	اللوري حلّ بيّ - الفنان عبدالقادر سالم	https://www.youtube.com/embed/fKyeKp0fD9A	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Moyasser87. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions. Primary recordist specifically describes Mardoum Baggara rhythm and audience participation. Video publication: 2009-10-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: Moyasser87. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Particular Al-Maryood,Bariq al-Qibli,Ghaba Nawmi,Nujum al-Layl,Al-Lorry,Jinaki Zay Zayn,Jinzeer al-Tagil,Lemon Bara,Ya Sajala and Haliwa Ya Bassama repertoire from the documented Kordofan Mardoum singer’s source/recording archives. Explicit Mardoum title/caption where supplied; separate named works rather than wholesale artist-catalogue import. Later uploads/reissues do not establish new sessions. Primary recordist specifically describes Mardoum Baggara rhythm and audience participation.	false	false	false
Mardoum keyboard musician (uncredited)	sudanese music mardoum العاجكو مردوم	https://www.youtube.com/embed/6bmFanJ0jCU	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: sadolley. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Al-Ajako Mardoum instrumental adaptation from the same recordist network; no singer identity invented where the source supplies none. Video publication: 2009-03-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Sudan	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mardoum musical recording. Source: sadolley. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Al-Ajako Mardoum instrumental adaptation from the same recordist network; no singer identity invented where the source supplies none.	false	false	false

Related genres

Hajouri identifies a distinct Darfur vocal/dance practice. Sudanese popular song encompasses some professional circulation of regional resources. Jarari, associated with other western pastoral settings, should also remain distinguishable rather than be treated as an automatic alternative spelling of Mardoum.

Hotspot mushrooms

Western and southern Kordofan community practice is the core; modern central-song circulation is a lower adopted landscape. A major artist’s national reputation is not a countrywide uniform field.

The fields express editorial judgments about relative musical affinity and reach, not measured audience shares. Radius is the zero edge of a linear fade; same-genre overlaps combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms

ID	Location	Latitude	Longitude	Radius (km)	Strength	Notes
mardoum-kordofan	Western and southern Kordofan Mardoum landscape	11.7	29.4	540	0.62	Baggara-associated community repertoire and regional popular-song development.
mardoum-central-adoption	Central Sudanese Mardoum popular-song circulation	15.3	32.45	500	0.32	Lower professional and mediated adoption beyond the heartland.