Fleeing war, Sudanese artists seek revival in Cairo

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Sudanese singer Mazin Hamid performs during a concert at the Goethe institute in the Egyptian capital Cairo on November 26, 2023. PHOTO | AFP

When the first bombs rang out in Sudan, Amjad, Fatima and Mazin abandoned their paintbrushes, musical instruments and studios, leaving behind the lives they knew for unfamiliar shores.

Now in Egypt, they have sought to bring back the sights and sounds of a long-lost home to an audience of about a hundred, just a stone's throw away from Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square.