BBC World Service 'Newshour': Nubia's musicians

Nicola Kelly

New Facebook page to like: https://www.facebook.com/nicolakellybbc/ Photos on Twitter & Instagram: @mllenicolakelly This story ran on 'Newshour', 'Weekend' and was the BBC World Service's Story of the Day on the 'Global Update' podcast. Here's the live version. The Nubians of southern Egypt have been gradually oppressed by successive Islamic governments. Now their language and culture faces extinction. I went to meet some of the musicians and poets struggling against the state to keep their language alive through song.