The Long Wave: Elmiene’s songs of hope in the shadow of war

Elmiene’s music captures a sense of yearning through the medium of soul music. Photograph: Joe Plimmer/Guardian pictures/Universal Music

Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week I spoke to the Sudanese-British singer-songwriter Elmiene, a soul and R&B sensation who took the music industry by storm after just one viral video. We talked about his songs, the war in Sudan, and how to navigate the loss of home and face the reality of displacement. But first, the weekly roundup.

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