South Sudanese Canadian artist and peace activist, Emmanuel Jal today releases his 7th studio album, Shangah via Gatwitch Records and shares the video for the album title track. "Shangah means 'I am ...

South Sudanese rapper, singer and activist Emmanuel Jal has released a new song ‘Choose Love’ featuring Canadian Juno nominated multidisciplinary artist and advocate STORRY in partnership with Choose ...

When South Sudanese musician Emmanuel Jal performs, he expresses joy with his whole body: flailing limbs, whipping hair, bouncing on the spot. His sister and creative collaborator Nyaruach – she goes ...

“This one goes to Emma McCune, Angel to the rescue one afternoon” — Emmanuel Jal from his 2008 song titled “Emma” It’s estimated that 10,000 child soldiers took part in the Sudanese civil war in ...

Emmanuel Jal is a peace soldier. During the Second Sudanese Civil War Jal was forced to be a child soldier. He was rescued by an aid worker at age 11 and lived in a Kenyan slum. Jal fell in love with ...

EMMANUEL JAL with TANIKA CHARLES, YOUNG PARIS and RUTH MATHIANG at Tattoo (567 Queen West), Thursday (October 9), doors 8 pm. $12-$15. TF. See listing. Rapper. Philanthropist. TED Talk alum. Child ...

“My story, I want to use it to inspire people, to show them where I come from and what I stand for. That’s what the whole album is for. Like there’s a song called ‘Vagina.’ That is because I have seen ...

Emmanuel Jal doesn't know how old he is. He tells people he's 38. "I don't know exactly when I was born, just because I was born when my country was at war," says the chart-topping hip-hop musician, ...

Emmanuel Jal was a child soldier in Sudan's brutal civil war. Now he is a rapper with a new album out called Warchild. Music journalist Christian Bordal has a review and profile of the artist. Back ...