Ahmed Abd Al Rahman
Arabic Ud, Rabab, Chinese Fiddle
Ahmed is Sudanese musician and composer who has been permanently resident in the UK since 1991. Having graduated with Division One Distinction from the High Institute of Music and Drama, Khartoum, He also spent 4 years in China where he mastered th Erhu (traditional Chinese fiddle) and gained a PGD in Composition for Chinese Music and Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments. In 1995 in the UK Ahmed gained Master Degree in Ethnomusicology from Goldsmiths College, University of London, with main dissertation on The Use and Function of Music in Ethiopian Culture.
Professional experience includes being the Musical Director of the Sudanese Acrobatic Team and The National Sudanese Folk Dance.