Emmanuel Jal
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Born in the village of Tonj in Southern Sudan, he was a little boy when the civil war broke out. Emmanuel’s father joined the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and when he was about seven years old his mother died. Emmanuel then decided to join the thousands of children travelling to Ethiopia who had been told that they could be educated there.
However, many of the children, Emmanuel included, were recruited by the SPLA and taken to military training camps in the bush in Ethiopia. The camp was disguised as a school in front of international aid agencies and UN representatives, but behind closed doors the children were training to fight. Emmanuel spent several years fighting with the SPLA in Ethiopia, until war broke out there too and the child soldiers were forced back into Sudan by the fighting and joined the SPLA’s efforts to fight the government in the town of Juba.
When the fighting became unbearable Emmanuel and some other children decided to run away. They were on the move for three months, with many dying on the way, until they reached the town of Waat, which was the headquarter on a small group that had separated themselves from the main SPLA.
In Waat Emmanuel met Emma McCune, a British aid worker married to senior SPLA commandant Riek Machar.
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Warchild
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Kuar
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See Me Mama
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Warchild (full album)
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MCLaim
We Want Peace! [2]
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elephantgrey
Oh, the Olof Dreijer remix. it's making the original completely unnecessary.
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DKMOIBRIGADE
We Want Peace!
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IanAR
@bal-i_cibril: He's away on business.
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bal-i_cibril
ما شاء الله, ما شاء الله .... جـــــــــــــزاك الله
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EmmanuelJal
Hey be sure to check out www.emmanueljal.com to download the free new single 'We Fall'! Many thanks for all the support!
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tuckf0rt
thanx for the good description!
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strokesofgenius
Same here saschamaj, that's how I found about him.
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dnju_i
props.
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saschamaj
Just found out about him on Current TV, they aired a short interview with him, check it: http://current.com/items/89314915_child_soldier_to_rapper
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ReformatMe
I just heard Emma. It honestly brought me to tears.
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joseffdavies
Saw him on the mainstage at Greenbelt last weekend. He was amazing. Great live act. Such a powerful, inspiring story & message & music is pretty awesome too.
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completesound
Just to let everyone know, Emmanuel has recorded a Podcast with The British Red Cross to celebrate Refugee Week. You can find it, and more information about other music events at their Refugee Week page http://www.redcross.org.uk/refugeeweek
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Schfifteh
This is excellent music.
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HuppumiesIsPest
Pretty good.
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