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Mona Elkair Sudanese Singer one of the first female singers in Sudan.

Birth and Raised
Elkair was Born in 1937 her offical name is Amina born in Bori Abou Hashesh area in PortSudan State, where her grandfather was known as Shiek there and it said that the same name for the another area in Khartoum was named after him.

Her daughter Sadia said" My Mother was the dean of the Family and her uncles even though they were elder they were relying on her in every issue that she give them her opinion". According to her daughter she was married twice and the last husband was musician.

Her Singing Career
Elkair started her Career as singer in wedding by singing  of enthusiasm and local drum as early as 14 years old. Mona was able to attract the attention of the artistic community when she won the prize of the Women Union completion in 1958 by her song Rasail Garam written by Ismail Hassan.

when joined the band Mona by then was able to put her self in a different statues and moved from the songs of girls where drums were used to the statues of singing in a company of the stringed instruments.

Mona active singing was met by rejection from her family sepacilly her ancled whom were known as religious people.

Mona then was registered in the Sudanese Radio in Omderman and so that her voice tone not to be affected by the change in her style Songs were wrriten in the same reathem as the drum style.

Artistic Work
Alkair produced more than 50 songs one of her famous songs is Agla Alhabib, Agani Lik, Ma Li Siwak.

Poets
Alkhair worked with number of famous poets such as Abdalrahman Abdalla, Ismail Hassan, Mohammed abou gatati and Sad Eldeen Ibrahim.

Her Death
Alkair passed away on 26 January 1980 at Khartoum Hosbital.