Abu Araki al-Bakheit
The songs of Abu Araki
al-Bakheit, like Wardi,
were banned from the airwaves by the NIF. In the early 1990s he
was arrested and told by the authorities not to sing his political
songs at public gatherings. He responded by saying he would prefer
silence, and would no longer play. The public outcry at this news
eventually prompted him to sing again, in defiance of the authorities,
but at the cost of repeated harassment and threats. His friends
say he is walking a tightrope, and his popularity is his only
protection.