Ramey Dawoud

Ramey Dawoud
Ramey Dawoud performing live in 2016.
Background information
Birth name	Ramey Dawoud
Also known as	Kashta
Born	(1991-09-19) 19 September 1991 (age 33) Alexandria, Egypt
Origin	Wadi Halfa, Sudan
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper/Actor
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2008-2022
Spouse	Ola Labib ​ (m. 2020)​

Ramey Dawoud is a Sudanese-American retired rapper, actor, songwriter, activist and author. He is of Nubian descent and his family originates from the Nubian town of Wadi Halfa, Sudan. Ramey Dawoud's music is known for its lyrics highlighting life in the diaspora. He is perhaps best known for his starring role in the award-winning short film, Faisal Goes West (2013). ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

In 2021, Dawoud collaborated with Taras Press to participate in the "Read, Write, and Count in Nubian: ⲅⲉⲣⲓ, ⲫⲁ̄ⲓ̈, ⲟ̄ⲙⲓⲣ!" Kickstarter campaign to publish four books written in Nubian languages to encourage literacy in the Nubian alphabet, for which he wrote and published Nabra's Nubian Numbers, a children's book written in Nobiin and English which teaches Nobiin numbers and incorporates various references to Nubian culture. ^[10]

Discography

Albums/EPs

• Diary Of A Menace (2008)
• Reflections EP (2013)
• Kashta (2017)
• I Am Because We Are (2018)
• Lost In The Attic (2021)

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Genre
2013	Faisal Goes West	Faisal	Drama
2013	Choice	Antagonist	Drama/Silent
2018	Terrorist Number 4	Amir	Comedy
2020	Revolution From Afar	Himself	Documentary

References

1. "Ramey Dawoud". IMDb.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
2. "10 Urban Contemporary Songs by Sudanese Artists You Should Listen To". 500wordsmag.com. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
3. "Right Now, by Ramey Dawoud". Rameydawoud.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
4. "Ramey Dawoud – Kushsudan.sd". Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
5. Kushkush, Ismail. "Sudan's silver screens". Aljazeera.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
6. ^[ dead link ]
7. "أحمد إسماعيل يجهز أغنية نوبية أمريكية مع رامي داود". Dostor.org. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
8. Audette, Nicole (30 January 2014). "Sudan Hosts First-Ever Film Festival". Enoughproject.org. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
9. "Home". Rameydawoud. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
10. "Reading Nubian: Books for a new generation discovering their language". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-12-21.