VOA常速英语2016--苏丹说唱歌手以歌为剑反对政府腐败

苏丹说唱歌手以歌为剑反对政府腐败

For South Sudanese rapper Lual D'awol, music can be an act of political defiance 1. He took thestage at a nightclub in Juba the day after soldiers stormed another venue 2 to stop hisperformance. On another occasion, his fans had to smuggle 3 him out the back to avoid arrest. "Hip-hop is a type of music where you talk. You pass messages, and talk about the suffering ofthe people, and be the voice of the voiceless, basically. I feel like in South Sudan, there's a lot ofpeople who are voiceless, there's a lot of injustice 4, a lot of unfairness." Lual is one of SouthSudan's most popular rappers. Raised in the United States, he returned to what was thensouthern Sudan in 2009 in hope of helping 5 the country grow. South Sudan got itsindependence two years later but has known little besides war, poverty and corruptionsince. Lual’s lyrics 6 push the boundaries of free speech in a country where perceived governmentcritics have been jailed, beaten or killed. The government banned one of Lual's most popularsongs, "Dowla Jadit," from playing on local radio stations. “Dowla Jadit” means “New Nation” inthe local Arabic language. In the song, Lual criticizes local officials who he says always reply, “Weare a new nation,” as an excuse for the lack of public services like water and electricity. Lual saidhe received death threats after releasing that song. It is just people trying to rattle 7 me, tryingto scare me, and trying to get me to sing things that make no sense, or talk about falsenessand fake things that are not really happening, clubbing and what, but that is not the reality inSouth Sudan. Laul says he now wants to use his music to preach unity 8. South Sudan isemerging from a 2?-year civil war that has divided the country by tribe. Lual is working on anew album, collaborating 9 with producers and singers from the country’s various ethnicities. "Music brings people together ... and that is what we need right now, this time of peace andreconciliation. We need to unify 10, and have that nationhood, that love for South Sudan, youknow? Because we are all South Sudanese at the end of the day. And if authorities try to stopLual from spreading his new message? "I just have to be myself. I cannot change for anyintimidation or any fear, because you only live once and I cannot live like a coward. Despitethe harassments, Laul is one citizen who’s not giving up on building his new nation.

对南苏丹说唱歌手路敖来说，音乐中可表达对政治的反抗。在前一晚苏丹士兵再次捣毁路敖演出夜店后，路敖转战朱巴的另一夜店。另一方面，路敖的歌迷还要暗中保护他以免他被逮捕。Hip-hop是一种可以表达观点的音乐。你可以通过hip-hop传达信息，诉说人民的疾苦，为那些有苦无处说的人们传递声音。我觉得，苏丹有很多无处诉说疾苦的人，有很多不公。路敖是苏丹最受欢迎的说唱歌手之一。路敖在美国长大，他2009年回国，以期帮助国力强大。那时候的苏丹还叫南苏丹。两年后，南苏丹虽然取得了独立，但战乱不断，深陷贫穷，官员腐败。路敖的歌词打开了苏丹关于自由言论的边界，因为那时候敢于批评政府的人不是难逃牢狱之灾，就是要遭受暴打甚至面临死亡。路敖最出名的一首歌“Dowla Jadit”被苏丹政府明令禁止，不准在地方电台播放。这首歌在当地的阿拉伯语种意为“崭新的国家”。在这首歌中，苏丹批评当地政府官员总是玩弄所谓“我们是一个崭新国家”的噱头作为借口，来回避苏丹缺乏水电等公共服务的缺口。路敖说，这首歌发布后，他曾受到过死亡的威胁。总有一些像苍蝇似的人对我喋喋不休，想要恐吓我，让我去唱一些毫无意义的歌，做无稽之谈，或是睁着眼睛说瞎话。但那些并不是苏丹的现状。

路敖说，现在他想要用他的音乐来宣扬团结的观念。南苏丹经历旷日持久的内战后，被不同部落划分开来。路敖最近正在准备一张新专辑，想与苏丹不同种族的制作人和歌手通力合作。 “音乐可以将人们团结在一起，而团结正是我们当下亟需的，为了和平与和解。”我们要团结起来，为了这个国家，为了对这片土地的爱。因为归根结底，我们都是南苏丹的子民。但是如果政府当局想要阻止路敖传播他的新信息呢？我还是得做自己。我不能因为恐吓和胆怯而改变，因为人只能活一次，我不能做懦夫。尽管路敖一直受到威胁的骚扰，但他一直都没有放弃构建自己心中崭新的国家。