page_title: Hawa Al-Tagtaga
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Hawa Al-Tagtaga / Legacy
context_page_description: Hawa al-Tagtaga was a Sudanese singer, composer and activist, who campaigned against British colonial rule.
context_section_description: Al-Tagtaga was a well-known figure, and was easily recognisable as she often wore a tobe (similar to a sari) in the colours green, yellow and blue, which were the colours of the old Sudan flag. The flag was used from 1956 to 1970, but had a recent surge in popularity on social media in the 2019 revolution, with popular feeling wanting a new and more representative flag for the country.
  Al-Tagtaga's mixture of political song and protest has inspired new generations of women in Sudan, recently the civil rights campaigner Alaa Salah recited poetry in the front of a crowd of protesters in Sudan. This is a new chapter in a long tradition of Sudanese women singing poems of praise and lament in order to boost moral, honour the dead or to defy rulers. Today, many women in Sudan see Al-Tagtaga as a feminist icon in their country. There are more women "Hawa's Babes" following her lead and performing traditional song and dance on television.
caption: Flag of Sudan (1956–1970)