In 1988, shortly before strict Sharia laws were imposed in Sudan that stifled cultural life for the next 30 years,In January 1991, the government of Omar al-Bashir decreed that Islamic law would be applied in courts throughout the north of Sudan, but not in the south. The 1998 constitution specified that the source of law for Sudan was sharia and national consent through voting in addition to the constitution and custom. the sisters and their families moved to the United States and stopped performing for many years. In 2007 they appeared again, on stage in New York City, the following year in Chicago and Detroit, and again in Sudan in August 2009. This revival also included new recordings, like the Nubian song "Life is Beautiful". During their rise to fame they recorded many songs, released mostly in Sudan on vinyl records and music cassettes.See the list of Al Balabil's recordings on discogs.com as mentioned in External links.
