Zoul4Revolution posted an interesting video of Sudanese protest music on YouTube:

But it was a comment on a Clash song from the same account that really caught my attention:

i’m from Sudan, we’re uprising against the fascist government of NCP, i’ve always sided with the peaceful uprising, been arrested and tortured many times, everytime I play [Guns of Brixton] I think about picking up a gun to join the armed revolution side

That led me to a quick search and the discovery of a nine video set that captures Guns of Brixton covers in numerous styles from around the world.

1) Hardcore

• Analena
• Dropkick Murphy’s
• rtz global

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2) Acoustic

• calexico
• Arcade Fire
• Déportivo

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3) Chillout

• nouvelle vague
• pre-school

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4) Dub

• Santogold – Guns of Brooklyn
• radici del cemento & Fermin Muguruza

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5) Polish

• Analogs – Strzelby z Brixton
• Alians – Bomby domowej roboty

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6) Punk

• Unwritten Law
• The Blaggers Ita
• Evilsons

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7) Spanish

• la furia – Armas de barrio
• mundo livre sa

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8) Rockabilly

• Honeydippers
• Rancho Deluxe

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9) Ska

• los fabulosos cadillacs
• Inner Terrestrials
• Union Jack

And of course there are many, many more cover versions…not least of all is a hit British song that borrowed only the bass line:

But after all that, I have yet to hear a Sudanese version.