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About Me

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Create Your Badge .. -- Facebook Badge END --Brother Dash (see Brotherdash.com) is one of the most popular and well known of Muslim poets in the world. Born in Brooklyn, NY and currently residing in New Jersey, Brother Dash has performed in the U.S., toured the U.K. and has the distinction of having performed in front of over 100,000 people, seen in over 2 million households, and listened to by over 4 million radio listeners. He has been interviewed by The BBC, The Islam Channel, Al-Arabiya Television, PBS, and numerous print and online publications. He is that rare artist that has the respect and admiration of not only fellow performers like Sami Yusuf, Khaleel Muhammad, Mecca2Medina, Native Deen, Allah Made Me Funny, 786, Tyson and others but some of the top scholars of Islam as well including Imam Zaid Shakir, Sheikh Abdullah Adhami, Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, Imam Siraj Wahhaj, Dr. Umar Faruq Abdullah, Imam Johari Abdul-Malik, Sheikh Jihad Hashim Brown and others. "Poetry is the most traditional and truest performing art form in Islam. So for me while what I do may be 'entertaining' it isn't simply entertainment. It's a combination of worship, education, therapy, enlightenment and activism in a soul stirring shell Insha Allah (God Willing)." Brother Dash has released two CDs. "The MuslimPoet EP" and the full length debut CD "Poetically Speaking: Savory Spoken Word...Spiritually Served". For more information about Brother Dash please visit www.brotherdash.com. You can also find Brother Dash in wikipedia, on facebook, youtube, and tons of articles and links on google. But is easiest to just visit the website: www.brotherdash.com
Inside Look: Spoken Soul

Spoken Soul Video Preview 1

Spoken Soul Video Preview 2

Boom Chicka Boom performed live by Brother Dash with band

What Is This Blaze? performed live by Brother Dash

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 14/09/2006
Band Website: http://www.brotherdash.com
Band Members: Solo Spoken Word Artist
Influences: The Last Poets, Gil Scott Herron, Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, Khateeb ibn Yahya, Langston Hughues, Robert Frost, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, Malcolm X, Sheikh Abdullah Adhami, Imam Zaid Shakir, Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, Sojurner Truth
Sounds Like: Lyrical flow is a combination of golden age lyricist style New York hip-hop, be-bop, dramatic theatre and a somewhat advanced use of the English language that still incorporates urban vernacular. Please also support these poets: Sofia Baig, Liza Garza, Amir Sulaiman, Gaith Adhami, Poeta Guerrera, Mona, Ms. Latifah, Pearls of Islam and Poetic Pilgrimage.
Record Label: Independent Artist
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Muslim Entertainment: An Insider's Perspective

I started to become serious about Arts and Culture just after I turned16. I got bit by the acting bug in high school and changed my careergoal from being a lawyer. Not a huge stretch. I quickly became...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:25:00 GMT

Spoken Soul Video Featurette

.. Join Brother Dash has he presents a down-to-earth preview of the Spoken Word album Spoken Soul his sophomore release and follow-up to Poetically Speaking. In this feature...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:24:00 GMT

TV Interview

I did an interview last Winter in London with Muslimcafe.tv which is a web based TV program.  I just found it!...Check it out:http://muslimcafe.tv/pages/play_movie.php?play=spoken%20 word
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:12:00 GMT

Check out new live performance clip!

Check out this video: What Is This Blaze?
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:02:00 GMT

Poll on Music Commentary

In May and June of 2008 I ran a one question poll on my website, www.brotherdash.com, asking what kind of music (if any) do people listen to. The choices were mainstream music only, Islamic music only...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:40:00 GMT

The ChaiPod

Check out my new podcast The ChaiPod on www.brotherdash.com. My very first episode is a conversation with Sheikh Abdullah Adhami on Islam, Culture and Identity.  A description is below:Did you kn...
Posted by on Sat, 03 May 2008 19:52:00 GMT

8 Top Tips for Performance Poets

Please visit www.brotherdash.com to read the article 8 Top Tips for Performance Poets. 
Posted by on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:37:00 GMT

New Site Launched!

Go to www.brotherdash.com1. New Design2. Free streaming audio and video3. Photo Galleries4. Poems with audio playback5. New article on Developing a Muslim Aesthetic6. Coming May 1st will be my new pod...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:31:00 GMT

Free Download

Hey People!So as a thank you for all of your support I'm giving you a free download right here on MySpace! Just go to my profile and you can download the Spoken Word track "Clap" absolutely positively...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:40:00 GMT

New Album!

Peace and Blessings to one and all,Just a quick little note that I am currently working on the new album.  My many thanks to all of you that have supported my first full album Poetically Speaking...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:12:00 GMT