Jamil Mustafa@itunes and cdbaby!

About Me

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Jamil Mustafa is a Kansas based hip-hop artist, whose use of funk, afro-beat, pop, and dance music has fans scratching their heads..... in a good way. With eclectic influences like The Roots, Fela Kuti, Kanye West, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, and Bjork, Jamil Mustafa represents where music is going while honoring where its been. As Jamil plainly puts it "I'm part boombox/part ipod". Jamil's sound is undeniably hip-hop, but still at home in today's post genre environment. Carefully written, but casually delivered lyrics make Jamil one with the beat, a beat that is as much Lagos as it is South Bronx. His style is as much conga and maraca as it is 808 and clap. With respectful nods to classics of all genres, Jamil Mustafa seamlessly weaves his influences and experiences into a "Next School" version of World Fusion, something he and production partner Nandez call "Brand Knew Music". Jamil offers something fresh for the kids in the club, the hipster bloggers on the net, and the socially conscious deep thinkers from California to Cairo. November 2008 marks the release of Jamil Mustafa's new album, Songs From A Small Planet. The 13 song project, featuring the club-friendly singles "Radio", "The Brand Knew", and "In The Zone", will be released on upstart indie label Brand Knew Music.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/2/2006
Band Website: www.jamilmustafaonline.com
Band Members: Jamil Mustafa-raps and production. Nandez-production. Nandez and Jamil produce as Brand Knew Music.Sign up for the Jamil Mustafa Online Newsletter!!

Influences: The Roots, Fela Kuti, Kanye West, Radiohead, Coldplay, Bob Marley, Bjork, Sade, The Beatles, Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour, Salif Keita, Buena Vista Social Club, U2, The Police, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, Madonna, Prince, James Brown, P-Funk, N.W.A., Common, N.E.R.D., Ali Farka Toure, Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, Bad Brains, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Erykah Badu, Dilla, Madlib, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake,Jeff Buckley, Sergio mendez, T.I., and MIA just to name a few.
Sounds Like: Hip-Hop, Funk, Afrobeat, Soul, Dance, and Pop Music. Hip-Hop/World Fusion.
Record Label: May 8th/Brand Knew Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

My new cd, Songs From A Small Planet, is at cdbaby.com

Greetings, I hope everyone is doing well. I just wanna let you all know that my new cd, Songs From A Small Planet, is available at www.cdbaby.com/jamilmustafa5. We've been selling mp3 down...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:20:00 GMT

WOW

I don't fancy myself a political blogger at all, but I know we all just witnessed history last night. Its waaaay bigger than race. The majority of the country decided to move forward. ...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:28:00 GMT

Preview my new album Songs From A Small Planet!!

Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:13:00 GMT

Turn Up Your Radio!!!(New Jamil track)

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Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:44:00 GMT

Two new tracks!!

Greetings everybody. I just wanna let you know that I have two new songs available for download. Ninos del Sol and Catch the Beat, two tracks from my 2007 cd "Makin’ Music", have bee...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:33:00 GMT

FREE DOWNLOADS

Peace to everybody. I have about 10 free songs for download on my personal site, www.jamilmustafa.com You can buy most of these songs on itunes or other online distributors, but why not get them...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:42:00 GMT

The Next Step

Download the remix of my joint "The Next Step". This song is basically the bridge between my 2007 album "Makin’ Music" and my soon to be released(Summer 2008) cd "Songs From a S...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:54:00 GMT

Download this song for free!!!

Download Its All Music for free. Play it, give it away, like it, love it, hate it, be indifferent. But this song describes what I been on for some years, and what I like to listen to.
Posted by on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:47:00 GMT