Mustafa
The 20 Best Canadian Albums of the 2020s So Far
PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2024
Starting in the aughts and continuing into the 2010s, Canada was known for its indie rock boom. Now, as we arrive at the halfway point of...
Mustafa's "Leaving Toronto" Video Is a Tribute to His Home City
PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2024
Mustafa has shared a new video for "Leaving Toronto," taken from his recently released debut album 'Dunya.' In the visual, the Exclaim!...
Mustafa Announces Toronto Show
PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2024
Fresh off a new album and an Exclaim! cover story, Mustafa will return home to Toronto for a live show at Roy Thomson Hall. The show, titled...
Mustafa's Prophetic Poetry Holds a Mirror Up to the Pain and Beauty Around Him
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2024
In Max Porter's novel 'Grief Is the Thing with Feathers' a father sits his two sons down to tell them their mother has died. As they sit at...
Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: OMBIIGIZI, Mustafa, Lights, Tia Wood
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024
The last weekend of September is upon us. Rent's about to be due, and artists are delivering like they know it with the week's batch of the...
Mustafa Takes a Profound Journey on 'Dunya'
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024
'Dunya,' Mustafa's full-length debut, roughly translates from Arabic to "the world in all its flaws." And to be sure, there is an entire...
Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Mustafa, Allie X, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Valley
PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2024
Wow, August really did just slip away like a memory, huh? We only have another day left to soak up the sun before pumpkin spice...
Mustafa Shares New Single "Old Life"
PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2024
Poetic Toronto songwriter Mustafa has shared a new single from his upcoming album, 'Dunya.' "Old Life" is out now. In a statement, Mustafa...