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Birth name
  
Bilal Salaam

Name
  
Bilal Salaam

Years active
  
2006-Present

Role
  
Singer ยท bilalsalaam.com


Labels
  
Unsigned

Record label
  
Unsigned artist

Website
  
www.bilalsalaam.com

Albums
  
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Occupation(s)
  
Composer, Singer/Songwriter, Record Producer, Arranger,

Instruments
  
Vocals, Piano, Synthesizers, Trumpet, Sequencer

Genres
  
Experimental music, Soul music

Associated acts
  
Oddisee, Muhsinah, Kev Brown, Raheem DeVaughn, Wes Felton, Sy Smith

Similar People
  
Wes Felton, Muhsinah, Mello Music Gr, Kenn Starr, Sy Smith

Profiles

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Bilal Salaam is an American independent experimental singer and composer.

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Musical career

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An attendant of the University of the Arts (Philadelphia) and graduate of Morgan State University and Rutgers University, Bilal Salaam's sound was described by Soul Culture magazine as "a left of centre, soulful Kid A".

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Washington DC's City Paper characterized Heart Alarm, the single from Salaam's third effort, Pedagogia Do Oprimido, as "calm", "quirky", and "acquired".

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Kevin Nottingham called Bilal's Boulder, a 2012 release, "seven tracks of sheer aural orgasms".

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Prior to recording as a solo artist, Bilal toured internationally with the Morgan State University Choir, and Raheem DeVaughn.

Production

  • Ruff Drafts Volume 1 (Track: 8) - JapaNUBIA Musik 2006
  • Langue De Rasoir (Tracks: 1, 3, 5 & 6) - Noohustle 2008
  • Peau Noire, Masques Blancs (Tracks: All) - Noohustle 2008
  • Dirty Soul Electric (Track: 5) - BBE 2008
  • The Awakening (Track: 5) - JapaNUBIA Musik 2008
  • Border Breaker (Tracks: All(Vocal Production)) - Ghetto Falsetto 2009
  • Before Taxes (Track: 5) - Mello Music 2010
  • the Earn (Track: 10(Vocal Production)) - Mello Music 2011
  • Pedagogia Do Oprimido (Tracks: All) - Noohustle 2011
  • Bilal's Boulder (Tracks: All) - Noohustle 2012

    • Guest appearances

  • Thinking Back, Looking Forward (Track: 5) - Neosonic Productions 2004
  • Ruff Drafts Volume 1 (Track: 4) - JapaNUBIA Musik 2006
  • Artifact Hearts Volume One (Track: 15) - Ankh Ba 2006
  • 93 Million Miles & Rising (Track: 1) - Ankh Ba 2006
  • Cuba After Market (Tracks: 1 & 12) - Humble Monarch Music/Rawkus 50 2007
  • Develop (Track: 2A) - Soul Step 2007
  • Zen Badism (Track: 9) - Freedom School 2008
  • Dirty Soul Electric (Track: 5) - BBE 2008
  • Distraction City (Track: 13) - Tasteful Licks 2008
  • Conflict (Track: 4) - Psyko! 2008
  • Mental Liberation (Track: 3) - Mello Music 2009
  • Random Joints (Track: 3) - Low Budget 2009
  • Before Taxes (Tracks: 5 & 16) - Mello Music 2010
  • the Earn (Track: 5) - Mello Music 2011
  • Oakwood Grain (Track: 2-10) - Humble Monarch Music 2012
  • The Many Districts Of Soulful Shanghai (Tracks: 3, 10 & 14) - Kindred Spirits 2012
  • "Fleeting Physical" - (Produced by Ya'koob of Sons of Yusuf) The Base Productions 2012
  • (Vibe)Rations (Track: 11) - Iman Omari Music 2013
  • The Booth Shall Set You Free (Track: 12) - Soul Spazm 2014
  • Persona (Track: 16) - Mello Music 2015
  • Odds & Ends (Track: 5) - Mello Music 2015
  • Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often (Track: 14) - Mello Music 2017

    • References

    Bilal Salaam Wikipedia
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