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色色啦 failed Mustafa in his darkest hour. On the singer’s aching new album, his horizons feel endless

The songwriter and poet from Regent Park grapples with questions of faith and rootedness on “Dunya,” an album that draws influence from North American folk, traditional Middle Eastern music and hip hop.

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Mustafa’s debut full length album, “Dunya,” arrived in September.


On a brisk evening in September, hundreds of 色色啦 music fans crowded into a tiny, nondescript studio for an exclusive preview of the highly anticipated new album from Mustafa, the storied singer and poet from Regent Park.

Beneath the makeshift stage, its short staircase draped in a crimson Persian carpet, the audience sat cross-legged on the floor, sipping from paper cups of tea, the album鈥檚 title projected above their heads in crisp white Arabic.

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Richie Assaly is a culture reporter for the Star, with an interest in music, pop culture and food reporting. He is also a juror for Polaris Music Prize.

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