Mustafa

Mustafa Was a Mountain in Toronto

Roy Thomson Hall, November 7

PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2024

Toronto could not have been more ready for Mustafa's return. Decked out in all the colours of the keffiyeh and limited edition merch...

Toronto's 7 Can't-Miss Concerts in November 2024

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

Despite that Clairo cancellation, October was a huge month for live music in Toronto. As the the temperatures finally start dropping to...

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...