Posts tagged music
Posts tagged music
Muslims, Jews, Christians, and Buddhists — all dressed in their best folk singing garb — sing Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” at an interfaith Thanksgiving ceremony held at the Pleasantville Community Synagogue in New York. [NYT article]

PoPMaster Fabel, a.k.a. Shukriy (“the thankful one”) seen here with his wife Christy, doesn’t care much for the “haram police” (his own words) who might not like the red 69 on his black leather vest.
Members of the Egyptian rock band Digla wear their native Muslim travelin’ road band garb.
South African jazz artist Abdullah Ibrahim wears an air of somber tranquility, and trimmed nails, just like his piano teacher told him to do.

Yusef Lateef wears a purple button up, and a little salt and pepper wisdom.

Kareem Dennis a.k.a. ‘Lowkey’ keeps it punctual with his garb.

This is DJ Khaled. He’s Muslim and he appreciates floral-print hoodies.

Qurram Hussain’s plaid scarf, dark curly locks and nose ring are piercingly Muslim hipsterish.
Taking a break from pictures for a moment, this is Narcicyst, featuring Shadia Mansour. If Muslims Wearing Things had a music video, this just might be it. Check it. It’s fantastic, with a really great beat. Enchanting too. And Narcicyst’s wearing a fez and a bowtie to boot! Lots of scary garb.
(via BinGregory)
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You might recognize in this video: Khalid Latif, Azhar Usman, May Alhassen, Brother Ali.
(fyi, “hamdulliah” literally means “praise to god” - generally it’s a phrase used when expressing thanks or gratitude in a wide range of circumstances. full lyrics are available on the youtube page here)
Vincenzo Luvineri is a Muslim with some hardcore tattoos.