Nasheed, Songs and Videos in honor of Islam and the Prophet
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Name: DAWUD WHARNSBY ALI
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Discography:
The Prophet's Hands
Road to Madinah
A Different Drum
The Color of Islam
Sunshine Dust & The Messenger {SAW}
A Whisper of Peace
Dawud (David) Wharnsby Ali (born June 27, 1972) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, performer and television personality. He is the owner of folk/ world-music label and publishing entity Enter Into Peace.
Born in Kitchener, Ontario in 1972, Dawud became active in local theatre productions during his teens. By age 19 he began performing throughout Southern Ontario as a solo artist and as a member of various folk and rock groups, alongside the likes of fellow Canadian performers Paul MacLeod (Skydiggers), Danny Michel, Corey Schmidt (Scarboro Aquarium Club), Heather Chappell and Sandy McIntosh (Tristan Psionic).
In 1993, he converted to Islam.
Dawud pioneered the genre of English language nasheed (spiritual songs of a folk/world-beat style, drawn from Islamic tradition) and has released several albums since 1995, including Blue Walls and The Big Sky and Vacuous Waxing (with Canadian writer Bill Kocher).
As a world renowned children's educator, Dawud has released over 10 popular albums of children's music, including A Whisper of Peace and The Prophet's Hands. His songs released through Sound Vision are sung and taught in schools world wide.
In recent years Dawud has collaborated with the likes of Stephen Fearing, Irshad Khan, Danny Thompson, Yusuf Islam, Chris McKhool, Dale Marcell, and Zain Bhikha.
As a television personality, Dawud has hosted programs produced in conjunction with Canada's Vision TV, the National Film Board of Canada and BBC Scotland.
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