Dawoud Ali
Rap & poetry artists for almost 10 years. I help organize a quarterly poetry slam in San Diego,CA. @ Voz Alta www.vozalta.org .
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
10 year of hip hop, done a number of performances, recorded a few tracks. I'm preparing an EP at the moment and have a passion for writing lyrics most of which the world will never see or hear...too many.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes at Voz Alta. I love it. The best moment was performing a poetry piece with a jazz band with 30 years of experience.
Your musical influences
Allah & His Messanger Muhammad(peace be upon him). Family, friends, Africa, Kenya, Nairobi, Nyeri, Nakuru, Ngummo(Nai)....all my people back home and around the globe. The struggles for Truth & justice worldwide. Original hip hop, Islamic hip hop, African hip hop, Bay Area(California) hip hop, French hip hop, underground hip hop, consicous hip hop...too many artists to even mention but I will mention my cousin Mwangi holding in down back in Nairobi, Kenya. Manual 4 Existence : www.myspace.com/manual_4_existence Shout out: M-Team, Mikail, Jurassic 5, Nameless(Kenya), E-Sir(Kenya, may Allah have mercy on him), Mwangi, Wanlov, Shadow Zu, Mag Flux, Haero, Kumasi, 11:59, www.africanhiphop.com , www.muslimhiphop.net , DJ Edu, Juma Nne, X plastaz, Van Chi - CRM CLIC (France), Tash-ee (UK,France) , DJ Kidragon, DJ Mpenzi, www.nairobicity.net , www.kenyanese.com , my kyuys, bro Jamil (DJ), DJ Fanatik, Remarkable Current, Tawhid Productions, Mr. Goba, Words Intense, Amir Sulaiman, Mark Gonzales, Manifest One, K'Naan, K-South(Kenya), Of Uknown Origin, Hassan Salaam, Wawesh, Totally Kenyan, Swatta Camp(South Africa), Mizchif(South Africa)...all those doing positive things with this beautiful art. Masha'Allah.
What equipment do you use?
My bro studio, all types of stuff, Acid...
Anything else?
Masha'Allah. Thanks for setting up this site for artists.
