Dunya', the title of Mustafa's masterfully crafted and breathtakingly tender full-length debut, roughly translates from Arabic to 'the world in all its flaws'. It's a lofty subject for a young songwriter, but as with every theme at the heart of the Sudanese-Canadian artist's work - from religious devotion to childhood trauma, gang violence to romantic intimacy - he approaches it through a personal lens. Blending genres and moods, weaving novelistic details into instantly memorable folk songs, he has crafted a record that feels like a series of personal breakthroughs, arriving one after the other.
Track Listing:
1. Name of God - Mustafa
2. What Happened, Mohamed? - Mustafa
3. Imaan - Mustafa
4. What Good Is a Heart? - Mustafa
5. SNL - Mustafa
6. I'll Go Anywhere - Mustafa
7. Beauty, End - Mustafa
8. Old Life - Mustafa
9. Gaza Is Calling - Mustafa
10. Leaving Toronto - Mustafa
11. Hope Is a Knife - Mustafa
12. Nouri - Mustafa
Year of Production: 2024
