Omar Musa
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Omar bin Musa is a poet and rapper from Queanbeyan, New South Wales
, Australia. He won the Australian Poetry Slam in 2008 after initially winning the Canberra Poetry Slam. He recorded his debut The Massive EP with Geoff Stanfield (Black Lab
, Sun Kil Moon
) in Seattle, USA. He released it in 2009. He released his debut full length album World Goes to Pieces on 6 July 2010, before supporting Gil Scott-Heron
on his German tour.
Queanbeyan, New South Wales
Queanbeyan is a regional centre in the Southern Tablelands in south-eastern New South Wales adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory. The city's mixed economy is based on light construction, high technology, manufacturing, service, retail and agriculture. It is the council seat of the...
, Australia. He won the Australian Poetry Slam in 2008 after initially winning the Canberra Poetry Slam. He recorded his debut The Massive EP with Geoff Stanfield (Black Lab
Black Lab
Black Lab is an alternative rock band founded in Berkeley, California and currently based in Los Angeles and Montana.They released one album on Geffen Records, entitled Your Body Above Me, and scored two rock radio hits in the US, "Wash It Away" in 1997 and "Time Ago" in 1998...
, Sun Kil Moon
Sun Kil Moon
Sun Kil Moon is a music project of singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek, best known for his previous band Red House Painters. Sun Kil Moon sees Kozelek undertake the writing, composing, singing, and guitar playing, accompanied by Tim Mooney and Anthony Koutsos on drums, and Geoff Stanfield on bass...
) in Seattle, USA. He released it in 2009. He released his debut full length album World Goes to Pieces on 6 July 2010, before supporting Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and '80s...
on his German tour.
Albums
- World Goes to Pieces (2010)
- The Massive EP (2009)