Artist's Site: www.khaleelmuhammad.com
Best known for his innovative audio play ’The Adventures of Hakim’ and providing the backing vocals to songs by Yusuf Islam and Zain Bhikha, Khaleel is far from just a nasheeds artist. He is an accomplished designer, voice-over artist, as well as prolific writer, producer and Workshop leader. His writing and production contributions include ’A Simple Guide to Prayer’ and the audio story ’Salah ad-Din: Champion of the Crusades’ read by Gai Eaton and produced for Mountain of Light productions. He has provided voice over parts for documentaries and cartoons include numerous projects for Mountain of Light, cartoons ‘Habil and Qabil’ and ‘Tuva’, documentaries: ‘Historic Lands of Qur’an’ and ‘Jerusalem: Promise of Heaven’.
In 2003 Khaleel Muhammad made the transition from providing backing vocals for Yusuf Islam and Zain Bhikha and moved into the limelight to perform his debut album HEAVEN along side Dawud Wharnsby Ali, SHAAM, Mecca 2 Medina and Sami Yusuf at the sell-out Nasheed Extravaganza 2 tour of the UK. His successful debut album HEAVEN pushes back the creative envelope and is his distinctive contribution to the growing English nasheed genre, making him the first ‘Soul Brother’ in the UK nasheed Industry. Taking traditional sounds, themes and sentiments, Khaleel adds his own rich harmonies and contemporary style and blends them into well-crafted and memorable nasheeds. And all this using voice and percussion only!
Khaleel’s activities have taken him on sevral UK wide tours including Nasheed Extravaganza, Nasheed for the Youth and Celebrate Eid with American boy-band sensation 786. Khaleel has also performed in front of thousands in all over the world including France, Sweden, Germany, Amsterdam, Belgium, Canada and the USA.
Khaleel las also appeared in the award winning DVD ’500 Years later’. In 2005 Khaleel travelled to Malaysia to record his second album Dhikr of Life’ with world renown Abu Bakr of nasheed group Raihan. Whilst there he also filmed 4 music videos.
In late 2007 Khaleel is scheduled to release the long awaited ’The Adventures of Hakim: 2 - Streetwise Champion’ which features a host of celebrity voice overs from Mecca2medina, Seven8six, Isha D. Maison, Yusuf Chambers and Brother Dash!!!!! |
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