Omar Musa

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Omar bin Musa

Omar bin Musa live at Jaipur, India in 2011
Background information
Birth name Omar bin Musa
Born 9 January 1984 (1984-01-09) (age 28)
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, AUS
Genres Hip Hop, jazz poetry, spoken word soul, jazz-funk, proto-rap
Occupations Poet, singer, songwriter, author
Instruments Vocals,
Years active 2002–present
Website http://www.obmmusic.com

Omar bin Musa (born 9 January 1984) is a poet and rapper from Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. He won the Australian Poetry Slam in 2008[1] after initially winning the Canberra Poetry Slam.[2] He recorded his debut The Massive EP with Geoff Stanfield (Black Lab, Sun Kil Moon) in Seattle, USA.[3] 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.

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  1. ^ Rapper with a heart of a poet slams stereotypes Malik, Sarah (Sarah Malik) smh.com.au [1]
  2. ^ Poet and rapper Omar Musa Malik, Sarah (Sarah Malik) smh.com.au
  3. ^ OMAR MUSA – The Massive EP Kittel, Nicholas (Nicholas Kittel) abc.net.au [2]

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