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@mustafathepoet
Come out Wednesday, February 19th, as we celebrate the launch of Mustafa the Poet’s debut poetry project at Daniels Spectrum. Mustafa will be joined by a number of his peers for a performance that is guaranteed to be moving and inspirational!
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Behind the Scenes photos from the "Lost Souls" video shoot. Video dropping soon!
Mustafa joined the Global TV Morning Show in-studio to talk about his EP release event on Feb. 19.
"Teen poet Mustafa Ahmed draws inspiration from Regent Park" full article in the Toronto Star. Read here.
ANNOUNCING The Eighth Annual Benefit in Support of The Archie Alleyne Scholarship Fund:
SYNCOPATION: BLACK ROOTS
A LIVE MUSICAL SHOWCASE CELEBRATING THE EVOLUTION OF THE BLACK MUSIC SCENE IN TORONTO, PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE MUSICIANS FROM THE 50's, 60's and 70's!
Mustafa will be performing alongside many great artists!
Purchase tickets here.
"Giving More than Money"
The RBC Foundation presents The Walrus Talks Philanthropy. 17-year-old poet Mustafa Ahmed talks about building the foundation of giving.
Right to Tell Stories Pt. 2, by Exiled Poets Society, is dedicated to trains as a symbol of mobility, social progress or the lack of it. From freight train hopping North American kids to the migrants on Mexico's death trains to Margaret Kilgallen's train tagging adventures there's something about these machines that continue to enchant artists, outlaws and all types of wandering souls.
Ft: Pharaoh Sanders, Duke Ellington, Margaret Kilgallen, The Abyssinians, Abbey Lincoln, Manu Chao, Hugh Masakela, Cat Stevens, Joan Baez, Amadou & Miriam, Abdoulaye Diabate, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Maya the Poet, Cat Stevens, Mustafa Ahmed.
Backstage photos of Jhene Aiko and I after opening up for her at Manifesto Festival's Live at Yonge & Dundas Square in September 2013
Mustafa on the rooftop of DreamHouse studio performing for Manifesto TV. Shot by Che Kothari.
Published on Apr 27, 2013
Mustafa Ahmed and Matt Lagan perform for TEDxToronto
CBC: "A Poetic Plea For Peace"
A recent spate of shootings in the Jane and Finch area has inspired high school poet Mustafa Ahmed.
He's seen gun violence first hand. His friend was shot in the leg in the same area.
But, at the time, all Ahmed knew was his friend was shot, and he didn't know if it was life threatening. Ahmed didn't know if he would ever have the opportunity to speak to his friend again. So he wrote a poem called Close.
Listen to a recording of the young poet reciting it on CBC Radio's Metro Morning.
Read more here.
My performance of Lost Souls Black Belt Cine - HD video production from concept to finalization. Our Website: http://www.blackbeltcine.com/ Black Belt Cine Video Production 2012 Toronto, ON, Canada
On January 26, 2011 I performed "I Walk" for the launch of Camden File Project's Poetry-Prose-Photography salon series, part of the "Why Am I So Poor" youth poverty project. "Why Am I So Poor" Youth Poverty Series In 2011, the Camden File Project is launching a new salon series with a focus on youth poverty in Toronto. The series will bring together Toronto's most eminent young poets, filmmakers, photographers and writers to shed light on the rising social crises in urban communities across Toronto. Camden File Project The Camden File Project is a youth-led policy think tank. Camden File deploys culture via creative mediums of expression including film, photography and poetry to uncork socio-political discourse and influence public policy. CFP is part of Salon Camden Centre for Urban Dialogue (saloncamden.com), which promotes urban discourse via intimate gatherings and other expressive platforms on subjects spanning art, culture, socio-economic issues, geopolitics and philosophy. Visit at www.camdenfile.com
A performance I did in Grade 7 at Nelson Mandela Park Public School in Regent Park. This poem, "A Single Rose," earned me a standing ovation at the Hot Docs film festival.
Toronto Star Interview: "Meet Toronto's little poet man"
By: Daniel Dale STAFF REPORTER, Published on Sun Jun 07 2009
Mustafa Ahmed wears sneakers, jeans and T-shirts. He has close-cropped hair and a gap-toothed grin. He is 12. People tend to give him standing ovations.
He writes poems about poverty in Africa, where his family is from, and poverty in Regent Park, where he has lived his entire life. He writes poems about the value of education and the importance of trust. He writes poems that make white adults cry – this is what happened at the Hot Docs film festival – and other black students jump to their feet and clap.
That is what happened at a Nelson Mandela Park Public School assembly in the fall. Mustafa, who specializes in spoken word, performed "A Single Rose," a pleading poem about life in Canada's largest housing project. Students stood and cheered. Teachers gaped.
By himself? He wrote that?
Read more here.