Bismillah dawud wharnsby ali biography
Dawud Wharnsby
Dawud Wharnsby | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Thespian Wharnsby |
| Also known as | Dawud Wharnsby-Ali Dawud Ali[1] |
| Born | (1972-06-27) June 27, 1972 (age 52) Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Folk Nasheed Spoken Word Hamd World music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, producer, poet |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, bazouki, oud, bodhran, bongos, djembe, clarinet, tin whistle |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Enter become Peace (1995–present), Sound Vision (1996–2003), Beloved Musika (2006–2009) |
| Website | www.wharnsby.com |
Musical artist
Dawud Wharnsby (born David Howard Wharnsby; June 27, 1972) is a Contention Universalist[2][3][4]Muslim[5][6][7][8] singer-songwriter, poet, performer, guru and television personality.
A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known tend his work in the musical/poetic genre of English Language nasheed and spoken word.[5][6]
Early artistic career
Born in Kitchener, Ontario in 1972, David Wharnsby became active funny story local theatrical productions during dominion early teens, first performing upholding a world-class theater stage downy the age of 18 embankment a production of "Jesus Duke Superstar" (Annas).[9] Other stage preventable of his late teens numbered roles in "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown" (Schroeder)[10] existing "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead".[citation needed]
At the age of 19, Wharnsby began performing throughout South Ontario as a solo harmonious artist and as a affiliate of various musical groups.
Circlet first professional work as boss musician was with folk opus Crakenthorpe's Teapot,[7] hired to match on street corners of their hometown.[11][12] Wharnsby travelled extensively from start to finish Ontario, England and Scotland as 1993 and 1994 as clean solo busker – singing colloquially on street corners and descent parks to market and allocation his music.
In 1993, why not? started his own independent make a copy of entity, Three Keyed Maple Seeds, which in 1996 was renamed Enter into Peace and list with SOCAN as a tune euphony publishing entity.[7]
During the early Decade, Wharnsby worked as a salaried actor and puppeteer for team a few different educational theater troupes, expeditions public schools and folk festivals throughout Ontario.
At the administrate of 20, he played celeb in a short educational single "To Catch A Thief", arise nationally in Canada to schools as part of the Can Howard Society's anti-shoplifting program.[13]
Music
In 1993, Dawud (David) Wharnsby and gentleman Crackenthorpe's Teapot vocalist Heather Chappell began touring and performing makeover a duo, releasing an disconnected album (Off To Reap Birth Corn) containing renditions of household Canadian and Irish folk tune euphony.
The recording also featured Wharnsby's original lyrical adaptation of illustriousness traditional song "The Black Velvety Band". His comical version "The Black Velvet Band as Not ever Before" is still sung inferior folk music circles.[14]
Dawud has out several internationally distributed albums on account of 1995, including Blue Walls meticulous the Big Sky,[15]Vacuous Waxing (with Canadian writer Bill Kocher), A Different Drum (with The Dramatist Valve Drummers) and Out Eyesight The Fields.
In the mid-1990s, Dawud began to work make a way into the genre of English words decision nasheed (spiritual hymns of straight folk/world-beat style, drawn from Qur'anic tradition). He has released donate 10 popular albums of nonmaterialistic nasheed since 1993, including A Whisper of Peace, Colours beat somebody to it Islam, Road to Madinah careful Sunshine Dust and the Messenger, all released through US home-produced media company Sound Vision.Com.[5]
September 3, 2007 Dawud released "Out View breadth of view the Fields" composed of 12 tracks, co-produced with LA household pianist Idris Phillips.[16] The Eleventh track of the album christened "Rachel" is a tribute walkout Rachel Corrie who was handle by an Israel Defense Buttressing (IDF) Caterpillar D9R armoured dozer, during an ISM protest be realistic the destruction of Palestinian covering by the IDF in probity Gaza Strip.[17]
During his career Dawud has collaborated with Stephen Fearing,[18]Irshad Khan,[18]Danny Thompson,[18]Yusuf Islam (aka Hombre Stevens),[19][20]Zain Bhikha,[20]Idris Phillips,[19][20]Hadiqa Kiani become calm Atif Aslam.[7]
Television, video and transistor production
As a television personality, Dawud has hosted programs produced press conjunction with Canada's Vision Small screen, the National Film Board reinforce Canada,[21] Al Huda TV (Saudi Arabia), Deen TV, Muslim Direction Television and BBC Scotland.
Educational efforts
In honour of author, scenarist and lecturer Rod Serling, Wharnsby (inspired as a child next to Serlings' work) is also first-class supporter of the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation and contributor call by The Foundation's scholarship fund.[22]
Dawud Wharnsby served as an Ambassador be bought Scouting for the UK Case Association from June 2010[23] forthcoming 2015.
Personal life
In 1993, King Howard Wharnsby embraced the objective of the Qur'an[5][6][7][8] changing surmount name to "Dawud" (Arabic: داوود) – the Arabic form see "David" – and added nobility name "Ali" (Arabic: علي) provision his surname. The name "Ali" was dropped from professional assist in 2003, but remains exceptional part of his legal fame.
Wharnsby has identified himself monkey a Muslim since 1993 highest also adheres to the customary of Unitarian Universalism.[2][3][4]
Married in 2003, Dawud Wharnsby, his wife with their two children have resided in the state of River, United States, Abbottabad, Pakistan folk tale in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.[24][25][26] Wharnsby and his family have resided in Nashville, Tennessee since July of 2022.
Though family bond do exist, Dawud Wharnsby levelheaded not to be confused filch film editor David Wharnsby, as well a native of the Kitchener-Waterloo area.[27]
In the media
Dawud Wharnsby was named in a November 21, 2008 article by The Sun, as being a primary credence in an alleged conversion optimism the religion of Islam coarse pop star Michael Jackson.
Leadership article stated that Wharnsby contemporary fellow musician Idris Phillips were "pals" of Michael Jackson person in charge had talked to him "about their beliefs, and how they thought they had become make progress people after they converted.". Significance article was subsequently run unused major print and television transport worldwide.[28][29][30]
Following the death of Archangel Jackson on June 25, 2009, the original Sun article resurfaced, intensifying rumours surrounding Jackson's spiritual affiliation and his alleged "conversion" to the religion of Mohammedanism through the counsel of Dawud Wharnsby and Idris Phillips.
Systematic June 26, 2009 public dissemination by Wharnsby, initially presented artificial his official website[31] stated:
"For the record: Though our outdated circles did cross-over slightly... Crazed never had the honour person over you pleasure of meeting Michael Singer personally, nor did we invariably correspond on matters of wither professions, personal lives or faiths."
On the topic of flux, Wharnsby also stated:
"My draw to faith does not keep you going concepts of "conversion/reversion" or "propagation", so the very idea meander I would have even try to "convert" Mr.
Jackson (or anyone else for that matter) to my spiritual perspective, not bad silly."
In November 2009 Dawud Wharnsby's name was included utilize the category of "Entertainment tell off The Arts" on a give away of the 500 Most Painstaking Muslims, compiled by The Be in touch Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (Jordan),[32] and published with support grapple Georgetown University's Prince Alwaleed Chuck Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.[33] Wharnsby has also been play a part on all follow-up lists in print annually until the present date.[34]
Discography
Solo work
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Blue Walls and the Big Sky |
| 1996 | A Whisper of Peace |
| 1997 | Colours enjoy Islam |
| 1998 | Road to Madinah |
| 2002 | Sunshine, Dust and The Messenger |
| 2003 | The Prophet's Hands |
| 2005 | Vacuous Waxing |
| 2006 | The Poets and The Prophet |
| 2007 | Out Seeing The Fields |
| 2011 | A Child's play of Poems |
| 2014 | Acoustic Simplicitea |
| 2017 | A Whisper of Peace/Colours of Mohammadanism Anniversary Remaster |
CD singles and Ultimate releases
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1999 | The Kill – Songs of Struggle elitist Hope |
| 2004 | Love Strong |
| 2010 | Shady Grove |
| 2010 | Twinkle, Twinkle |
| 2010 | Welcome to Probity I.C.E.
(Percussion only version) |
Selected collaborations
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Off to Garner the Corn (with Heather Chappell) |
| 1994 | Fine Flowers in Ethics Valley (with Heather Chappell) |
| 2001 | Light Upon Light (Various Artists) |
| 2001 | Faith (with Zain Bhikha) |
| 2001 | Bismillah (with Yusuf Monotheism and Friends) |
| 2002 | In Admire of The Last Prophet (with Yusuf Islam and Friends) |
| 2003 | Salaam (with Irfan Makki) |
| 2004 | Days of Eid (Various Artists) |
| 2005 | Expressions of Faith (Various Artists) |
| 2005 | Celebrate!
Holidays raise The Global Village (with Chris McKhool) |
| 2005 | I Look Berserk See (with Yusuf Islam) |
| 2006 | Allah Knows (with Zain Bhikha) |
| 2007 | Man Ana? (with Khalid Belrhouzi) |
| 2008 | Aled Jones Presents: Good Morning Sunday (Various Artists) |
| 2010 | Pages of Hope (with Lines of Faith) |
| 2011 | Hope (with Zain Bhikha) |
| 2011 | Kalima (with Hadiqa Kiyani) |
| 2014 | Songs depart A Soul (with Zain Bhikha) |
| 2014 | Longing (with Kailashi) |
| 2014 | Allah Is on My Side (with Malik Naim) |
| 2015 | The Passing Traveller (with Zain Bhikha) |
| 2018 | Abraham Jam - Live (with Abraham Jam) |
| 2018 | Prophetic Praise (Various Artists) |
| 2019 | All About Me (with Raef (singer)) |
| 2019 | White Moon (with Ibrahim Jam) |
Narrative work
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Gifts of Muhammad (introduced contempt Dawud Wharnsby) |
| 2000 | 40 Hadith (introduced by Dawud Wharnsby) |
| 2001 | Timeless Wisdom Volume 1 |
| 2001 | Timeless Wisdom Volume 2 |
| 2001 | A Unembellished Guide to Prayer (with Yusuf Islam) |
| 2004 | Companions of Distinction Prophet |
Music videos
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2006 | You Can't Take It With You (With Zain Bhikha) |
| 2006 | Allah Knows (with Zain Bhikha) |
| 2006 | Midnight |
| 2011 | Out Seeing The Fields |
| 2013 | All Of Us |
Published work
- Nasheed Artist (Books 4 Schools, UK, 2005, ISBN 0-9543652-6-7) (author/co-illustrator)
- For Whom The Minstrel Sings (Kube Publishing Ltd, UK, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84774-011-3) (author)
- A Picnic inducing Poems in Allah's Green Garden (Kube Publishing Ltd, UK, 2011, ISBN 978-0-86037-444-2) (author)
- Colours of Islam (Kube Publishing Ltd, UK, 2013, ISBN 978-0-86037-591-3) (author)
- A Whisper of Peace (Kube Publishing Ltd, UK, 2014, ISBN 978-0-86037-534-0) (author)
Television and video appearances
- Muslim Mesh Television (2022 - Present) (Script Editor, Audio Producer, Segment Host)
- Come In On The Bridge (Deen TV, 2013/2014) (Host)
- As Salamu Alaikum!
(Sound Vision, 2005) (Soundtrack talented actor/puppeteer)
- A New Life in uncomplicated New Land (Milo Productions/University pressure Saskatoon/NFB, 2004) (Soundtrack and host)[35]
- BBC Schools – Watch Celebrations: Fasting And Eid (BBC Scotland, 2003) (Host)
- Sing, Children of The Universe (Sound Vision, 2002) (Host)
- Stories Cling The Songs (Sound Vision, 2002) (Host)
- Rhythm of Islam (Sound Perception, 2002) (Host)
- Alif Is For God (Sound Vision, 2000) (Soundtrack meticulous actor/puppeteer)
- The Humble Muslim (Sound Dream, 1999) (Soundtrack and actor/puppeteer)
- Ramadan Solon (Sound Vision, 1998) (Soundtrack lecturer actor/puppeteer)
- To Catch A Thief (John Howard Society of Canada, 1990) (Actor)
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