It has gone much more unnoticed than the collaboration with Ralphie Choo in ‘Omega’, but far from detracting from it, this work enhances Rosala.
The Catalan artist has joined forces with an artist who, although he is by no means anonymous, is also not mainstream. His monthly listeners and charts are far from what previous allies like Bad Bunny, Ozuna, The Weeknd or Billie Eilish can boast, but Rosala doesn’t care about numbers. The essence of a musician does not lie in his popularity, but in the quality and involvement of his works.
Thus, the singer wanted to travel to Egypt to meet with Mustafa The Poeta 27-year-old Muslim artist who draws on its Lebanese cultural heritage to explore new rhythms and sounds.
His last album, DUNYAincludes two songs produced by Rosala, who also He has lent his voice and his clapping to the choirs and adlips: ‘I’ll go Anywhere’ & ‘Nouri’. The title of the LP can be translated from Arabic as “the world with all its defects.”
The harmony of these two tremendously tender and overwhelming cuts is also signed by the Catalan, whose personality remains intact even if it is in the background. “A deep thank you to Rosala for producing and voicing ‘I’ll go Anywhere’ and ‘Nouri’. Both songs were recorded in Egypt with my family who fled to Sudan,” the musician thanked on his Instagram account.
Music to combat street violence
The young man, based in Toronto (Canada), began to gain notoriety and recognition when he was only 12 years old, when his poem A Single Rose He received a loud and standing ovation at the International Documentary Festival in 2009. Mustafa wrote to find solace and liberation beyond the violent environment in which he lived.
He grew up around Regent Park in the Canadian capital, an area reviled by the presence of street gangs and vilified by the authorities, who did not protect the young people who died victims of this vandalism. Some were his friends. With paper and pen, he began to write his songs about riots and inequality, a reading and critical awareness that made him an example and a hope for his neighbors. In 2015 he became part of the Toronto Youth Council, appointed by the president of Canada himself.
Rap was his first genre. He immersed himself in it thanks to his group Halal Gang, which he formed with four other Muslim rappers and several childhood friends. The theme Still, Jumpman gave him the fame and learning necessary to undertake a solo career that ended up leading him to work as composer for stars like The Weeknd, Camila Cabello or the Jonas Brothers.
On the occasion of the presentation of this album, DUNYA, the artist organized a listening party that included the presence of Angelina Jolie. The Hollywood actress, committed to numerous social causes throughout her career, participated in a talk about religious devotion, gangs, childhood trauma and even romantic intimacy.
