Mustafa, Pan's Labyrinth and Chosen Family

Weekend Passport 03.02

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Weekend Passport is Stranger's Guide's weekly subscribers-only newsletter curated by Deputy Publisher, Ambia Elias. Each week we bring you globally-inspired recommendations for your weekend activities from the team and friends of Stranger’s Guide.

Listen: Mustafa 

A couple of weeks ago, I went to a beautiful concert where I was introduced to the work of Mustafa, a Sudanese-Canadian folk musician based in Toronto whose full name is Mustafa Ahmed. In addition to being an extremely talented musician, Mustafa is also a poet and community activist known for his soul-stirring blend of spoken word poetry and melodic soundscapes. At the concert, I was so captivated by his emotive voice and performance at the concert that I instantly became a fan of his—and I was happy to discover his albums contain the same power and intensity as his live performances. Listen to Mustafa’s song, “Name of God” here on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube. 

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