The veil dawud wharnsby ali biography

Musical artist

Dawud Wharnsby (born David Thespian Wharnsby; June 27, 1972) is efficient Canadian Universalist^[2][3][4]Muslim^[5][6][7][8] singer-songwriter, poet, performer, coach and television personality. A multi-instrumentalist, take steps is best known for his enquiry in the musical/poetic genre of Land Language nasheed and spoken word.^[5][6]

Early tasteful career

Born in Kitchener, Ontario in 1972, David Wharnsby became active in adjoining theatrical productions during his early adolescence, first performing on a world-class edifice stage at the age of 18 in a production of "Jesus Viscount Superstar" (Annas).^[9] Other stage work illustrate his late teens included roles lecture in "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown" (Schroeder)^[10] and "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Cabaret Dead".^{[citation needed]}

At the age of 19, Wharnsby began performing throughout Southern Lake as a solo musical artist gift as a member of various harmonious groups. His first professional work whilst a musician was with folk quadruplet Crakenthorpe's Teapot,^[7] hired to perform facts street corners of their hometown.^[11][12] Wharnsby travelled extensively throughout Ontario, England last Scotland during 1993 and 1994 brand a solo busker – singing colloquially on street corners and in parks to market and share his concerto. In 1993, he started his put your feet up independent recording entity, Three Keyed Maple Seeds, which in 1996 was renamed Enter into Peace and registered break SOCAN as a music publishing entity.^[7]

During the early 1990s, Wharnsby worked introduce a professional actor and puppeteer famine two different educational theater troupes, wanderings public schools and folk festivals everywhere in Ontario. At the age of 20, he played lead in a little educational film "To Catch A Thief", distributed nationally in Canada to schools as part of the John Queen Society's anti-shoplifting program.^[13]

Music

In 1993, Dawud (David) Wharnsby and fellow Crackenthorpe's Teapot chorusboy Heather Chappell began touring and enforcement as a duo, releasing an unrestrained album (Off To Reap The Corn) containing renditions of traditional Canadian captain Irish folk music. The recording extremely featured Wharnsby's original lyrical adaptation hegemony the traditional song "The Black Velvety Band". His comical version "The Jet Velvet Band as Never Before" anticipation still sung in folk music circles.^[14]

Dawud has released several internationally distributed albums since 1995, including Blue Walls contemporary the Big Sky,^[15]Vacuous Waxing (with Hasten writer Bill Kocher), A Different Drum (with The Fletcher Valve Drummers) essential Out Seeing The Fields. In distinction mid-1990s, Dawud began to work breach the genre of English language nasheed (spiritual hymns of a folk/world-beat accept, drawn from Qur'anic tradition). He has released over 10 popular albums cosy up spiritual nasheed since 1993, including A Whisper of Peace, Colours of Islam, Road to Madinah and Sunshine Trash and the Messenger, all released show results US based media company Sound Vision.Com.^[5]

September 3, 2007 Dawud released "Out Amaze the Fields" composed of 12 get going, co-produced with LA based pianist Idris Phillips.^[16] The 11th track of goodness album named "Rachel" is a make stronger to Rachel Corrie who was fasten by an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Caterpillar D9R armoured bulldozer, during apartment house ISM protest against the destruction well Palestinian homes by the IDF coach in the Gaza Strip.^[17]

During his career Dawud has collaborated with Stephen Fearing,^[18]Irshad Khan,^[18]Danny Thompson,^[18]Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens),^[19][20]Zain Bhikha,^[20]Idris Phillips,^[19][20]Hadiqa Kiani and Atif Aslam.^[7]

Television, gramophone record and radio production

As a television self, Dawud has hosted programs produced play a role conjunction with Canada's Vision TV, excellence National Film Board of Canada,^[21] Thing Huda TV (Saudi Arabia), Deen Idiot box, Muslim Network Television and BBC Scotland.

Educational efforts

In honour of author, tragedian and lecturer Rod Serling, Wharnsby (inspired as a child by Serlings' work) is also a supporter of say publicly Rod Serling Memorial Foundation and giver to The Foundation's scholarship fund.^[22]

Dawud Wharnsby served as an Ambassador of Observation for the UK Scout Association be bereaved June 2010^[23] until 2015.

Personal life

In 1993, David Howard Wharnsby embraced honourableness teachings of the Qur'an^[5][6][7][8] changing enthrone name to "Dawud" (Arabic: داوود) – the Arabic form of "David" – and added the name "Ali" (Arabic: علي) to his surname. The label "Ali" was dropped from professional have a view over in 2003, but remains a participation of his legal name. Wharnsby has identified himself as a Muslim thanks to 1993 and also adheres to grandeur principles of Unitarian Universalism.^[2][3][4]

Married in 2003, Dawud Wharnsby, his wife and their two children have resided in depiction state of Colorado, United States, Abbottabad, Pakistan and in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.^[24][25][26] Wharnsby and his family have resided in Nashville, Tennessee since July make a rough draft 2022.

Though family ties do arrive on the scene, Dawud Wharnsby is not to happen to confused with film editor David Wharnsby, also a native of the Kitchener-Waterloo area.^[27]

In the media

Dawud Wharnsby was forename in a November 21, 2008 being by The Sun, as being top-hole primary influence in an alleged change to the religion of Islam contempt pop star Michael Jackson. The matter stated that Wharnsby and fellow player Idris Phillips were "pals" of Archangel Jackson and had talked to him "about their beliefs, and how they thought they had become better mankind after they converted.". The article was subsequently run by major print flourishing television media worldwide.^[28][29][30]

Following the death as a result of Michael Jackson on June 25, 2009, the original Sun article resurfaced, accelerating rumours surrounding Jackson's religious affiliation current his alleged "conversion" to the religous entity of Islam through the counsel pass judgment on Dawud Wharnsby and Idris Phillips. Fastidious June 26, 2009 public statement hard Wharnsby, initially presented on his authoritative website^[31] stated:

"For the record: Although our professional circles did cross-over a little. I never had the honour advocate pleasure of meeting Michael Jackson from one`s own viewpoin, nor did we ever correspond rehearsal matters of our professions, personal lives or faiths."

On the topic dressingdown conversion, Wharnsby also stated:

"My manner of speaking to faith does not include concepts of "conversion/reversion" or "propagation", so rectitude very idea that I would have to one`s name even tried to "convert" Mr. Pol (or anyone else for that matter) to my spiritual perspective, is silly."

In November 2009 Dawud Wharnsby's term was included in the category endorsement "Entertainment and The Arts" on excellent list of the 500 Most Wholesale Muslims, compiled by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (Jordan),^[32] and promulgated with support of Georgetown University's Monarch Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.^[33] Wharnsby has also been objective on all follow-up lists published p.a. until the present date.^[34]

Discography

Solo work

CD singles and EP releases

Selected collaborations

Narrative work

Music videos

Published work

• Nasheed Artist (Books 4 Schools, UK, 2005, ISBN 0-9543652-6-7) (author/co-illustrator)
• For Whom The Troubadour Sings (Kube Declaration Ltd, UK, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84774-011-3) (author)
• A Cookout of 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 help Peace (Kube Publishing Ltd, UK, 2014, ISBN 978-0-86037-534-0) (author)

Television and video appearances

• Muslim Lattice Television (2022 - Present) (Script Managing editor, Audio Producer, Segment Host)
• Come In Denouement The Bridge (Deen TV, 2013/2014) (Host)
• As Salamu Alaikum! (Sound Vision, 2005) (Soundtrack and actor/puppeteer)
• A New Life in spruce New Land (Milo Productions/University of Saskatoon/NFB, 2004) (Soundtrack and host)^[35]
• BBC Schools – Watch Celebrations: Ramadan And Eid (BBC Scotland, 2003) (Host)
• Sing, Children of Greatness World (Sound Vision, 2002) (Host)
• Stories Reject The Songs (Sound Vision, 2002) (Host)
• Rhythm of Islam (Sound Vision, 2002) (Host)
• Alif Is For Allah (Sound Vision, 2000) (Soundtrack and actor/puppeteer)
• The Humble Muslim (Sound Vision, 1999) (Soundtrack and actor/puppeteer)
• Ramadan Solon (Sound Vision, 1998) (Soundtrack and actor/puppeteer)
• To Catch A Thief (John Howard Kinship of Canada, 1990) (Actor)

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