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Bilal Salaam is an American independent, experimental composer.

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Bilal Salaam
Background information
Birth name	Bilal Salaam
Born	Newark, New Jersey, United States
Genres	Experimental, Soul
Occupation(s)	Composer, rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger,
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, synthesizers, trumpet, sequencer
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Unsigned
Website	bilalsalaam.com

Musical career

A graduate of Rutgers University,[1] Bilal Salaam's sound was described by Soul Culture[2] magazine as "a left of centre, soulful Kid A".

Washington D.C.'s City Paper[3] characterized "Heart Alarm", the single from Salaam's third album, Pedagogia Do Oprimido, as "calm", "quirky", and "acquired".

Kevin Nottingham[4] called Bilal's Boulder, a 2012 release, "seven tracks of sheer aural orgasms".

Prior to recording as a solo artist, Bilal Salaam toured[5] internationally with the Morgan State University Choir, and Raheem DeVaughn.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album Title	Label
2007	Blah/Time Between Asleep & Awake	Ultravybe Inc.
2008	Langue De Rasoir	Noohustle
2011	Pedagogia Do Oprimido	Noohustle
2012	Bilal's Boulder	Noohustle
2021	Swordlord: Swordz	Independent
2021	Swordlord: V.J. Sweengz Birdie, Eagle & Albatross	Independent
2021	Swordlord: Baqallah	Independent
2021	Swordlord: D'awegawd	Independent
2021	Swordlord: Fiver Zaydi	Independent
2021	Swordz: Swordz II Zakat	Independent
2021	Sevener: Ismaili	Independent

Production

• Ruff Drafts Volume 1 (Track: 8) – JapaNUBIA Musik 2006
• Langue De Rasoir (Tracks: 1, 3, 5 & 6) – Noohustle 2008
• Peau Noire, Masques Blancs (Tracks: All) – Noohustle 2008
• Dirty Soul Electric (Track: 5) – BBE 2008
• The Awakening (Track: 5) – JapaNUBIA Musik 2008
• Border Breaker (Tracks: All(Vocal Production)) – Ghetto Falsetto 2009
• Before Taxes (Track: 5) – Mello Music 2010
• the Earn (Track: 10(Vocal Production)) – Mello Music 2011
• Pedagogia Do Oprimido (Tracks: All) – Noohustle 2011
• Bilal's Boulder (Tracks: All) – Noohustle 2012

Guest appearances

• Thinking Back, Looking Forward (Track: 5) – Neosonic Productions 2004
• Ruff Drafts Volume 1 (Track: 4) – JapaNUBIA Musik 2006
• Artifact Hearts Volume One (Track: 15) – Ankh Ba 2006
• 93 Million Miles & Rising (Track: 1) – Ankh Ba 2006
• Cuba After Market (Tracks: 1 & 12) – Humble Monarch Music/Rawkus 50 2007
• Develop (Track: 2A) – Soul Step 2007
• Zen Badism (Track: 9) – Freedom School 2008
• Dirty Soul Electric (Track: 5) – BBE 2008
• Distraction City (Track: 13) – Tasteful Licks 2008
• Conflict (Track: 4) – Sy Smith 2008
• Mental Liberation (Track: 3) – Mello Music 2009
• Random Joints (Track: 3) – Low Budget 2009
• Before Taxes (Tracks: 5 & 16) – Mello Music 2010
• the Earn (Track: 5) – Mello Music 2011
• Oakwood Grain (Track: 2–10) – Humble Monarch Music 2012
• The Many Districts Of Soulful Shanghai (Tracks: 3, 10 & 14) – Kindred Spirits 2012
• "Fleeting Physical" – (Produced by Ya'koob of Sons of Yusuf) The Base Productions 2012
• (Vibe)Rations (Track: 11) – Iman Omari Music 2013
• The Booth Shall Set You Free (Track: 12) – Soul Spazm 2014
• Persona (Track: 16) – Mello Music 2015
• Odds & Ends (Track: 5) – Mello Music 2015
• I'm The Bridge You Must Burn (Track: 18) – Mello Music 2016 [6]
• Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often (Track: 14) – Mello Music 2017 [7]
• Sunday Mass (Track: 9) – Mello Music 2019 [8]
• Straight Shot (Track: 10) – Mello Music 2019 [9]

References

External links

• Official website
• Bilal Salaam discography at Discogs
• "Heart Alarm", official video

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