For Whom the Troubadour Sings

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"Wharnsby's message is substantive, and his vocals are compellingsimilar in style to Peter Yarrow and Paul Simon."Dallas Morning News

Dawud Wharnsby's unconventional approach to writing and religion challenges how we look at our lives and the world through which we all journey.

There was nothing more to say.
There was sun-snow as I drove away.
Back home was the only place to go,
and I did not know,
I would never see her after that day.

Canadian-born Dawud Wharnsby began writing poetry, composing music, and performing in his teens. Since then he has become a voice for socially conscious and spiritually minded individuals in the twenty-first century.

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"Mr. Wharnsby's message is substantive, and his vocals are compelling-similar in style to Peter Yarrow and Paul Simon." - Dallas Morning News

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Dawud Wharnsby (b. 1972) first began writing poetry and music and performing while in his mid-teens. His recording career began in 1995 and there have been a string of fifteen recordings including the internationally-popular albums The Poets and the Prophet and Out Seeing the Fields. Dawud has been a pioneer in the development of the English-language spiritual hymn (nasheed) that draws upon Qur'anic teachings. As a voice for socially-conscious and spiritually-minded believers in the 21st century, his work has inspired a generation of educators, artists, poets and musicians. Dawud performs worldwide and frequently lectures at schools, conferences and universities. Dawud and his family reside seasonally between their homes in Pakistan, Canada and the United States.