Zain_Bhikha Knowpia

Zain Bhikha
Zain Bhikha
	Zain Bhikha in 2008
Background information
Born	Pretoria, South Africa
Origin	South African
Genres	Islamic Nasheed
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Jamal Records/Mountain of Light
Website	zainbhikha.com

Zain Bhikha is a South African singer-songwriter who performs Islamic nasheed. Associated with other Muslim musicians, including Yusuf Islam and Dawud Wharnsby, Bhikha has collaborated on albums and also released several solo albums.^[1]

Bhikha sometimes performs with a drummer and several backup vocalists who were the African singers in the Disney cartoon movie The Lion King.^[2] He is widely known for the 2000 release A is for Allah.

Current work edit

On 24 April 2008, Bhikha participated in an international annual singing competition, named the Al Mahabbah Awards Festival, in Abu Dhabi. Bhikha was accompanied by the aforementioned drummer and backing singers. One song they performed was "Peace Train", composed by Yusuf Islam.^[2]

References edit

^ "Changing The World – A Profile On Zain Bhikha – Feature Interviews – Features – June 2010 – emel – the muslim lifestyle magazine". www.emel.com.
^ ^a ^b 9 July 2008 "Raise Your Voice"

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Official website

[1] "Changing The World – A Profile On Zain Bhikha – Feature Interviews – Features – June 2010 – emel – the muslim lifestyle magazine". www.emel.com.

[Khaleej_Times-2] 9 July 2008 "Raise Your Voice"

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