“Dunya, Mustafa's full-length debut, roughly translates from Arabic to "the world in all its flaws." And to be sure, there is an entire world contained within the album – it's bursting at the seams with the novelistic attention to detail he showcased on his 2021 release, When Smoke Rises. Mustafa has carried himself in esteemed company for a while. Collaborators on Dunya include Aaron Dessner, Ros”
“With subtly shifting production and incisive writing, the Toronto singer adapts intimate stories of pain and devotion to his worldly folk palette.”
“His breakout 2021 EP debut got him tagged a poet of anguish. This time he’s going for something deeper”
“poet’s songwriting is a little too beautiful for its own good”
