Stunning videos of recent performances from Yusuf ‘Yoshi’ Misdaq!

Peace to all friends and fans, thanks so much for your support over the last few months. Yusuf is currently gearing up for more travels to Central America in aid of some documentary work and, as ever, working on getting another one of his novels ready for publication in what shapes up to be a busy 2012.

We’re very happy to share some amazing new video’s that have recently been posted on Youtube, big thanks to the Howl! Poetry Festival in New York City and especially to David Henderson (poet and author of the Jimi Hendrix biography ” ‘Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child “) for facilitating most of these videos for us. David is Yusuf’s newest friend, and a “really sweet and wonderful human being,” and yes we have been firmly instructed to print that!

With peace to all,
the gang @ Nefisa

POETRY RECITAL @ Mandragoras gallery, Long Island City, Queens, NYC

SONG @ Howl Poetry Festival, East Village, NYC

Interview w/ Courageous Creativity Magazine

“You gotta -be there- to be lucky!”

Here is a new conversation/interview between Yusuf and Courageous Creativity. CC is a Seattle-based magazine about art and, yes, creativity! This months edition is all about ‘the process’ quite appropriately for those who have read our bio of Yusuf (which mentions his emphasis on the process!)

March 2012 issue / Page 29. http://www.flyingchickadee.com/zine.html

It’s available online to download as a PDF, or to view through HTML.  Yusuf also tells us that the editors and creators of the magazine, Shirin and Shahana, are lovely people.

Thanks!
The gang @ Nefisa

‘Eternity’ CD, featuring Yoshi

A new CD of Sufi-inspired music by various artists, The ETERNITY double-CD has just been released and Yusuf (ahem, “Yoshi”) is on the CD, for those familiar with his last LP, the song may be familiar, for those not, get ready for a treat (best heard with eyes closed, we think!)

He’s also being ‘featured’ by the facebook page as this weeks ‘artist of the week’ so do check it out here:

http://www.facebook.com/TheRabbaniProject

Much love,
the gang.

Malawi

UPDATE CITY: Yusuf is presently in Malawi (Africa) working on two novels that should be out in the next year. He tells us that it’s presently Summertime in Malawi (South of the equator) and that he’s been painting a lot in his free time using makeshift stretched canvases. We also got this exciting tidbit for his music fans, which we’ll leave you with:

I’m writing songs at a crazy pace too, this place is fertile in so many senses and am looking forward to finishing the 4th album, which has been cooking for a while now. It’s had a title for a while too, it’s such a perfect title and no-one knows what it is except one or two people; one is my cousin in Frederick Maryland, (whatsup Wallie?).. In any case, it’s going to be more colorful, soulful, love-filled, and ten times brighter than ‘Flowers & Trees’ ever was. So you should be excited for it if you know what’s good for you

While the western world crumbles, life blooms.

Peace from the Warm South of Inclusiveness,
Y.

 

Yusuf at the Howl! Poetry Festival, East Village, NYC / Photo: Nila Onda