Bilal
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Bilal (born Bilal Sayeed Oliver on August 23, 1979, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is a soul musician and member of the musical collective known as Soulquarians. In 2001, his debut album — 1st Born Second — was released on the Interscope record label.
Bilal’s classical training at the Mannes Music Conservatory in New York was instrumental to his conversance with Jazz, voice, and big band arrangements. It has also been reported that he is capable of performing opera in seven languages and writes both music and lyrics.
In 1995, Bilal encountered Faulu Mtume, and his brother, Damu Mtume (sons to James Mtume and founders of Moyo Entertainment) at a barber’s shop in Philadelphia. His plans to produce film scores was shelved after he handed the brothers a demo recording; they were so impressed that they successfully convinced him to record commercially.
Bilal has also frequently collaborated and performed with several neo-soul and alternative hip hop artists, including Common, Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli, and The Roots. He also covered Radiohead’s “High & Dry” for the 2006 Radiohead tribute, Exit Music: Songs With Radio Heads. Bilal appears in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party.
His sophomore full-length recording, Love for Sale is rumored to have been shelved after being leaked on the internet. Despite no official release as of yet, Love for Sale has become an underground classic.
Bilal’s classical training at the Mannes Music Conservatory in New York was instrumental to his conversance with Jazz, voice, and big band arrangements. It has also been reported that he is capable of performing opera in seven languages and writes both music and lyrics.
In 1995, Bilal encountered Faulu Mtume, and his brother, Damu Mtume (sons to James Mtume and founders of Moyo Entertainment) at a barber’s shop in Philadelphia. His plans to produce film scores was shelved after he handed the brothers a demo recording; they were so impressed that they successfully convinced him to record commercially.
Bilal has also frequently collaborated and performed with several neo-soul and alternative hip hop artists, including Common, Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli, and The Roots. He also covered Radiohead’s “High & Dry” for the 2006 Radiohead tribute, Exit Music: Songs With Radio Heads. Bilal appears in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party.
His sophomore full-length recording, Love for Sale is rumored to have been shelved after being leaked on the internet. Despite no official release as of yet, Love for Sale has become an underground classic.
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1st Born Second
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Airtight's Revenge
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Levels E.P.
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Robots - Remixes
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EricValeev fun
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RussellJones sometimes....
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Vhien He kilt it so hard. THAT'S WHEN I SETTLE UP DA SCORRREEEEeeeeee. The performance on Fallon show was so funkin' dope.
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MsGreenEyes bilal KILLED that new track with the roots!
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mrsean20 love love love
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i_love_mangos Damn me wants to see him live *sighs*
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Vhien
I wish I wasn't me sometimes... <3
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yungskreezy im obsessed
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Soul Sista
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Love It
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's Levels Directed by Flying…
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ROBOTS (Official Video)
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Events
- May 19 Bilal Howard Theatre, Washington DC, United States
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Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Bilal
Enwave Theatre, Toronto, Canada
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News
hey space
13 Apr 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/theonlybilal
hey space its really me , i know ya'll been waiting for the
album, and some of ya'll have heard the bootlegged, but much love
to the people that are continuing to wait for the official, oh yeah
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- hey space 13 Apr 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/theonlybilal
- hey space 13 Apr 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/theonlybilal
- hey space 13 Apr 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/theonlybilal
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