Brother Dash

Brother Dash (born Dasham K. Brookins; December 3, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American Muslim spoken word artist, essayist and photographer.^[1]

Brother Dash
Birth name	Dasham K Brookins
Also known as	Brother Dash
Born	(1971-12-03) December 3, 1971 (age 53) Brooklyn, New York, United States
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Spoken Word
Occupation(s)	Poet, writer and photographer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Independent
Website	BrotherDash.com

Career

Brother Dash has performed and spoken at innumerable venues for both Muslim and non-Muslim audiences, including the Isna convention, the MSA National convention, EidFest!, Global Peace and Unity Event in London, MuslimFest in Toronto, and many universities, including Yale, Columbia, Rutgers, Cambridge and Drew. He has been featured on and performed for many media outlets, including the BBC Radio 4’s documentary "Sing Your Own Psalms",^[2] WBAI, WTOR, Islam Channel, and Al-Arabiya TV.

Brother Dash is the founder of the arts-based non-profit organization I Inspire, inc., which "provides comfort, inspiration and empowerment through the arts."^[3]

Discography

Solo

• Spoken Soul (2009)
• Poetically Speaking: Savory Spoken Word...Spiritually Served (2007)
• The MuslimPoet EP (2005)

Collaborations

• Rhyme and Reason, The Poets of Metaphorical Records (2003)

Guest appearances

• The Adventures of Hakim 2 Khaleel Muhammad (2008)
• Ilâhî Suhail Najmi (2008)